Author Archives: Cameron Anstee

Michael Dennis died on December 31, 2020. He was a good friend and a good poet. I love him and I miss him, like so many do. I’ve been writing and re-writing this since he died trying to say more or less that, I think. I’ve also been re-reading his poems and feeling grateful thatContinue reading “Michael Dennis (1956-2020)”

Nelson Ball died two days ago on Friday August 16, 2019. Nelson was a poet, editor, publisher, and bookseller specializing in the small press in Canada. His influence in each of these fields is beyond my ability to express here and he brought to each of these roles the same kindness and generosity that heContinue reading “Nelson Ball (1942-2019)”

As the new year begins, I wanted to take a few minutes to collect some items related to Book of Annotations. I couldn’t be happier with how the book has been received and all that it has allowed me to do this year. I’ve been lucky to see the book receive a number of positiveContinue reading “Book of Annotations | Roundup”

The book continues to be out in the world, and it’s been a real pleasure to encounter it on shelves and to get some very generous notes from people that have read it. The book has also received a bit of press: There is a brief review from Jonathan Ball in one of his regularContinue reading “More Book Updates”

As of yesterday, my first trade collection, Book of Annotations is officially in the world. It is available for purchase directly from Invisible Publishing, from All Lit Up, from your local independent bookstore, from me, from anywhere else books are sold, and from upcoming readings. I’m launching beside Eric Schmaltz (author of Surfaces) with special guest Dani SpinosaContinue reading “Book Updates”

Well now look what came in the mail late last week… Available for purchase directly from Invisible Publishing, from All Lit Up, from your local independent bookstore, from me, at a pile of upcoming readings (including the Toronto launch on May 10 and Ottawa launch on May 12, details to come), and anywhere else booksContinue reading “Book of Annotations”

I am excited to be speaking at Kanada Koncrete in May. My paper, “.edarap!: Barbara Caruso’s presspresspress (1988-1998),” is coming along. Everyone in or near Ottawa should be finding a way to get to this conference. The full schedule hasn’t been shared yet publicly, but it is going to be fantastic.

My forthcoming first trade collection, “Book of Annotations,” is available now for pre-order. Check it out at Invisible Publishing’s website here. It is officially out on April 13, 2018, and launch details in different cities are currently being sorted out. It can also be found in Quill & Quire’s spring preview, and in the 49th Shelf’sContinue reading “Book of Annotations – Available for Pre-Order”

At long last, here is the finished dissertation. 283 pages, 131 footnotes, 3 appendices, 82, 954 words. Defended successfully on April 5, 2017, and now available in the University of Ottawa Research database: Make Contact: Contributive Bookselling and the Small Press in Canada Following the Second World War

Danny Snelson‘s students at Northwestern have been writing some of Aram Saroyan’s minimalist poems on streets and sidewalks and other bits of infrastructure with chalk. What a lovely project! Chalk Saroyan View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chalk Saroyan (@chalksaroyan) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chalk Saroyan (@chalksaroyan)Continue reading “Chalk Saroyan”