Crad Kilodney, (in)famous Canadian fiction writer and street-bookseller, died yesterday. I know Crad’s work, and I know stories about Crad, but I never knew him personally and never made direct contact with him. Like many of my generation (I suspect), I first encountered his name in Stuart Ross’s Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer. WhileContinue reading “Crad Kilodney (1948-2014)”
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Canadian Literature at the University of Toronto
“This American and Canadian literature course, with its minimal attention to Canadian literature, remained on the [University of Toronto] English curriculum for thirty years until finally, in 1954, Robert McDougall convinced the department to offer a full course in Canadian literature. In spite of McDougall’s efforts, however, the course was open only to students notContinue reading “Canadian Literature at the University of Toronto”
The Table
The Table (For Rod Anstee) “The table isn’t immortal, though it hums a tune of going on forever.” –Ron Padgett my nerves fail watching the soccer I read and listen instead it doesn’t work; we lose late again at least Ron Padgett is in the world saying the things heContinue reading “The Table”
ottawater
I’ve got a handful of very short poems in the brand new issue of ottawater. Amazingly, the annual journal is now in its tenth year! I feel very lucky to have been in it a number of times, and am particularly proud to be among such fine company this time around. Thanks to editor robContinue reading “ottawater”
A few self-centred updates
There are posts forthcoming on other things, but in the meantime, I wanted to gather together some recent activity before I lost track of it all together. Ground Rules: the best of the second decade of above/ground press 2003-2013 has begun to receive some reviews. My piece in the book, the chapbook Frank St. (2010),Continue reading “A few self-centred updates”
The Blue R Hand Press (Ottawa)
I’ve written about Robert Rosewarne and Fran Jones on this blog before. Artists, printers, and publishers, the two were a part of Ottawa’s vibrant literary and visual arts community in the early 1960s. Ottawa being Ottawa, though, there is little information available and little research has been performed on their work. This blog is actuallyContinue reading “The Blue R Hand Press (Ottawa)”
Self-Promotion
If you’ll indulge me, I’m going to use this space for some blatant self-promotion. My last post focused on work I had published through Apt. 9 by other poets appearing in trade collections. I don’t have a trade collection of my own on the horizon, but I do have work coming out in two tradeContinue reading “Self-Promotion”
Apt. 9 in Trade
I love making chapbooks through Apt. 9 Press. It is a great joy to publish work by writers I admire, work I inevitably wish I had written. Due to the time and labour-intensive nature of Apt. 9 productions, print-runs are necessarily limited. Typically 50 copies, with occasional reprints when circumstances call for it. One consequenceContinue reading “Apt. 9 in Trade”
Recent and Upcoming Events
Back in August, I had the opportunity to sit down with Nigel Beale and discuss one of my personal and academic interests–Canadian book design. We spoke about Frank Newfeld, McClelland & Stewart, Coach House, and a bunch of other stuff. If you’re interested, you can listen to the 38 minute interview at Nigel’s always fascinatingContinue reading “Recent and Upcoming Events”
Ottawa Small Press Book Fair (October 2013)
Some very preliminary notes on a few of the items I brought home from the recent small press book fair. I haven’t had much time to devote to reading through all of this yet, but I wanted to post some initial thoughts and responses while the fair was fresh in my mind. So: —. GrowContinue reading “Ottawa Small Press Book Fair (October 2013)”
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