This writing process blog tour went around a few months ago. Most of the writers in my immediate peer group took part at the time, but I resisted because I felt that I wasn’t working on anything worthwhile at that moment. It reappeared again, and rob mclennan asked me if I was interested in respondingContinue reading “Writing Process Blog Tour”
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Recent Acquisitions | October 2013
Ball, Nelson and Barbara Caruso. Points of Attention. Toronto: Weed/Flower Press, 1971. I’ve coveted this book for years now, and finally have a copy on my shelf. Points of Attention was published in 1971 as a collaboration between Barbara Caruso and Nelson Ball in a tiny edition of 50 copies. Typesetting was done at CoachContinue reading “Recent Acquisitions | October 2013”
July Updates
I will be reading on Saturday August 10 at 2pm at Raw Sugar as part of the Great-Mini-South-Eastern-Ontario Short Story & Poetry Tour. Christine Miscione, Nicholas Papaxanthos and Michael e. Casteels are hitting the road together and reading in Hamilton, Cobourg, Kingston and Ottawa (with local writers in each town). I’m lucky enough to beContinue reading “July Updates”
March Miscellany
I spent a fantastic afternoon with Michael Dennis this past Saturday scanning his book covers in order to upload them to his new blog (kindly set up by Christian McPherson). Michael is just great to spend a few hours with talking poetry. He’s read more than most people alive, and he has strong opinions aboutContinue reading “March Miscellany”
rob mclennan on In/Words
From 2006-2009 (or thereabouts), I was an editor at In/Words Magazine & Chapbook Press at Carleton University. My first published poem was in In/Words (Volume 5, Issue 3, February 2006, on the same page as Ben Ladouceur). I worked editing for the magazine, editing chapbooks, and helping to make a monthly open-mic reading series happen.Continue reading “rob mclennan on In/Words”
Some Links | 14 January 2013
Peter Gibbon wrote a fascinating post at the Conduit Canada blog about the Highway Book Shop that is well worth a read. Pete had been telling me about this store for years, but I was never able to get as far north as Cobalt. I regret it. Recently John W. MacDonald posted a documentary onContinue reading “Some Links | 14 January 2013”
The Factory Reading Series: A VERSeFest Fundraiser
I will be giving a talk on Raymond Souster as part of a fundraiser for VERSeFest organized by rob mclennan through his Factory Reading Series this coming Thursday. Pearl Pirie and Stephen Brockwell will also be speaking. Pearl has all the details in a comprehensive post over at Pesbo. VERSeFest has been a good thingContinue reading “The Factory Reading Series: A VERSeFest Fundraiser”
July/August Reading Miscellany
In between course work reading and comp reading, I’ve managed to find a bit of time for pleasure reading in the last couple months. Here are some incomplete notes on what I’ve been enjoying. — Mark Truscott. Said Like Reeds or Things. Toronto ON: Coach House Books, 2004. I found Mark Truscott’s Said Like ReedsContinue reading “July/August Reading Miscellany”
Interview: Susan Johnston
This morning, Susan Johnston very kindly interviewed rob mclennan, Marilyn Irwin and myself on Friday Morning Special Blend on the mighty CKCU about the upcoming reading/launch/anniversary. The full audio is posted below. Thanks, Susan! 3 August 2012 | Friday Morning Special Blend, Susan Johnston, rob mclennan, Marilyn Irwin, Cameron Anstee
Michael Dennis – poems for jessica-flynn
In my last post, a reference was made to Michelle Desbarats’ poem “Peas” appearing in a shop window in the Glebe. This seems like a good moment to talk about another Ottawa poet who resided temporarily in a Glebe window. Michael Dennis’ 1986 collection poems for jessica-flynn (Ottawa: Not One Cent of Subsidy Press) wasContinue reading “Michael Dennis – poems for jessica-flynn”
Cameron Anstee 