new from above/ground press: Shanzai, by Fred Wah / @talonbooks.bsky.social @bcbooklook.bsky.social @pw.org ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/05/new-...

Ars Poeticas was the best book of poetry I read last year and maybe any year

new from above/ground press: So Now, by Daphne Marlatt / @talonbooks.bsky.social @canadianpoets.bsky.social @bcbooklook.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/05/new-...

There's NewPoetry today from Laurie D. Graham. newpoetry.ca/2026/05/04/l...

Happy May Day everyone!

new from above/ground press: METAL OF THE FUTURE, by ryan fitzpatrick / @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @ualberta.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/05/new-...

SHELTER IN TEXT (Bloom & Van Schaik, eds.) will appeal to literary scholars but also anyone seeking to understand the power of words in our physical world. Dive into the deep connections between shelter and text. https://bit.ly/4p4eXQ4 ##Literature #HigherEd #CanLit #Anthology #LiteraryTheory

National Poetry Month : Catriona Strang, / @talonbooks.bsky.social ; chaudierebooks.blogspot.com/2026/04/nati...

Verbal Violence by Danielle LaFrance has landed! Verbal Violence unravels, dissects, and shreds the language of the professional managerial class. Get your copy at your favourite local bookstore or from our website: ⁠https://talonbooks.com/books/verbal-violence

I just played the first level of the original Tomb Raider and I'd like to apologize to Mario 64 for every nasty thing I ever said about its camera.

You're Invited! On May 1, join Talonbooks at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall to celebrate the release of seven stellar new titles! Attendance is free, venue is wheelchair and scooter accessible. Hope to see you there! talonbooks.com/news/you-re-...

new from above/ground press: Consequences, by Susan Rudy / @susanrudy.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/04/new-...

2/2 If you'd like to take in some poems in person, we hope to see you at our launch on May 1! All of these excellent poets will be in attendance whether live in person or digitally. ⁠We hope to see you there! talonbooks.com/news/you-re-... @eleekg.bsky.social

1/2 The #NationalPoetryMonth celebrations continue! Take a look at Talon's spring 2026 titles, some freshly on the shelves, some still to return from the printer. All of these books are available for purchase or preorder on our website or at your favourite bookstore. ⁠ @jkirton.bsky.social

Yesterday (April 8) was the one-year anniversary of CUT SIDE DOWN, my second book of poetry, being officially released into the world by Invisible. If you are looking for poems with heart, humour, and (hopefully) intelligence, please request my book at your local library or bookstore.

2/2 Check out all of these titles and more here: talonbooks.com/news/nationa... @scottjackshaw.bsky.social @drewmcew.bsky.social

1/2 April is National Poetry Month! To celebrate, Talonbooks is highlighting some recent titles that have been making our bookshelves proud they weren't manufactured into chairs instead. @rahat.bsky.social @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social

National Poetry Month: Daphne Marlatt, / @talonbooks.bsky.social ; chaudierebooks.blogspot.com/2026/04/nati...

Join us at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall for the launch of the Talonbooks spring 2026 titles! Come help us celebrate this season’s authors and books. Talonbooks Spring Launch Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall Vancouver, BC May 1, 2026 Doors at 7 p.m., readings begin at 7:30 p.m. PDT

Every month is poetry month if you try hard enough.

The new work of autofiction Growing My Way Home by award-winning Sḵwx̱wú7mesh author @raveonstudio.bsky.social is here! Growing My Way Home traces Ashton’s experiences as a thirteen-year-old drug dealer, a fifteen-year-old parent, and finally an author and artist. talonbooks.com/books/growin...

some above/ground press author activity : Ellen Chang-Richardson, Elena Zhang, ryan fitzpatrick, J-T Kelly, Stan Rogal, rob mclennan + Benjamin Niespodziany, / @neonpajamas.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/03/some...

I’m not much of a poster these days, but I’d be remiss to not share the cover for my fall nonfiction book Ace Theory:An Essay in Fragments About Asexuality, which has snuck it’s way onto the internet this week.

The new work of poetry by Nicole Raziya Fong is here! SUBTEXT collages the echoes of diasporic and colonial histories through poetry, drama, autobiography, and archival uncovering. SUBTEXT asks readers to negotiate the unsteady shoals of identity and history.⁠ talonbooks.com/books/subtext

I’m not much of a poster these days, but I’d be remiss to not share the cover for my fall nonfiction book Ace Theory:An Essay in Fragments About Asexuality, which has snuck it’s way onto the internet this week.

Most of Hindmarch's work is available in this book, published a few years ago. Her novel The Watery Part of the World is an especially great feminist work novel. talonbooks.com/books/wantin...

sad to hear that Vancouver writer Gladys Maria Hindmarch has died, via @talonbooks.bsky.social : talonbooks.com/news/in-memo...

Coming soon, whenever it's ready.

some above/ground press author activity: ryan fitzpatrick, Dale Martin Smith, Monica Mody, rob mclennan, Alice Burdick, Gwen Aube + Misha Solomon, / @aliceburdick.bsky.social @mishasolomon.bsky.social @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/03/some...

Thanks to @bookninja.bsky.social for publishing this poem of mine (and to my friend Julia Polyck-O'Neill for suggesting my work to him). It's from a manuscript I'm working on currently titled SLOP. I hope you'll check it out!

Calling all poetry lovers in Victoria, BC: catch A Jamali Rad and Shauntelle Dick-Charleson featuring at Planet Earth Poetry at Russell Books! planetearthpoetry.com/march-2026

Thanks to @vanishingsigns.bsky.social for letting me elbow in on his book launch in Winnipeg back in November. A transcription of our post reading chat is up on Cam's blog (it's paywalled, but there's a free trial). www.recent-songs.com/no-depressio...

There's NewPoetry today from Ryan Fitzpatrick. newpoetry.ca/2026/03/09/b...

Thanks to @bookninja.bsky.social for publishing this poem of mine (and to my friend Julia Polyck-O'Neill for suggesting my work to him). It's from a manuscript I'm working on currently titled SLOP. I hope you'll check it out!

Manahil Bandukwala @manahil.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Hajar Mirwali / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/02/mana...

Just got a AI scam email where Jodi Picoult says she likes my poetry. Jodi Picoult, y'all! Can't wait until she emails again threatening to reviewbomb me if I don't send her some google play cards!

"In today's AI-addled, Musk-brained, MAGA techno-fascism, the Waltons’ traditional business conservatism-cum-neoliberal identity politics feels distant and outdated, kind of like their campus."

Really feeling the midcareer dread from multiple angles this morning 😅😭

some spring poetry coming up and I don't think anyone involved is on here so I'm telling you kaie's books are wonders every damn time and if you don't already know jake skeets' work I recommend getting on that immediately

Toronto Lit Up presents the launch of th book uv lost passwords 1 by bill bissett! On Feb 11, head to Supermarket Bar to enjoy an evening of poetry, music, and art. ⁠Doors at 6:30 p.m., event begins at 7 p.m. Attendance is free! See you there!⁠ #Toronto #Poetry #Music #Art #LiveShow

Springtime in January? When you're as excited as we are about our spring 2026 lineup, you'll find an excuse to bring it up even on days as frosty as these. So here's a sneak peek of Talonbooks' spring 2026 titles! May we introduce you to:⁠

Oh my god, the Cogwork Dancers are one of the wildest bosses I've ever seen.

Canadian Poets Series : Peripety and/or Tronies / @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social @reneesarojini.bsky.social @whatisapoem.bsky.social @farahghafoor.bsky.social @jessisays.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/01/cana...

Google Images is functionally useless

I read a version of this in MS and it's very good!

Out May 12: Jordan Abel's Dad Era An irreverent, laugh-out-loud pastiche of free verse, hallmark card, bad truism, picture book, advice website, and meditative reflection on fatherhood. chbooks.com/Books/D/Dad-...

Book Your Own Reading, ed. Scott Inniss / @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/01/book...

I'm late to the discourse, but I'm a quarter of the way through this finale and the fantasy genre really needs to return to the realm of ultra nerds, social pariahs, and airbrushed vans for, like, the next fifty years.

So how much ChatGPT do you figure they used to write this final season?

I’ve been rewatching Stranger Things and I really think the thing that would improve it is if each season had a lower budget than the last.