We’re thrilled to announce that Melanie Power is the winner of our 2025 Poetry Contest and $2 000 prize! Her poem, “Ode to the Bakeapple,” will appear in the upcoming Spring issue of The Fiddlehead (no. 307). thefiddlehead.ca/content/cong...

In which I discuss my first chapbook, my new chapbook, and my “writing” “practice.”

« I often find myself meditating on borders as liquid fault lines. Liquids, of course, don’t respect borders. Water finds porousness. » Good timing for this meditation, leading up to the April/16 #PoetryMatters event on « borders, boundaries, margins » ☺️ Thank you, @robmclennan.bsky.social 💙

Stephanie’s afterword to her 20th anniversary BIODÔME, ft. my dog

Surprise chapbook drop to go along with the 20th anniversary edition of Stephanie Bolster’s BIODÔME!

An incredible honour to have written the introduction to the 20th anniversary reprint of my favourite chapbook, written by Stephanie Bolster.

April through above/ground press: chapbooks by Stephanie Bolster, Misha Solomon @mishasolomon.bsky.social , Shelly Harder, Susan Rudy, Elena Zhang @ezhang77.bsky.social + Touch the Donkey [a small poetry journal] #49, (possibly another thing or two, not sure yet) : abovegroundpress.blogspot.com

a remarkable day three of VERSeFest 2026! readings last night by Sheri-D Wilson, Emma McKenna + Misha Solomon, as well as some curated slam and open stage performers; and tonight is day four! / @mishasolomon.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social verseottawa.ca/en/versefest

Read the rest here: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/my-g... @mishasolomon.bsky.social

🌠 TRIPLE THREAT* EASTERN TOUR!! Three Authors. Three Nights. Three Cities. Pure Literary Deliciousness. O4/27- TORONTO w/ Ronna Bloom & Robert Colman 04/29- OTTAWA- w/ David O'Meara and Natalie Southworth 04/30- MONTRÉAL w/ Misha Solomon & Isabella Wang

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...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Pearl Pirie : My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet, by Misha Solomon / @mishasolomon.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/pear...

Today is the official release day of my book, MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER DANCED BALLET. Here’s a new poem to celebrate!

some above/ground press author activity: Scott Inniss, J.R. Carpenter, N.W. Lea, alex benedict, Misha Solomon + Kyle Flemmer, / @jrcarpenter.bsky.social @mishasolomon.bsky.social @kyleflemmer.com ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/03/some...

VERSeFest x Qu'ART Ft Misha Solomon, Emma McKenna Thursday, March 26 - 8:30pm SAW Gallery Jeudi, le 26 mars - 20h30 La gallerie SAW Admission: $15 ($25 for both March 26 shows) Entrée: 15 $ (25 $ pour les deux spectacles du 26 mars) www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/qua... #OttQueer #OttPoetry

catch Misha Solomon @mishasolomon.bsky.social launching his full-length poetry debut this month at VERSeFest!

some above/ground press author activity: Ben Robinson, Misha Solomon, rob mclennan, Mahaila Smith, Frances Boyle + Carrie Olivia Adams, / @francesboyle19.bsky.social @mahailasmith.ca @mishasolomon.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/03/some...

Thanks for this fun interview, @robmclennan.bsky.social. Honoured to be part of this great series.

Thanks to @robmclennan.bsky.social and his @periodicities.bsky.social for posting this poem from My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet. It's in some ways a preview of the whole book-length project, a kinda thesis-statement poem, although the book has both many and no theses.

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Misha Solomon : The Male Dancer / @mishasolomon.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/mish...

newly posted: Misha Solomon : The Male Dancer / @mishasolomon.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/mish...

some above/ground press author activity: Christina Wells, Eileen Myles, Gary Barwin, Larry Sawyer, Misha Solomon + Dawn Macdonald, / @garybarwin.bsky.social @mishasolomon.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/02/some...

A thrill to see this first review of my forthcoming debut.

middle daughter has an appointment, so attempting to begin reading new poetry titles by Andrea Rexilius, J.R. Carpenter + Misha Solomon, // @jrcarpenter.bsky.social @mishasolomon.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social

"one lover’s hands upon another’s ribs, in flagrant dereliction of the horror known as truth" Excerpt from @mishasolomon.bsky.social's poem "Ernest Dances Siegfried in 𝑆𝑤𝑎𝑛 𝐿𝑎𝑘𝑒" + early decor design for Tchaikovsky's 𝑆𝑤𝑎𝑛 𝐿𝑎𝑘𝑒 Read Misha's two poems in ISSUE 2.3: longconmag.com/issue-2-3/mi...

Thanks to @alllitupcanada.bsky.social for sharing this sneak peek from my book!

🤭 unboxing 💗 overwhelmed and grateful My Great-Grandfather Dance Ballet is available for pre-order from Brick Books or wherever good books are sold. www.brickbooks.ca/shop/my-grea...

VERSeFest: Ottawa's International Poetry Festival 2026 : March 24-29, Misha Solomon! Karen Solie! Isabella Wang! Sheri-D Wilson! Jérôme Melançon! Kacper Bartczak! Paul Vermeersch! Alexandre Yergeau! Jumoke Verissimo! full schedule to be announced soon www.verseottawa.ca/en/versefest

some above/ground press author activity: Noah Berlatsky, Sacha Archer, Misha Solomon, Ben Ladouceur, Elizabeth Robinson + Steven Ross Smith, / @nberlat.bsky.social @sachaarcher.bsky.social @mishasolomon.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/01/some...

Contributors to follow on Bluesky: Courtney Bates-Hardy (@poetcourtney.bsky.social), Madelaine Caritas Longman (@effervescentvoid.bsky.social), & Misha Solomon (@mishasolomon.bsky.social)

ISSUE 2.3 (longconmag.com/issue-2-3/) is Elle D. Ablo, jamila malika abu-bakare, L. R. Anderson, Sacha Archer, Courtney Bates-Hardy, Nicholas Bradley, Madelaine Caritas Longman, Louie Fermor, Foster Gareau, Duru Gungor, Sarah Hilton, David Hull, Emma Moss Brender, Emily Simon, & Misha Solomon

It was an honour to write a blurb for @mishasolomon.bsky.social's debut collection, My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet, coming out in the spring with Brick Books. Can't wait to see this book out in the world! Pre-order it!

Today (Dec. 10) is my 35th birthday, which feels like an apt time to share some inconceivably kind and generous and astute things four of my favourite writers said about my book (Mar. 17). Profound gratitude to Danez Smith, Liz Howard, @lisarichter.bsky.social, and @helloiamben.bsky.social!

MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER DANCED BALLET, my debut full-length collection, comes out on March 17, 2026. You can pre-order it now, from all the usual places, or ideally from your favourite local indie! Thanks to Brick Books for bringing this into the world.

Come on out!

some above/ground press author activity: Wanda O'Connor, Phil Hall, Misha Solomon, Laynie Browne + Marcus McCann, / @mishasolomon.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/08/some...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Misha Solomon's "Yesterday Down at the Canal", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/yester...

filling Station #84 : let slip the dogs / @fillingstation.bsky.social @mishasolomon.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/08/fill...

Our summer issue is now LIVE! Step into the extraordinary lives of others—where each story, poem, and essay is an intimate invitation driven by curiosity, admiration, love, or even bereavement: tnq.ca/issue/issue-... #canlit #fiction #nonfiction #poetry #reading

Thanks @robmclennan.bsky.social for asking me to write about how a poem begins (spoiler alert: I don’t really know). (and thanks to @sarahwolfson.bsky.social for her incisive suggestions — read her amazing @periodicities.bsky.social piece from yesterday!)

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Misha Solomon : How Does a Poem Begin? / @mishasolomon.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/08/mish...

Touch the Donkey : new interviews with Straumsvåg, ryan, Solomon, Lockhart, Dulin, Davis + Higgins, / @brandyryan.bsky.social @mishasolomon.bsky.social @jordandavis.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/07/touc...

Starting Saturday, June 14, the amazing @mishasolomon.bsky.social is facilitating another iteration of his popular online writing workshop: —"IS THIS PROMPT ABOUT ME?" Misha doesn't need me to vouch for him, but I will: you'll never regret attending this! ❤️‍🔥

some above/ground press author activity: Kevin Stebner, Camille Martin, Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social , Chris Banks @chrisbanks6625.bsky.social , Khashayar "Kess" Mohammadi, Erín Moure + Misha Solomon @mishasolomon.bsky.social , abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/05/some...

some above/ground press author activity: J.R. Carpenter, Misha Solomon, Rae Armantrout, Miranda Mellis, Ken Norris + Jill Stengel, / @mishasolomon.bsky.social @jrcarpenter.bsky.social @jillstengel.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/05/some...

Excited that my poem "Yoo-Hoo," published in @riddlefence.bsky.social, will appear in Best Canadian Poetry 2026!

I am newly into spinning — more within

Tomorrow at Librairie Pulp Books & Café @teresempierre.bsky.social launches her incredible MYTH and I have the honour of reading with her and Faith Paré

fun little interview in which I attempt earnestness about process kinda