We're pleased to present our 18th issue, a collection of poems around themes of subways, subtext, undercurrents & all that lives underneath. It features the work of 23 poets and one pinhole photographer, & a chapbook love letter. Many thx to contributors! pinholepoetry.ca/current-issu...

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Fee-Free Poems feat. @pinholepoetry.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

Very excited to announce that two poems from our last year of publication have been selected for inclusion in Best Canadian Poetry 2027! Congratulations to Wren Jones and Terry Trowbridge! Snippets of their poems are included here!

Nancy Huggett shares her poem ‘For Better or For Worse’ with us today.

Announcing the contributors for PINHOLE POETRY’S SUMMER ISSUE Look for it July 3!

Melissa Thorne shares her poem ‘[Albatross] Still Waiting’ with us today.

Kerrie Penney shares her poem ‘Stirring’ with us today.

Jerrod Schwarz shares his poem ‘In the Chamber of Sickness, I Turn My Heart Heavenward’ with us today. Thanks, Jerrod!

Such a great interview!

Today, August C. Bourré shares three short poems from issue 5.1 of Pinhole Poetry.

Submissions for our themed issue closes soon! Here’s what we’re still hoping for! We've enjoyed reading your poems about subways & undercurrents. Before submissions close, we'd love to read more about subtext & palimpsests & things deeply felt but left unsaid. pinholepoetry.ca/poetry-pinho...

@robin-susanto.bsky.social shares his poem ‘In Telegraph Cove’ with us today, along with some of his thoughts on silence and what it means to him. Thanks, Robin!

Vancouver!! Such a great evening of poetry happening tonight! Don’t miss it.

Lana Crossman shares her poem ‘Gem Lake’ from Pinhole Poetry issue 5.1

Sending out some bundles and parts of subscriptions today! Still time to order yours … pinholepoetry.ca/product-cate...

A reminder that this amazing event is coming up on Friday!!

Happy May the 4th. A little poem from my new chapbook Shine Like a Dime in the Dirt under the Moon via @pinholepoetry.bsky.social

I'm on my way to you Vancouver! To do this ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Few spots left.

Sarah Orman shares her poem ‘Recent Events’ with us today. You can read the full poem in issue 5.1 of Pinhole Poetry. pinholepoetry.ca/19410-2/

Steve Hickoff shares his poem ‘Catch & Release’ from Issue 5.1 of Pinhole Poetry. Read the full poem here: pinholepoetry.ca/19344-2/

Coming up this week: Christina Shah launches her poetry collection if: prey, then: huntress. Misha Solomon and Isabella Wang will also read from their new books. Come help welcome these poets to Montreal’s oldest English language bookstore! RSVP: www.ticketsource.com/argo-booksho...

We are so excited to share the covers of our upcoming Summer 2026 titles: Andrew French, ‘Fists You’ve Called Home’ Ariel Gordon, ‘A Mudlarker’s Diary’ & LM Rochefort, ‘Living With The Animals’ (cover illustrated by artist Lucy Zou) Head over to the pinholepoetry.ca web shop to pre-order yours!

So much beautiful light in the room last night as Jessica Lee McMillan’s ‘shine like a dime in the dirt under the moon’ launched into the world.

A lovely summary of @jessicaleemcmillan.com chapbook which she will be launching tonight at the Anvil Centre. Come out and celebrate with if you are in the area - you can pick up a copy of your own! And if you aren’t in the area, we have an online shop for that: pinholepoetry.ca/shoppoetry/

Tomorrow Night!! Hope to see you there!

Vikki C. shares her poem ‘Portrait of a Heart in Love, At World’s End’ from Pinhole Poetry issue 5.1. Read the full poem here pinholepoetry.ca/19347-2/

Today, Justine Berezintsev shares her poem ‘Priority to Cargo’ Read the full poem in issue 5.1! pinholepoetry.ca/19355-2/

R. Kolewe @rkolewe.bsky.social opens in support of Yvette Leclair's @pinholepoetry.bsky.social #debut "A Girl So Easily" w/Julie Cameron Gray #earliertoday #NationalPoetryMonth R. Kolewe Holonomy www.knifeforkbook.shop/store/p209/R... Out now. Part of our 10th Anniversary Season #KFB10

This is happening tomorrow! If you’re in Toronto, please come out for a little celebration of this collection!

Today, Jean Van Loon shares ‘Aubade for Summer Lakeshore’ from Pinhole Poetry 5.1. Thanks, Jean!

Alex Deng shares ‘The City’s Grammar’ with us today

Today, Penn Kemp shares her poem ‘The Spring Widow’ from Pinhole Poetry issue 5.1 pinholepoetry.ca/19458-2/

Absolutely love this poem and honoured we got to publish it first in Pinhole Poetry!

Today, Jeanne Julian shares her poem ‘The Drive to Work’ from Pinhole Poetry 5.1 pinholepoetry.ca/19445-2/

Today, @ryan_difrancesco shares his poem ‘Which We Later Ate’ from Pinhole Poetry issue 5.1 pinholepoetry.ca/current-issu...

CHAPBOOK LAUNCH——Robin Susanto @robin-susanto.bsky.social will launch HIS NEW CHAPBOOK Of Rain and Kisses MAY 8 2026, 6-8 PM with SPECIAL GUEST Christina Shah @christinashah.bsky.social at OUTSIDERS & OTHERS, #100 - 938 HOWE ST, VANCOUVER We hope you’ll come out to celebrate! 🎉

For Better or For Worse--a new poem of mine, from a prompt in a class with @joankwonglass.bsky.social , up with @pinholepoetry.bsky.social 's newest anniversary issue filled with stunning poems about place, and incredible pinhole camera images. pinholepoetry.ca/19333-2/

And another poetry publication today! This one with @pinholepoetry.bsky.social! My villanelle "The Coup" can purposefully be read with multiple meanings. But I have to say--I really did chase off a red shouldered hawk after the neighbor's chickens! #Poetry #Poem #PoetryMonth

Honoured to have a new poem out in Pinhole Poetry's @pinholepoetry.bsky.social 5th Anniversary issue, 5.1! Grateful to EIC Erin Bedford for including 'Portrait Of The Heart In Love, At World’s End' alongside many beautiful poems🔥 Explore the wonderful issue here: pinholepoetry.ca/current-issu...

Issue 5.1 is here! We hope you enjoy reading this amazing anniversary issue. We’re very grateful to be trusted with work by such talented poets. pinholepoetry.ca/current-issu...

My chapbook is now out with Pinhole Poetry! @pinholepoetry.bsky.social To Order: pinholepoetry.ca/shoppoetry/

Royal City Literary Arts Society / Pinhole Poetry CHAPBOOK LAUNCH Jessica Lee McMillan will read from SHINE LIKE A DIME IN THE DIRT UNDER THE MOON at the Anvil Centre Studio 417, 4th floor, 777 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC APRIL 24, 2026 6:30 - 8PM

It came. It’s beautiful🥹. My deepest thanks to @pinholepoetry.bsky.social Order here: pinholepoetry.ca/shoppoetry/

Pinhole Poetry Contributors - Past & Present - Do you have news you’d like to share with our readers about upcoming publications, readings or events? Send details (along with any links or relevant images) to [email protected] by March 25 and we’ll include it in April’s newsletter.

A Pinhole Poetry CHAPBOOK LAUNCH Yvette LeClair will read from her new chapbook A GIRL SO EASILY at Hair of the Dog, 2nd floor 425 Church St, Toronto, ON APRIL 19, 2026 2 PM with special guests Julie Cameron Gray & R. Kolewe Copies will be for sale at the event

Tuesday poem #675 : Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social : I BEGIN THE POEM WITH A LIE / dusie.blogspot.com/2026/03/tues...

Look at this line-up! 🤩 More poems than we’ve ever shared before! So much to celebrate. Look for issue 5.1 on April 3 at pinholepoetry.ca

Good news! If you missed our Winter Workshop Series on Creative Constraints because it didn’t fit into your schedule, we’re offering full access to the recordings on our website. Sign-up for $25 & work through each workshop at your own pace. pinholepoetry.ca/resources-fo...

We had two beautiful chapbook love letters in our January 2026 issue. Thanks to Rob Madden for his letter to ‘Un/Becoming’ (Baseline Press) by Dagne Forrest and to Kim Fahner for her letter to ‘Ancestral-Wing’ (Porkbelly Press)by Sneha Subramanian Kanta.

Pinhole Poetry’s Spring 2026 chapbooks are now available for preorder individually or as a bundle @pinholepoetry.bsky.social Link: pinholepoetry.ca/shoppoetry/