the beginning, middle, and end of the year all belonged to poetry. I got to put out my poem "Home" last winter with @pinholepoetry.bsky.social

We’re taking a little winter break from our inbox and all social media until the new year. I’m so grateful for all the beautiful poetry and community shared in 2025. See you in 2026!

We are currently OPEN until Jan. 31, 2026 for Issue 34 journal submissions! www.thetemzreview.com/submissions....

Announcing the contributors of our next issue, Pinhole Poetry’s 16th issue! It’s going to be full of amazing poems, pinhole photography and a couple of chapbook love letters! Can’t wait for you to read it soon!

Creative Constraints Workshop Series In a series of 90 minute Zoom sessions, explore how creative limits can reroute writing habits, silence the inner critic and open up new ways of making a poem. register & find out more at pinholepoetry.ca/events

"and on his palette the painter mixes the cheap acrylic reds and blues to make something past periwinkle" #TodaysPoem #poetry After the rain starts by @wynnlibby.bsky.social (2025 @pinholepoetry.bsky.social) pinholepoetry.ca/13982-2/

We’re missing pieces for our next issue! We’re still looking for a few more poems and pinhole photography submissions. Check out our guidelines on our website and send in work by Nov 28 to be considered for the Jan 2026 issue. pinholepoetry.ca

Annie Diamond shares her poem ‘Speak over it as magic’ today, along with one of her favourite books of poetry, how cooking and poetry are related, and her thoughts on revision. Thanks for sharing your time and poetry with us Annie! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Nancy Daoust shares her poem ‘window lets Tuesday sun’ today, along with some thoughts on creative success, what poetry book is on her nightstand, and how she makes room for poetry in her daily life (hint: it includes reading some of our favourites!) Thanks Nancy! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Sharing a poem I found today by @shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social from an interview by @pinholepoetry.bsky.social Love the exquisitely crafted musicality that weaves its way throughout in lines such as: 'in that solitude / that sees any light / as solace and succour.' #poetry #poetrycommunity

Wynn Libby shares his poem ‘After the rain starts’ with us today, along with a favourite book of poetry that he keeps close for inspiration, his thoughts on revision, and what he’s working toward with his art. pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Brett Warren shares her poem ‘Feeding the Bees’ today, along with her thoughts about what creative success means for her, how a poem begins, and a revision technique that uses old drafts to feed new poems - an kind of poetic ecosystem! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

newly posted: Jeremy Luke Hill : on a burrow, a nest, a lea stone / @meetthepresses.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/11/jere...

Our third and final fall chapbook is ready for orders: Svoboda FSR: a biotext’ by Tosh Sherkat. Order it on its own or bundle it with our other fall chapbooks to save $ (& get more books) Available now from our shop at pinholepoetry.ca

Sonia Nicholson shares her poem ‘Pierre and Marthe’ today, along with what book of poetry has been most influential in her life, where she turns for inspiration, and who she trusts to read her work first. Thanks, Sonia! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Hey Toronto! Aching to see an underdog win big? Come down to Meet the Presses today and buy some chapbooks from us! 12-5 Cecil Community Centre

Jacob Lee Bachinger joins our interview series today, sharing his poem ‘Winter Marriage,’ along with his thoughts on the creative act as a potential locus of joy, his practice of carrying a notebook, and how important routine is for his writing. pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Season Kam joins our interview series today, sharing her poem ‘Brackish Water,’ her process of revision, and where she finds creative inspiration. Thanks for sharing your work and your thoughts with us Season! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Our second chapbook for Fall 2025: ‘AFFECTION IS THE BROADCAST,’ by David Ross Linklater available for preorder now from pinholepoetry.ca/shoppoetry/

Toronto! We’ll be tabling at the Small Press Fair that’s part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors. Next Saturday in the Victoria Chapel Lobby from 10-5! Hope to see you there!

Today, Ben Blyth shares his poem, ‘Aubade for the QE2,’ along with the book of poetry he can’t stop buying, the importance of discipline in his writing practice, and how the struggle is part of his creative satisfaction. Thanks Ben! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Many thanks to @pinholepoetry.bsky.social for featuring an interview with me. Have a read, read the wonderful poetry on the site, and support them if you can. pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Announcing the first of our 2025 fall chapbooks: ‘Word Games for Times of Genocide’ by Rayya Liebich, available for pre-order now from pinholepoetry.ca/shoppoetry/ All profits donated to the Sameer Project: Refaat Alareer Camp

Shelagh Rowan-Legg joins our interview series today, sharing her poem ‘Moths are older than dinosaurs…’ along with her thoughts about revision, how making short films is similar to writing poetry, and the role of a poet to keep asking questions. pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Layla Salma joins the interview series today, sharing her poem ‘After the Shade Fell,’ thoughts on how a poem begins, and the responsibility she feels to write, even in the midst of chaos. pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Our next interview is with Elana Wolff, who shares her poem ‘Don’t We Look Marvellous,’ along with what poetry books are on her nightstand, what creative success means to her, and how poems begin and where they can go. pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Our next interviewee & featured poet from the October 2025 issue is J. L. Yokum. He shares his poem ‘Where the kittens hide,’ as well as thoughts on where he finds inspiration outside of poetry, how a poem begins & how he makes space for poetry in his daily life. pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Our first interview and feature poem from our October 2025 issue is with Shannon Lintott, who shares their poem ‘knot,’ along with thoughts on creative success as an artist, animals that live in the shadows and how a poem begins. Thanks Shannon! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

Issue 4.3 is here! Featuring poems & photographs by 18 poets, 3 pinhole photographers & 4 new members of our Chapbook Love Letter Club; we’re so excited to see all this creative work out in the world. Please read & share! pinholepoetry.ca/current-issue-pinhole-poetry/

Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year? How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.

ANNOUNCING the WINNERS of our THIRD PINHOLE POETRY CHAPBOOK SEARCH! RAYYA LIEBICH, TOSH SHERKAT, ARIEL GORDON, YVETTE LECLAIR, DAVID ROSS LINKLATER, JESSICA LEE MCMILLAN, LM ROCHEFORT, ANDREW FRENCH & ROBIN SUSANTO We’re excited to share more details about our 25/26 season soon!

Pinhole Poetry supports unions and postal workers. Please expect delays when placing mail orders while the strike is ongoing. Further to that …

Looking forward to reading in London, ON at Little Wren Books on Saturday, October 25th at 4:15 PM. Hope you can join Susan Robertson (@snullr.bsky.social), Jeremy Luke Hill, and me for some late afternoon poetry compliments of Baseline Press.

TONIGHT!! Join Isabella Wang, @isabellawangbc.bsky.social and me for the launch of 'November, November', and 'if: prey, then: huntress!' Hosted by Natalie Lim. 7 pm, Massy Books. 229 E. Georgia St. @massybooks.bsky.social Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/huntress-i... #poetry #booklaunch

PINHOLE POETRY CONTRIBUTORS, DO YOU HAVE NEWS TO SHARE? Send us a message with your recent exciting news! We'll share it in our next newsletter (October 3)

Taking a break from short poetry films to try something a little different… ‘The Time Pirate Who Waits Ashore’ is a brand new flash fiction film series starting Fall 2025. First episode drops October 15th! But in the meantime, a little teaser… youtu.be/aDKdo-sjrIs

Come out!! Sept 22nd at Massy with @isabellawangbc.bsky.social @christinashah.bsky.social and Natalie Lim! www.eventbrite.ca/e/huntress-i...

New issue out October 3!

There’s still space in our October issue! Send us your poems and pinhole photography by September 7 to be considered! guidelines: pinholepoetry.ca/poetry-pinho...

SEND ME YOUR CHAPBOOKS! Micro or longer, up to 40 pages of poetry! Please share this far and wide! . You've got two months to enter. Full details www.quarterpress.com/poetry-chapbook-contest . #chapbookcontest #chapbooks #chapbook #microchapbook #chillsubs #opencall #poetrycontest #writingcontest

Another beautiful poem generously shared by Vicki! ❤️

It’s a $5 honorarium, but it’s still something! (And we don’t charge submission or subscription fees.)

Thank you so much to @kimfahner.bsky.social for such a thoughtful reading and response to ‘Flight Problems: The Amelia Earhart Poems!’

No weekend plans? Polish up those poems and send us your chapbook manuscript before the search ends! pinholepoetry.ca/chapbook-con...

Looking forward to the launch of Sonja Boon’s chapbook with @pinholepoetry.bsky.social September 16!

Our final interview from the July 2025 issue is with Laurie Koensgen, who shares her poem ‘To My Grown Son Visiting Home,’ as well as her thoughts on making space for poetry in daily life & the importance of poetry as a tool of resistance against fundamentalism. pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...

"I remember my mother crouched in front of the machine. Not praying. But her hands paused like they knew something was about to change." #TodaysPoem #poetry Laundry is a Kind of Time Machine by Fendy S. Tulodo (2025 @pinholepoetry.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/ys64zuyx

One week left in our chapbook search! Send us your work! pinholepoetry.ca/chapbook-con...

What a thoughtful review for this very special collection of poems. Thanks so much to TMR, and Catherine Walker!

Wow a fabulous review of We Astronauts. Thanks @pinholepoetry.bsky.social for making it possible & sharing the review by Catherine Walker. miramichireader.ca/2025/08/we-a...