Today, @megsdregs.bsky.social takes us back to a music festival in Montreal with her poem Osheaga 2015. There will be poutine! To join us, download a free copy of Canadian Poets on Music: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/canadian-poe... #poetry #canada #music #montreal #writingcommunity

Do you write #creativenonfiction? We are seeking submissions for Volume 5, Issue 2: Dreams & Fantasy. If you love music, check out the details below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub... #callforsubmissions #nonfiction #writer #writingcommunity #music #musicsky #literaryjournal

In HeartWreck, poet Callista Markotich recalls seeing #gordonlightfoot play live on the shores of the #GreatLakes. You can read it in our FREE eBook at the link below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/canadian-poe... #edmundfitzgerald #music #canadian #canada #poet #poetry #writer

Ivan A. Salazar M. wrote a poem using rich imagery of the Canadian landscape to pay tribute to Gordon Lightfoot. Read it in our free eBook at the link below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/canadian-poe... #gordonlightfoot #music #musicsky #poetry #poet #canada #canadian #book

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.

Yorkville in Toronto was once a hippie haven. Gentrification replaced the coffeehouses with luxury boutiques. You can read about it in Honey Novick’s poem by downloading our eBook below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/canadian-poe... #toronto #canada #poetry #music #books #freebook

Had a little story about this very feast published in @syncopationlit.bsky.social a while back … syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

Timothy Maloney is a writer and musician from Toronto. You can read his tribute to Glenn Gould by downloading our FREE poetry eBook below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/canadian-poe... #piano #music #classicalmusic #glenngould #poetry #poet #writingcommunity #musicsky

We are currently accepting submissions for Volume 5, Issue 2: Dreams & Fantasy. For details, click the link below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub... #callforsubmissions #writer #writingcommunity #writer #poetrycommunity #poet #music #musicsky #literaryjournal #fantasy

Lynn Wilson is an artist from York Region in Ontario, Canada. Her painting Listen graces the cover of our ebook Canadian Poets on Music. Download your free copy below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/canadian-poe... #art #artist #painting #coverart #poetry #book #ebook #writer #music

In Ottawa on January 12? Attend the book launch of Kagiso Lesego Molope’s We Inherit the Fire: A Novel—a powerful story about the complex relationship between a teenage girl and her mother, a former political prisoner in South Africa. Don’t miss this opportunity: www.canada.ca/en/library-a...

Paul Anka. Alanis. Drake. Stephen Grant’s poem Oh, Canada! is a musical genealogy. Read it in our eBook at link below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/canadian-poe... #poem #poetry #canada #canadian #music #musichistory #writer #literaryjournal

In her poem Dear United States, Rebecca Clifford uses song titles to express her fears that the long friendship between two nations is being destroyed. Read it in our free eBook below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/canadian-poe... #canada #unitedstates #politics #poetry #writer #music

We have a new #callforsubmissions! Theme: Dreams & Fantasy. For full details, click the link below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub... #literaryjournal #music #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #fantasy #dreams #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #poet #musician

Nancy Walden’s poem Theme and Variations explores our relationship with music—its impact on our minds and our souls. To read it, download our free eBook here: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/canadian-poe... #poem #poetry #music #free #ebook #book #writingcommunity #reader #booksky

We are excited to kick off 2026 with our eBook Canadian Poets on Music, a FREE collection of writing from a diverse group of creatives. Download your copy at the link below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/canadian-poe... #poetry #poems #poet #book #ebook #writingcommunity #freestuff

Happy born day to "Old World Wings: Poems of Europe"! If this book was a baby, she'd arrive with a clove cigarette, passport, cafe au lait, stamped train tickets, and a worn out backpack! wild-ink-publishing.com/amanda-hayden/ a.co/d/6PlilWt www.barnesandnoble.com/.../old-worl...

We're still accepting nonfiction submissions for Issue 2! Submit your work by December 20 to be featured! Anonymous submissions are accepted. #nonfiction #nonfictionsubmissions #creativenonfiction #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #florida

Jacqueline Markowitz still remembers where she was when she heard about John Lennon. Her essay Imagine is both a tribute and an apology. Read it below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #johnlennon #music #thebeatles #writer #writingcommunity #nonfiction #literaryjournal

In So This is Christmas, Linda Imbler recalls the solemn holiday season of 1980 after the loss of John Lennon. You can read her true story of healing below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #johnlennon #imagine #music #writer #essay #nonfiction #thebeatles #literaryjournal

Dec. 8, 1980. Outside the Dakota apartments, a woman tries to stop the music from blowing away. Read David L Painter’s poem below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #johnlennon #music #poetry #poem #poet #writer #literaryjournal #writingcommunity #imagine #december

Diane Klammer was at home with the kids when she heard about John Lennon. Read her poem below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... If you remember where you were when you heard the news, feel free to share in the comments. #johnlennon #poem #poetry #poet #writer #music

Congratulations to @windychickenpoet.bsky.social on your new poetry collection Old World Wings. Be sure to get your copy from Amazon or your favourite bookstore. #book #booklaunch #newbook #poetrybook #poetry #poet #poems #newrelease #writer

Happy 86th Birthday Margaret Atwood!🎈 An award-winning Canadian poet, novelist & essayist best-known for The Handmaid's Tale (!). Atwood has written 18 books of #poetry, 18 novels, 11 #nonfiction books, 8 children's books, 2 graphic novels & more. Phew! Born #OTD in 1939. #writing #fiction🖋️ 📚

A new Call for Submissions will open in January 2026! For updates, sign up for our Mailing List at the link below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/mailing-list/ #writer #poet #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #callforsubmissions #literaryjournal #comingsoon

Thank you @windychickenpoet.bsky.social for inviting @syncopationlit.bsky.social to be a part of your launch party for your new book Old World Wings: Poems of Europe. #poetry #poet #poetrybook #booklaunch #newbook #newbookalert #writer #writingcommunity

Countdown: Old World Wings: Poems of Europe releases November 25th from @wildinkpublishing.bsky.social Check out this beautiful and descriptive blurb on the collection written by Natalie Welsh, editor of @syncopationlit.bsky.social 😍 #poetrybook #poetryaboutEurope #travelpoetry

@syncopationlit.bsky.social did a gorgeous feature on Old World Wings: Poems of Europe in Volume 4, Issue 1. Read the full feature here: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/special.../ @wildinkpublishing.bsky.social #travelpoetry #poemsaboutEurope #poetrybooks Releases on Nov 25th!

Today is your last chance to submit your music-themed poetry to Volume 5, Issue 1. For details, click the link below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub... #callforsubmissions #poetry #writer #poet #music #musician #music #writingcommunity

I’m thrilled to be nominated for the Pushcart Prize! Thank you to @syncopationlit.bsky.social for nominating me!!

Congratulations to @icrlt.bsky.social on your Pushcart Prize nomination for your flash fiction Oh Baby, Try, a story of resilience and music. Read it below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #writer #nomination #flashfiction #fiction #music #bluerodeo #canada #canadian #read

We are thrilled to announce Rituparna Mukherjee’s Pushcart Prize nomination for her short story “LIVE AID,” a tale of love and remembrance. Read it here: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #queen #freddiemercury #music #shortstory #fiction #writer #literaryjournal

Congratulations to John Barton on your Pushcart Prize Nomination for your poem “Love Symbol #2,” a tribute to Prince. Read the poem here: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #poetry #pushcartprize #poem #poet #prince #purplerain #writer #writingcommunity #literaryjournal

Congratulations to Dawn Brown on your Pushcart Prize Nomination for your poem “Let The Music Soar.” You can read 3 of Dawn’s poems below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #poem #poems #poetry #poet #canadian #canadianpoet #music #musiclover #read #reader #literaryjournal

Thank you so much! This journal is great to work with.

Congratulations to @lzgoshert.bsky.social on your Pushcart Prize nomination for your braided essay about your childhood lived through classic rock and movie monsters. Read the full essay here: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #music #classicrock #movie #film #writer

Congratulations Michael Gigandet on your Pushcart Prize nomination for your short story Heart Music. Read this musical coming of age tale here: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #nominee #nomination #writer #writingcommunity #shortstory #fiction #music #60smusic

Send us your music-related poetry for a chance to be included in Volume 5, Issue 1. Details below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub... #callforsubmissions #poetry #poet #poetrycommunity #writer #writingcommunity #music #literaryjournal #amwriting #poem #poems

#WritingCommunity! Submit your music-themed poetry for a chance to be part of Volume 5, Issue 1. Full details below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub... #poetry #poem #poems #poet #writer #musician #songwriter #music #callforsubmissions #magazine #publishing

Hey Writers! Submit your music-themed poems to Volume 5, Issue 1 today. Details below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub... #poet #poem #poetry #poetrylover #writer #callforsubmissions #music #musiclover #literaryjournal

Send us your music-themed poetry for a chance to be part of Volume 5, Issue 1. For full details, click the link below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub... #poetry #poet #poem #poems #music #writer #callforsubmissions #literaryjournal #musician #writingcommunity #creative

New Call for Submissions now open! Submit your music-themed Poetry by Oct. 29, 2025. Full submission details below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub... #callforsubmissions #callforwriters #poet #poetry #poetrycommunity #writer #writingcommunity #musician #songwriter #music

Thank you to everyone who read our ‘80s Issue! We have a new Call for Submissions coming soon. Follow us for updates. You can also join our mailing list here: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/mailing-list/ #comingsoon #callforsubmissions #writingcommunity #poetry #poet #writer #staytuned

Today’s poem, by Michael Mintrom, is a tribute to Toronto band Cowboy Junkies and their 1988 album The Trinity Session. Read it here: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #poem #poetry #cowboyjunkies #toronto #music #album #band #alternative #country #folk #rock #blues #poet

Thrilled to have my flash fiction piece “Oh Baby, Try” in Syncopation! Blue Rodeo’s music always makes me smile and brings back so many memories. @jimcuddyofficial.bsky.social @bluerodeo.bsky.social

Ingrid Littmann-Tai’s “Oh Baby, Try” is a story of resilience and healing tuned to the music of Blue Rodeo. Read it here: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #bluerodeo #jimcuddy #music #writer #healing #survivor #selflove #selfhelp #writingcommunity #flashfiction #readers

August 22, 1974 Carole King releases her single “Jazzman”. King composed the music for the song, while David Palmer (formerly of Steely Dan) wrote the lyrics. The song peaked at No.2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. #ClassicVinyl #MusicSky youtu.be/OuNSrgLV648?...

John Cougar on stage. A rite of passage after the show. 1982 is calling you back…Read Rhonda Melanson’s poem below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #johncougar #johncougarmellencamp #music #80s #80smusic #canadian #poet #poetry #canada #writingcommunity #literaryjournal

It has been so long since you danced to Tango in the Night in that house on the hill but your memories remain strong. Read Josie Turner’s nonfiction below: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #music #fleetwoodmac #tangointhenight #80s #nonfiction #writer #writingcommunity

John Bonham died in September 1980. Shortly thereafter, @lisacreynolds.bsky.social danced to Stairway to Heaven with a boy from school. Read about it in her poem Slow Dancing: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #ledzeppelin #johnbonham #classicrock #music #poem #poetry #poet