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Congratulations, @quratdar.bsky.social !!

The 2026 finalists in LGBTQ+ Poetry: A Real Man Would Have a Gun: Poems by Stacey Waite. @unmpress.bsky.social Non-Prophet by @quratdar.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social #Lammys2026

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books - from #NovaScotia publishers: Non-Prophet (by @quratdar.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social) & The Austens (by @sarahemsley.bsky.social, @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social). See alt-text. #DSPBposts #NSarts #bookish 💙📚 #BookSky #bookstodon #booktok #booksta #bookstagram

"Mist in its slow procession. The forest in its hover. Made a sketch by distance. Believing this beauty would be too much." #TodaysPoem #poetry Dog Days by @quratdar.bsky.social (2025 Toronto Subway Ads) www.torontosubwayads.ca/2025/02/dog-...

Winner of the Claire Harris Poetry Prize, Qurat Dar’s debut collection NON-PROPHET (@gooselane.bsky.social) is our featured collection in today's Poetry in Motion. Enjoy two poetry readings by @quratdar.bsky.social from her book right here: alllitup.ca/poetry-in-mo...

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Qurat Dar / @quratdar.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/12/12-o...

Jazzed to see Non-Prophet included in this recommended reading list by @robmclennan.bsky.social for @49thshelf.bsky.social! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/11...

Looking for something to curl up with this fall? Check out our newly released Augur Issue 8.2! ✨ Also, you can find 2 FREE samples on our site! 📚💫 🔗 Link in bio!

Excited for the Wild Writers Festival next week in Waterloo and to be leading a workshop on writing and performing spoken word! ✨ @thenewquarterly.bsky.social (Yes it's 3 hours but there will be breaks and poetry games) wildwriters.ca/product/spok...

SO lucky to have been an asst. editor for this dreamy and limina issue for @quratdar.bsky.social 's poem about everyone's favourite destroyer Godzilla 🦖🔥💞 go check it out along with many other amazing pieces ✨

Issue 8.2 features... ✒️ “The Thunder Boy” by Cathy Smith ✒️ “What’s Mine” by Lulu Kadhim ✒️ “Of Seagrass Fins and Slippery Fingers” by @ajvanbelle.bsky.social ✒️ “For Godzilla” by @quratdar.bsky.social augursociety.org/augur-issue-... 🧵

We've got TWO samples available right now! ✒️ “Four Elements of the Affair” by Britt Gillman, a betrayal told through the natural world ✒️ “Mother Tongue” by @poojajoshi.bsky.social, about two tongues across generations READ NOW 👉 augursociety.org/augur-issue-... 🧵

Stoked to have a poem in the latest issue of Augur!! 🦖

Qurat Dar, Non-Prophet / @quratdar.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/09/qura...

I'll be tabling at the Mississauga Literary Festival on September 13! Hazel McCallion Central Library, 10am-4pm 📖

🚨 Less than one week left to enter to win a copy of Non-Prophet! 🚨 This unforgettable debut poetry collection is one you won't want to miss. Enter by September 9! Details and entry at gooselane.com/NonProphetGiveaway @quratdar.bsky.social

Join us for the launch of Non-Prophet by Qurat Dar and The Reign by Shane Neilson, with friend Shannon Arntfield (Python Love). The poets will be in discussion with poet and editor Jim Johnstone. This event is free & open to the public, and a signing will follow their discussion.

GIVEAWAY: You can win one of 5 free copies of my poetry book Non-Prophet, out in September with @gooselane.bsky.social: gooselane.com/NonProphetGiveaway

Fall is just around the corner and we've got some phenomenal new books on the way! Take a sneak peek at what's coming from Goose Lane 🪿📚

Stoked to be featuring at Sauga Poetry's upcoming open mic on the 29th! 📖 Tickets are PWYC, details here: www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-ope...

Non-Prophet is a stunner 😍

Pre-orders are open for my first poetry collection, Non-Prophet, forthcoming with @gooselane.bsky.social this September! gooselane.com/products/non...

Choosing to monetise your hobbies is one thing and being forced to commodify yourself and every part of your life is another. Personally I don’t want to be a brand, I want to be a human and an artist.

I'm running a free poetry workshop this coming Monday with @mississaugalib.bsky.social, hope to see you there! 📖 www.eventbrite.ca/e/poetry-mon...

Canadian authors, the PLR portal is open! Make sure you register your new books to take part in this great program: publiclendingright.ca?fbclid=IwY2x...

So many excellent #litmags! Additions welcome. go.bsky.app/B3jEBFu

The first Canadian Poets Starter Pack is almost full, so I've made another! Please share! 🪻 go.bsky.app/28ZofRP