Let's please just refer to what Mark Carney is engaging in by its proper name: disaster capitalism. A crisis is being used to push through policies benefitting corporate interests that Canadians might question more thoroughly if we weren't overwhelmed and distracted.

Vancouver! The world is going to hell so you might as well come out Wednesday night and share some poetry.

Restocked with books, ready for Twisted Poets in Vancouver Wed May 13. See you there?

Getting close to being finished -- 9 homes replace one. We call this little community Folk. I'll have more info soon, but it's pretty wonderful to experience the direct connection between the front doors and balconies and the sidewalk, which aren't buried behind driveways and garages.

Big thanks to @albertaviews.bsky.social and @cowenwriter.bsky.social for sharing a few words about What is Broken. 🙏

At Planet Earth Poetry this Friday! Russell’s Books, Fort St.

Wonderful selection / review of 21st Century Canadian poetry books worthy of repeated reading, by Catherine Owen. www.wolsakandwynn.ca/blog/three-n...

Signed copies of NO CONTACT: Writers on Estrangement in stock @munrobooks ! Seattle Times: 'a Most Anticipated Book of 2026.' Chicago Review of Books: a Must-Read. I’m honoured to have work alongside Cheryl Strayed, Nick Flynn, Michelle Dowd, Stephanie Foo & so many more. @jennybartoy.bsky.social

News on two new spring anthologies. Sublime: poems for vanishing ice No Contact: writers on estrangement www.lornedaniel.ca/news

freefallmagazine.ca/contest/ two or so weeks before this contest deadline closes! send me your most amazing poems :)

It's party time! Our spring issue "Manitoba Kitchen Party" is here! Copies available at prairiefire.ca/current-issue/ and (shortly) in stores and mailboxes across the country!

Every extra centimeter of hood height is another blind spot. This isn’t an accident. It’s a design choice. Stop manufacturing, selling, and buying these machines. Image by @cleancitiescampaign.org & @transportenvironment.org

Such wise commentary about the crises of addictions, homelessness and mental health on our streets. It's not a 'sweepable' problem, it's systemic. This is so insightful > www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...

Check out the piece on Patrick Friesen in today's @winnipegfreepress.com! Gratitude to @nathandueck.bsky.social for editing Patrick's collection of poetry SIGHTINGS. Launch in Winnipeg Saturday at 7 pm at @mcnallyrobinson.com, hosted by the estimable @sarahens.bsky.social. Everyone welcome, #booksky

Looking for an editor? Catherine is insightful and has a quick turnaround. Highly recommended.

brilliantwomeninc.blogspot.com My newish reviews site is all for Canadian women poets who have published more than one book ("firstbookers" often get more than enough attention in this country!). Ask at [email protected] if I want you or your publisher to send me a copy :)

"20 yrs ago the world took a year to add 1 gigawatt of solar. Now it takes just half a day. Solar costs have fallen by around 90% over past decade, & as costs fall, installations accelerate. Nowhere is this clearer than in China 🇨🇳. It now accounts for well over half of global solar installations"

Book reviews are becoming too rare. I mean real reviews, by real reader/writer/critics, not smarmy 'Chat' generated promo stuff. Writers & readers depend on real reviews, so thanks to @albertaviews.bsky.social & @cowenwriter.bsky.social for this review >> albertaviews.ca/what-is-brok...

Yesterday, the most generous and intelligent consideration of my forthcoming book, The Art of Looking Back, and new books by Kerry Clare and Peter Darbyshire. In this difficult world, kindness and attention means everything. transactionswithbeauty.com/home/threebo...

Books and coffee and what you learn from failed book projects. My Coffee Date with Selena Mercuri. open.substack.com/pub/coffeeda...

Not a great environmental message: the two tour buses idling in the Blanchard St bike lane outside Royal Theatre today. #yyjbike

The great thing about solar energy is that nobody starts wars to control it. #EnergyRevolution

Such exciting news. Thrilled for @lornedaniel.bsky.social !!

Bold policies can improve the air that we breathe. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #LungSky @btsrespiratory.bsky.social

Well. Purdy Prize Longlist. Amabile, bissett, Bowering, Dandurand, Daniel (?!), Lau, Solie, Sze, Vulpe, Wayman. It's an amazing honour to be here. Huge thanks to judges Sid Marty, A.F. Moritz & Susan Musgrave 🙏 Congratulations to all the nominees & gratitude to all. @ucalgarypress.bsky.social

I am pleased to host featured readers Amber Nuyens and Irina Moga at Planet Earth Poetry, this Friday March 20, starting at 7:30 pm (doors at 7, Zoom stream around 8 pm). Open Mic sign up at 7. Join us in person at Russells Books (Fort St, Victoria), live on Zoom, or video (later) on YouTube.

Great new program by @capitalbike.ca - donate a bike. Got an extra bike in the household? “Bike It Forward”

With skyrocketing fossil fuel costs, and an almost certain return to inflation, this is a good opportunity for senior governments in Canada to subsidize the transition to electrification — batteries, solar, heat pumps, EVs. Decarbonization brings peace, prosperity, and security.

Author copies! No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, from Catapult (NY). 32 writers on "the complex grief, healing and authenticity found in rupture from family." I'm honoured to have work here alongside so many writers I admire. Deep thanks to editor Jenny Bartoy for this important anthology.

This article cites my research indicating "peak car" and increasing demand for non-auto travel. Local travellers want better sidewalks, crosswalks and bikeway. See my "Active Transportation Investment Talking Points" (www.vtpi.org/CRD_AT_TP.pdf ) www.timescolonist.com/local-news/w...

Remember the things they can’t take away

Don't forget - Wednesday this week at 12 noon Pacific time, I'll be talking about my book for the Women Geoscientists in Canada! Everyone is welcome. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

I keep misreading Year of the Fire Horse as Year of the Fire Hose. Just seems like it’s a Fire Hose kinda year already… 🚒

Read my interview with @melissasevigny.bsky.social in @terrainorg.bsky.social - Melissa is such a great interviewer, she brought out things I hadn't even thought about. www.terrain.org/2026/intervi...

What do these cities have in common with Victoria? Saanich, Esquimalt, Edmonton, Winnipeg, ❤️Minneapolis❤️, Chicago, Austin, Tampa, Boston, Nashville, Ann Arbor, and many more. Moving forward with protected bike-and-roll infrastructure. #urbanism #safety #yyj davethompsonvictoria.ca/victoria-has...

Lots of respect for @deanmurdock.bsky.social as he announces he won't run for re-election as Mayor of Saanich. These are such demanding jobs at the best of times, and especially so when family needs extra energy. Best wishes to you and your family, Dean.

Thanks to @davethompsonvic.bsky.social for helping address some dangerous trends in vehicle design, including blinding headlights and monstrous truck hoods with no visibility of pedestrians. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Bikes. Sailboats. Sea. Mountains across the channel. Quite pleasant today at Cattle Point.

Excellent read. Tragic, funny at times, and a wise perspective on how we accommodate one another in traveling around Greater Victoria. www.timescolonist.com/islander/bik...

Hey (Canadian) writing community! Any reading opportunities coming up in '26? I'd love to join fellow poets / authors at events outside BC/AB. Reading series organizers in SK, MB, ON, QC -any openings? I know everyone is hit hard by grant cutbacks, so full funding not always necessary. Ideas? DM me.

Safe streets? Majority of British Columbians surveyed support 30km/h residential speed limits and speed enforcement cameras. Don't let auto lobbies tell you otherwise. cheknews.ca/majority-of-... #urbanism #visionzero

Time to listen: city noise is a health issue, and an equity issue. My blog post for Victoria Placemaking. #noise #yyj #victoriabc #urbanissues victoriaplacemaking.ca/2026/gvpn/be...

A remarkable book. I'm on my third time through.

“We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn’t mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy… The powerful have their power. But we have something, too: the capacity to stop pretending.” — Canadian PM Mark Carney at Davos, basically announcing divorce from America and receiving a standing ovation

Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at DAVOS is really, really, really good. He's not pulling punches about the collapse of world institutions. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"

My article about what science memoir is, now up at @hippocampusmag.bsky.social www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/craf...

Proud to be a 'Brave & Brilliant' poet. Big thanks to the team at @ucalgarypress.bsky.social for their belief in, and support of, What is Broken Binds Us. #poetry #newbooks

A great perspective on how life alongside busy streets CAN be improved, with better movement but also healthy levels of quiet and calm.