The first page had a poem called “I send you a picture of Billy . . .” and above it there was a photo of him. bpNichol was strolling by; he looked at it quickly and just said: “Keep the lines, but take out the photo—let the reader imagine him.” I took his advice. brickmag.com/coach-house-...

These pro-airport people have no real arguments. Asinine culture-war garbage from top to bottom. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

There used to be a speed camera here.

I have two new poems on the interweb! Thanks to @robmclennan.bsky.social for sharing these on his Periodicities site. periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/04/andy...

Wikipedia does what is essentially a full ban on AI content: www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

sad to hear that Vancouver writer Gladys Maria Hindmarch has died, via @talonbooks.bsky.social : talonbooks.com/news/in-memo...

Safe Parkside, site of the speed camera that was cut down over & over leading to Doug ford banning them, reports another high speed crash on Saturday via their IG account. Somebody will die here again. Doug Ford’s Ontario.

Important to call lies out when there are lies. These are lies from a liar.

Ontario Science Centre. Still doing just fine, undefeated by the weather. If it can outlast the corrupt Ford government, it can reopen.

This is outrageous, Doug Ford rips out Ontario’s speed cameras and then uses taxpayers money to run ads about nonexistent police, useless signs and speed bumps. He takes from us and then rubs it in our face.

The Ontario Science Centre property at 770 Don Mills Rd doesn’t belong to Doug Ford. It belongs to the TRCA and the City of Toronto. I’m asking council to ensure that this architectural masterpiece be kept in a state of good repair so it can one day serve the public again.

Toronto friends, join editors Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik, along with contributors Lily Cho, Robert Zacharias, and Sophie Feng, for the launch of SHELTER IN TEXT on Nov 12. Food! Drinks! Books for purchase! Centre for Creativity, U of T, 5 - 7 pm ET. Info: https://bit.ly/48JlXNT ##TorontoLitUp

CBC Books names Walking & Stealing by Stephen Cain one of 15 books about baseball to celebrate the #BlueJays in the World Series! ⚾🧢 www.cbc.ca/books/15-boo... #wantitall #worldseries

Walking & Stealing @bookhugpress.bsky.social makes the cut!: www.cbc.ca/books/15-boo...

Ford just put every renter in Ontario into an even more precarious position. This is a clear and present danger to the 1.7 million renters in Ontario.

newly posted: Kate Siklosi : Four poems from household: meadow / @invisibooks.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/10/kate...

New from me at TVO, getting quite cranky about our grocery overlords and their whining about beer and wine empties. www.tvo.org/article/anal...

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

Every year I hope people will stop supporting this f*cking stupid, waste of time, planet-killing, soul-destroying, celebration of militarism & war, and every year...I hope people will stop supporting this f*cking stupid, waste of time, planet-killing, soul-destroying... nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...

It was drawn to my attention today by a CBC reporter that Sylvia Jones has apparently issued a statement claiming that there has been a 41% decrease in overdose deaths since the safe consumption sites were closed. I found this hard to believe, so I looked at the figures from the Chief Coroner.

I wish that there were some small errors in the following text so that Paul could call me up and correct me. I know I’m going to sorely miss those calls. This is from the biography and introductory essay about his work that I wrote for his selected & new poems. open.substack.com/pub/garybarw...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Eric Schmaltz: on Judith Copithorne (1939-2025) / @talonbooks.bsky.social periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/05/eric...

Some years ago, I had the honour of writing about and speaking with Judith Copithorne about her work jacket2.org/commentary/s...

Congrats to Pope Leo: El Elope! @bpnichol.bsky.social

some above/ground press author activity: Gary Barwin @garybarwin.bsky.social , Lillian Nećakov, Stephen Cain, rob mclennan, Mahaila Smith @mahaila.bsky.social + Jordan Davis @jordandavis.bsky.social , abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/05/some...

We’re back with the final feature in our National Poetry Month Poet Spotlight series. We are closing things out with Stephen Cain! Without further ado, please enjoy “Christie Pits (2017/05/12)” from Walking and Stealing. bookhugpress.ca/national-poe...

Canadian Poets Series #3 : Kate Siklosi / @invisibooks.bsky.social @timglaseteditions.bsky.social ; peripetyandortronies.blogspot.com/2025/04/cana...

rob mclennan and Andy Weaver connect with a 2025 VERSeFest interview at periodicities. periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/03/rob-...

The Convoy has always tried to portray itself as a spontaneous group of patriotic Canadians. In truth, while not a fine tuned operation, it has always been the result of a network of far-right grifters and influences that tried multiple times to get an operation like the ‘22 event off the ground.

Poilievre keeps saying he's going to cut to "bring down inflation," but inflation has been at the target for over six months. It's currently below two percent. Nobody ever mentions this. #PnPCBC

Guess he’s right. Imitation is the highest form of flattery. 🥴

Saving the CBC isn't just about protecting your favourite program or personality. It's about preserving national unity -- and preventing Canada from being subject to a hostile foreign takeover. www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/19/o...

CFP Special Issue of Canada Literature: Suburb Nation. "This special journal issue will examine literary approaches to suburban life in Canada across a range of mediums, genres, and periods." Deadline Aug 15! canlit.ca/call-for-pap...

“There are countless examples of Ford making bad calls, but two recent cases illustrate this, let’s say, lack of discernment, better than any other could: his support for Donald Trump and his Starlink deal with Elon Musk.” @davidmoscrop.com writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/05/o...

Book*hug Press is proud to be an independently owned & operated Canadian company. We're also proud to be part of Canada's vital indie publishing community. Like our indie publishing colleagues, we champion Canadian voices & stories and produce & print our books in Canada. 🇨🇦

Congratulations to Andrea Davis & Leslie Sanders on the publication of The Routledge Handbook of Black Canadian Literature. An excellent volume!

Ford didn’t have a “mandate” to announce his US booze ban, so why is he saying the election is to give him one? His translucent excuse offers us a way to look back on his six years of doing dubious things without a “mandate”. My @thestar.com column.

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

Tomorrow! The Brooklyn Rail presents Publishing in Transit, ft. our co-publisher Jay MillAr & poets @cainstephen.bsky.social (Walking & Stealing) & @lizworth.bsky.social (Inside Every Dream, a Raging Sea) in conversation w/Cole Swensen. Wed, Jan. 29, 1pm ET, online. brooklynrail.org/event/2025/0...

I'll be participating in a talk at the Brooklyn Rail with @bookhugpress.bsky.social press people @lizworth.bsky.social and Jay Millar. Link/ registration here: brooklynrail.org/event/2025/0...

newly posted: Dani Spinosa : on A Mean, Mean Thirst periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/01/dani...

Whoa, Canada! Don’t make the same mistake New Zealand made! “Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.” Via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Doug Ford has one of the worst negotiating records that I've seen in a Premier. Just look at his Ontario Place deal: Why is every household in the province paying $400 each to subsidize a luxury spa in downtown Toronto?

Moreover, he is actively destroying Ontario's university system by imposing both a tuition freeze and a funding freeze, wasting huge amounts of public money pushing booze into convenience stores and shuttering important landmarks like the Science Centre. 2/n

"Imagine Bonnie Crombie or Marit Stiles sitting across from President Trump, negotiating a deal, it would be an absolute disaster, and God help us if that ever happens," Ford said dismissively... PREMIERS. DO. NOT. ENGAGE. IN. INTERNATIONAL. NEGOTIATIONS. FFS

There's never been a better time to remember who Ford really is. Doug Ford says his support of Donald Trump is unwavering toronto.citynews.ca/video/2016/1...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spent Monday evening at his $1,750-per-plate fundraiser hosted at a mansion so large it has its own postal code. Oh, and the guy who owns that place? Yeah, looks like he profits from privatized healthcare facilities in the United States. Let's talk about it:

Everything anyone purports to be angry at Justin Trudeau about: affordability, the housing crisis, hospital and surgical wait times, etc. etc. etc. are MORE attributable to Doug Ford after 6+years of his time as Premier than they ever were to Trudeau. Don't let him escape the backlash on incumbents

Because Ford and every other premier have successfully blamed the federal government for these problems, with the willing assistance of the media who refuse to hold the premiers to account for the failings in their own jurisdictions.