“Book 2 of The Xenotext is ‘Eurydicean’: it looks ahead in time.” Brent Raycroft reviews Christian Bök’s The Xenotext: Book 2, a retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice where poetry is encoded in our DNA reaching toward immortality. Read the full review here: buff.ly/zsrWR9Z

The last day to submit your verse to the Poem of the Year Contest is TODAY! Tighten up your trochees and reinforce your rhymes, then send your work our way before midnight to have a chance at taking home the grand prize! More details and contest guidelines can be found here: buff.ly/Utz7dST

There are just THREE DAYS LEFT to submit your best verse to the Poem of the Year Contest! Join the ranks of previous winners like Kayla Czaga, Sadiqa de Meijer, and Dominique Bernier-Cormier by sending in your poetry before Sunday, February 15th. More details here: buff.ly/Utz7dST

“Weather is an immensely moving collection of poems attuned to poetry-as-living.” Thank you to Shazia Hafiz Ramji and @arcpoetry.bsky.social for a really lovely double review of my and John Reibetanz' latest books. You can get a copy of the new issue here: arcpoetry.ca/editorials/m...

Were you worried about getting in your Poem of the Year Contest submission before the deadline? Well, now you have two more weeks to submit! Entry fees are $40 for one or two poems, which entitles the submitter to a 1 year (3 issue) Canadian subscription to Arc. More details here: buff.ly/DNh4qoN

I’m thankful to Nancy Jo Cullen for inviting me to contribute to this special ecopoetics issue of @arcpoetry.bsky.social, letting me think through what the heck I do with my days. To find this lovely butterfly in the mailbox with the snow piled high all around.

"Bebenek’s choice of structure for the book makes for an honest and open portrayal of how we grow and evolve through grief" @manahil.bsky.social reviews No One Knows Us There by Jessica Bebenek for @arcpoetry.bsky.social. arcpoetry.ca/editorials/n...

A HUGE 🙏to Colin Quin and @arcpoetry.bsky.social cpoetry.bsky.social for the thoughtful review of Carol Krause's debut collection "A Bouquet of Glass."

Pleased to have my review of Kyo Lee's I cut my tongue on a broken country published on @arcpoetry.bsky.social 's site. @arsenalpulp.bsky.social arcpoetry.ca/editorials/i...

“It feels like Lee writes in a state of emergency.” In i cut my tongue on a broken country, Kyo Lee's language is tied to the narrator’s heritage, queerness, and survival. Amanda Earl’s review defines how Lee’s language moves beyond the real without avoiding the terror of pain: buff.ly/tIbK7Lb

“The objective of her collection is the reframing of disability into an imaginative superpower.” In Carol Krause's A Bouquet of Glass, language moving through altered consciousness is a new voice. Read Colin Quin review to understand the psyche behind the poetry: buff.ly/nUYoVlR

We're halfway through the first month of 2026, and the deadline for Arc's Poem of the Year Contest is coming up fast! With a $40 entry fee, submitters can send in up to two poems and receive a 1-year subscription to Arc. Plus there's the chance of taking home the $5000 grand prize! buff.ly/5D7G08l

Everyone at Arc Poetry Magazine was saddened to learn of the passing of Carol A. Stephen in late November 2025. The Arc Poetry team extends our sympathies to her family and loved ones. Carol's obituary, along with information on how to pay respects, can be found here: buff.ly/Wbt0uoe

“The eyes of the future are looking back to us.” In No One Knows Us There, Jessica Bebenek reflects on the relationship between poems and death using language that transforms the sense of loss into a tender memory for the future-self. Read Manahil Bandukwala’s full review here: buff.ly/ziuh6DO

Join us in extending a warm welcome to Dr. Jenna Butler, Arc’s new Poetry Editor! Jenna is an experienced poet, essayist, professor and ecological writer bringing a new and exciting voice to Arc's pages. Subscribe to Arc today to see how Jenna Butler will be shaping the magazine's future!

Please join us in welcoming Margaryta Golovchenko as our new Associate Reviews Editor! A poet, critic, and scholar, Margaryta has been a longstanding contributor of reviews to Arc. We’re so excited for the insight and artistic voice she’ll bring to our reviews section.

Please join us in welcoming Arc's new Translations Editor to the team! KB Thors's work explores diverse language and storytelling across cultures. There couldn't be an editor more suited for the Translations Editor role, and we couldn’t be more excited for the vision KB brings to Arc!

Making a move from her role as Associate Reviews Editor, Dessa Bayrock is Arc's new Prose Editor. In this capacity, Dessa will be curating essays, interviews, and How Poems Work articles for Arc, and we are thrilled to have her literary voice guide Arc’s pages. Welcome to this new role, Dessa!

Arc's Fall 2026 issue is the last with our Prose Editor since 2020, so we wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to Nancy Jo Cullen! Her talent and dedication shaped Arc’s pages and defined our prose for the past five years. We are so grateful, Nancy, for everything you have brought to Arc! Thank you!

“To what extent do we create these stories, and to what extent do they create us?” In Death of Persephone: A Murder, Yvonne Blomer reframes the myth of Persephone as a detective murder mystery set in a modern city. Discover this gripping mystery in verse reviewed by Kate Rogers here: buff.ly/QiIXpeJ

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Tom Henighan, one of Arc's founding editors. Tom recounted the founding of Arc alongside Christopher Levenson and Michael Gnarowski in an editorial available here: buff.ly/phTJ6MX Our condolences to all of Tom's friends and family. Rest in peace.

Submissions to Arc's Poem of the Year Contest are open, and all poets are welcome to submit an extra poem before the Early Bird Deadline on December 31, 2025. All entries include a 1-year subscription to Arc Poetry Magazine! Don't sleep on this opportunity! More details here: buff.ly/ofdnZTd

GivingTuesday was yesterday, but the chance to give isn't over! Make a donation this month to help Arc continue to publish and share the finest poetry through 2026. With your end-of-year giving we can keep your beloved Arc as a vital space for poets and readers for years to come. buff.ly/hm21E7r

GivingTuesday, the world’s largest generosity movement is here! Join other Arc supporters by making a donation today, and with your contribution we will be able to continue to publish and share the finest new Canadian poetry with you. Your generosity makes our work possible: buff.ly/hm21E7r

“The dark side of the moon / holds answers.” Reviewer Frances Boyle notes how the moon is the central theme in Melanie Marttila’s The Art of Floating, evoking divinity and healing under lunar focused rituals. Find Boyle's full account on lunar rituals here: buff.ly/sez4A94

“A song is a poem with music” writes Joseph Maviglia in his latest collection, In a Cage of Sunlight, and each poem moves like music turning everyday moments into melody. Read Emily-Jane Hills Orford full review and see why she calls Maviglia's poetry much like Leonard Cohen's: buff.ly/yiy79U0

I am so pleased to say my poem "Lodgepole Pine" is in Arc 108. Excited to be in this fabulous issue 🌿❤️

GivingTuesday is coming on December 2nd and we are so excited for this global movement all about giving back. Don’t wait to make a lasting change to help us promote and publish the best Canadian poetry. In the coming days, we encourage you to make a donation and show support here: buff.ly/hm21E7r

The long awaited release of Arc Poetry's Fall 2025 issue, "The New Material Ecopoetics," is here! This issue of Arc Poetry is available to order from our website now, and it will be hitting mailboxes and magazine stores in the coming days. For more information, visit our website: buff.ly/8e0EbaE

Grateful for this little Notable Poem nod in the back of Best Canadian Poetry 2026. And thanks to @arcpoetry.bsky.social for publishing “On Breaking,” one of my several midlife climate grief poems.

We are pleased to share that Manahil Bandukwala's Heliotropia has been named the 2025 Archibald Lampman Award winner! This year's jury says, "With form and language that surprises and delights, Manahil Bandukwala has crafted a perfect set of love poems for our current moment." Congrats, Manahil!

We will be announcing the winner of the 2025 Archibald Lampman Award tomorrow! Will it be Gay Girl Prayers, Heliotropia, or Crazy/Mad? Join us at Club SAW in Ottawa to find out. More details here: buff.ly/jsbfSWG

don't forget the fall edition of the ottawa small press book fair Nov 22nd! + pre-fair reading the night prior at Anita's Cafe in Vanier, / @arcpoetry.bsky.social @amandaearl.bsky.social @thesedayszine.bsky.social @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social ; smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

We’re thrilled to announce that our 2025 – 2026 Poet-in-Residence will be Cassidy McFadzean! From November 2025 to July 2026, Cassidy will be mentoring poets and creating new work for a future issue of Arc Poetry. Do you want to workshop your own poetry with Cassidy? Details here: buff.ly/B072bOs

I have a poem in the Canadian journal @arcpoetry.bsky.social… ‘This volume gathers voices that echo across time and space - some whispering, some roaring, some weeping, all resonant.’ .. ‘Ocean World’ will also be in my new collection Bycatch. Out on 9th Oct! with @ninearchespress.bsky.social

In ZZOO, MA|DE (Mark Laliberte & Jade Wallace), the duo shares dazzling imagery and language reflecting the dualities found in life/afterlife, form/metamorphosis, humanity/divinity, and lovers. Discover how reviewer Jean Van Loon views the poetic integration of two voices here: buff.ly/BjxE9Fw

Ottawa poets AJ Dolman, Manahil Bandukwala and Emily Austin read from their shortlisted titles as part of the Archibald Lampman Poetry Award shortlist event, hosted by @arcpoetry.bsky.social / @manahil.bsky.social

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to Perfect Books yesterday to hear from our three Lampman Award finalists: AJ Dolman, Manahil Bandukwala, and Emily Austin! Next month we are excited to announce the 2025 Archibald Lampman Award winner at Writers Fest. More details here: buff.ly/GICC7f4

“I immediately felt a surge of excitement pulse through my body and a grin spread across my face.” Reviewer Rosalie Morris expresses the impact of Erasing Frankenstein, edited by Elizabeth Effinger, as a complex experience breathing new life into the poetic genre. Full review here: buff.ly/c4hYJo1

Today's the day! We are looking forward to hosting our three Lampman Award finalists this evening at Perfect Books on Elgin Street. Come on out to hear Emily Austin, Manahil Bandukwala, and AJ Dolman read from their recent books of poetry. Readings start at 7pm, so don't miss it!

Ottawa friends! Would love it if you came out on Tuesday at 7 to Perfect Books for this fabulous event. Honoured to have Crazy/Mad shortlisted alongside these two wonderful books!

“Life is a novel that will end.” Trish Bowering highlights the urgent reality of the fleeting nature of time offered in Nina Berkhout’s The Great Wake. This collection reminds us to fully embrace the present, while acknowledging the inevitable ache to escape. Read full review here: buff.ly/pEb9t76

NEXT WEEK! Don't miss this gathering of the 2025 Lampman Award finalists at Perfect Books on Tuesday, September 23rd. Readings start at 7pm, and books will be available for purchase. If you're in Ottawa, come on out!

“A rare balance between incredibly strong poems and a unifying poetry-project conceit.” Reviewer Carl Watts focuses on how seamlessly Andy Weaver’s The Loom weaves a narrative centred on the key motif of parenthood. Find out what makes this the best book Carl has read in a few years: buff.ly/FGQgN1p

Cassidy McFadzean’s Crying Dress captures seasons as an artistic expression occupying our internal state. Reviewer Margaryta Golovchenko reflects on the seasons presented in individual sections as the “self that never stops growing, despite the weather.” Read the full review here: buff.ly/nZKdJUc

Join us at Perfect Books on Tuesday, Sept 23, for a special reading with the 2025 Lampman Award Finalists: Emily Austin, Manahil Bandukwala, and AJ Dolman. Don’t miss the chance to hear these incredible poets share their work before the Lampman Award winner is revealed later this fall!

The Diana Brebner Prize deadline has been extended by just three days to September 7. Calling Ottawa poets without a book! Send in your submissions now before it's too late! More details on the contest and how to submit are here: buff.ly/eJGzEgX

Thanks to the @Ontario Arts Council and @arcpoetry.bsky.social for support in completing my first poetry manuscript!

This is "Your House is For Sale," published in Issue 107 of @arcpoetry.bsky.social...

Deadline approaching! The Diana Brebner Prize is open to all Ottawa poets without a published book. This is your chance to submit your work by tomorrow, September 4! More details here: buff.ly/eJGzEgX