thank you to rob mclennan for organizing and hosting another great ottawa small press book fair. thanks to fellow vendors, to the Glebe Community Centre and to all who stopped by, purchased stuff and hung out. It was a grand affair! See you in November!

new poetry from me and @anotherdavidcurrie.bsky.social about stand-up and sit-coms and crouch-gags chapbook available now from above/ground press

Small press and anarchist book fairs in the Glebe! interview with rob mclennan by Greg Macdougall, / @caitlinpress.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/06/smal...

ottawa small press book fair spring 2026: pre-fair reading Anina's Cafe, 280 Joffre-Bélanger Way Web: abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/the-factory-reading-series-pre-small Jessica Bebenek , russell carisse , David Currie , IAN MARTIN + Renée Sarojini Saklikar . doors 7pm

new from above/ground press: Planting Seeds : Fletcher Garden Poems, ed. David O’Meara featuring new poems by: Laurie Koensgen Ellen Chang-Richardson Anita Lahey Conyer Clayton Sneha Madhavan-Reese D.S. Stymeist David O'Meara Blaine Marchand abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/06/new-...

the next stage of the chapbook making is over at pesbo. pearlpirie.com/blog/2026/06...

ive a new poem up at shadows & sax! www.shadowandsax.com/projects-1-2

New chapbook from phafours / @pearlpoet.bsky.social ; smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2026/06/new-...

by the way : here's how to sign up for the weekly "Tuesday poem" email list! a poem in your in-box every Tuesday curated by myself! what! with no author repeats (as of yet), and poem #700 is coming up this fall! dusie.blogspot.com/2017/03/sign...

this weekend: the ottawa small press book fair, , and pre-fair reading on friday, naturally, / @arcpoetry.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social @swooncor.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social ; robmclennan.substack.com/p/this-weeke...

@anotherdavidcurrie.bsky.social and I did a chapbook! Order online today, or come see the read from it at the small press fair pre-reading on Friday if you're in Ottawa

New chapbook from phafours / @pearlpoet.bsky.social ; smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2026/06/new-...

Heads up: Community Writing Workshop with the Writers Collective of Canada. Sunday, May 31, 2026 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. National Gallery of Canada Special Exhibitions Galleries (Level 2) 380 Sussex. Free with admission. Drop-in activity. No registration needed. www.gallery.ca/whats-on/cal...

🎉Award News! We’re delighted that Ben Ladouceur’s debut novel, I Remember Lights, is a finalist for the 50th annual Amazon Canada First Novel Award! Congratulations to Ben! Learn more about all the 2026 finalists: thewalrus.ca/afna

@arcpoetry.bsky.social announces 2026 Poem of the Year shortlist & gives readers a chance to vote. buff.ly/b0rBh07

you know i have a patreon, yes? mailing out my two new chapbooks soon to patreon supporters; www.patreon.com/robmclennan

Writer-in-Residence 50th Anniversary Alumni Showcase: mclennan, fitzpatrick, Wah, Marlatt, Carpenter, etc; / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @caitlinpress.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/05/writ...

new from above/ground press: from the green notebook, by rob mclennan / @ualbertapress.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/05/new-...

Poems, on occasion , On Occasion: Poems for the People, ed. Sina Queyras (@coachhousebooks.bsky.social), robmclennan.substack.com/p/poems-on-o...

some above/ground press author activity: Conyer Clayton, Benjamin Niespodziany, Michael Sikkema, Amanda Earl, John Levy + Jessi MacEachern, / @michael-sikkema.bsky.social @amandaearl.bsky.social @neonpajamas.bsky.social @conyerclayton.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/04/some...

I'm pleased to announce that singer-songwriter extraordinaire, Eliza Rankin will be joining me on April 26 for a celebration of the end of winter in poetry and song! 2pm EDT. contact me for the Zoom link if you might be coming.

rob reading and podcasting in Victoria, April 24 + 25. / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social @caitlinpress.bsky.social @canadianpoets.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/04/rob-...

National Poetry Month (via @chaudierebooks.bsky.social): Andy Weaver, / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social ; chaudierebooks.blogspot.com/2026/04/nati...

did I mention these new poems here? talkingaboutstrawberries.blogspot.com/2026/04/pear...

Issue 7 of Common House is OUT NOW! smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2026/04/issu...

Issue 7 of Common House is OUT NOW! smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2026/04/issu...

Launch Party - Common House Mag / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ; smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2026/04/cele...

newly posted: Lydia Unsworth : At Last I Have Been Here Long Enough: some notes on an urban poetics / @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/04/lydi...

new from above/ground press: BIODÔME: Twentieth Anniversary Edition, by Stephanie Bolster / @mishasolomon.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/04/new-...

above/ground press author spotlight #24 : Guy Birchard POETRY MONTH! celebrating his three titles published through above/ground press, / @bcbooklook.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...

A new poetry manuscript in progress: Eve, outlandish, feminist retelling of women begins with these two poems in the Periodicities folio of 45 poets and today's The League of Canadian Poets Poetry Pause. amandaearl.substack.com/p/eve-outlan....

VERSeFest 2026 Time and Place: in person and live-streamed Web: www.verseottawa.ca tickets, passes and full program on site March 27 - The Happy Goat, 35 Laurel. 7pm: Sneha Subramanian Kanta, Vera Hadzic, Jennifer Bake. 8:30pm: Paul Vermeersch, Jérôme Melançon, Hajer Mirwali

newly posted: folio : Forty-five Ottawa poets : edited by rob mclennan, , via periodicities: a journal of poetry and poetics, robmclennan.substack.com/p/folio-fort...

Join us on March 29, at 4:30pm, as we induct two new poets into VERSeOttawa's Hall of Honour. Who are our poets of honour this year? Come and see! Admission: FREE www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/hal...

Join us on Tuesday, March 24 for VERSeFest x Riverbed Reading Series at 7:00pm at Club SAW. Tickets here: www.verseottawa.ca/en/events?da...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Katrina Wilcox : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Vera Hadzic @hadzicvera.bsky.social / launching her debut next week as part of VERSeFest 2026! / @anvilpress.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/katr...

new from above/ground press: Wee Walk, by Jennifer Baker / launching next week in Ottawa at VERSeFest! / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/03/new-...

Have you been working on an essay about Canadian poetry? Do you want to write an analysis of a poem? Have you been thinking about interviewing a prominent Canadian poet? Pitches can be sent to [email protected] any time! For more details, visit our submissions guidelines: buff.ly/RkD46CA

VERSeFest / Factory Reading Series : Lydia Unsworth and Nada Gordon, / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @subpresspoetry.bsky.social @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social @nadagordon.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/03/vers...

new from above/ground press: Origin stories, by rob mclennan abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/03/new-...

"Leaves, are falling. A narrow cone. Real thread. Narrative. A philosopher of forestry. Kitchen cupboards are an illusion." #TodaysPoem #poetry solely to dispel her infernal distemper by @robmclennan.bsky.social (2026 North of Oxford) northofoxford.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/t...

VERSeFest Presents/présente : Ft Paul Vermeersch, Hajer Mirwali, Jérôme Melançon Friday, March 27 - 20:30pm Happy Goat Laurel Vendredi, le 27 mars - 20h30 Happy Goat (rue Laurel) $15 ($25 for both March 27 shows) 15 $ (25 $ pour les deux spectacles du 27 mars) www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/fri...

The Factory Reading Series @ VERSeFest: Nada Gordon + Lydia Unsworth, March 29, 2026! / @subpresspoetry.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @knifeforkspoon.bsky.social @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social @nadagordon.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

Last Call for Submissions! - Common House smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2026/03/last...

VERSeFest x Riverbed Marie-Célie Agnant, Olivia Tapiero, Sanita Fejzić Tuesday, March 24 - 7:00pm Mardi, le 24 mars - 19h00 Admission: $15 ($25 for both March 24 shows) Entrée: 15 $ (25 $ pour les deux spectacles du 24 mars) www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/riv...

VERSeFest Presents/présente : Claudia Coutu Radmore, DA Lockhard, Gwen Aube Wednesday, March 25 - 7:00pm Black Box Studio Mercredi, le 25 mars - 19h00 Studio Black Box $15 ($25 for both March 25 shows) 15 $ (25 $ pour les deux spectacles du 25 mars) www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/wed...

VERSeFest x la série de conférences Factory Lecture Series: Ft Nada Gordon, Lydia Unsworth Join host rob mclennan for a fascinating discussion between international guests Lydia Unsworth and Nada Gordon. Admission: FREE www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/fac...

Last Call for Submissions! - Common House smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2026/03/last...

Mark your calendars! Arc Poetry is returning to VERSeFest on Wednesday, March 25, for an event that includes Isabella Wang, our 2024 – 2025 Poet-in-Residence T. Liem, and Lucia Farinon. This will be an evening of poetry you won't want to miss!