Gary Barwin
@garybarwin.bsky.social
writing, multimedia, music, art, Hamilton ON Canada
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“There’s a wisecrack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
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“There’s a wisecrack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
Reposted by Gary Barwin
My life is a series of people saying to me, "I can't believe you don't know this!" and a series of people saying to me, "I can't believe you know this!"
Latest example:
Kristof Lauwers' "After bpNichol" (2009).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4P2...
Latest example:
Kristof Lauwers' "After bpNichol" (2009).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4P2...
Kristof Lauwers' "After bpNichol"
YouTube video by commutiny
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November 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
My life is a series of people saying to me, "I can't believe you don't know this!" and a series of people saying to me, "I can't believe you know this!"
Latest example:
Kristof Lauwers' "After bpNichol" (2009).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4P2...
Latest example:
Kristof Lauwers' "After bpNichol" (2009).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4P2...
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Unfortunately, we've had to postpone this event but will send out a notice to all and sundry when we reschedule.
In the meantime: pduttonpoetry.wordpress.com/video-2/
In the meantime: pduttonpoetry.wordpress.com/video-2/
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Unfortunately, we've had to postpone this event but will send out a notice to all and sundry when we reschedule.
In the meantime: pduttonpoetry.wordpress.com/video-2/
In the meantime: pduttonpoetry.wordpress.com/video-2/
Reposted by Gary Barwin
3/3 @velveteenrabbi.bsky.social @aempoet.bsky.social @garybarwin.bsky.social @sheilasquill.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @webbish6.bsky.social @grantclauser.bsky.social @trishhopkinsonpoet.bsky.social @jillpearlman.bsky.social @roguestrands.bsky.social
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Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 47
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Ampersand Schematic (for @thebedroompunk.bsky.social )
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Ampersand Schematic (for @thebedroompunk.bsky.social )
November 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Ghost Variables: Friday 7pm-10pm
November 28th at The Rathskellar, Germania Club, Hamilton.
improvisations: free jazz and other
Billig, billiger, Billigbier!!
November 28th at The Rathskellar, Germania Club, Hamilton.
improvisations: free jazz and other
Billig, billiger, Billigbier!!
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Ghost Variables: Friday 7pm-10pm
November 28th at The Rathskellar, Germania Club, Hamilton.
improvisations: free jazz and other
Billig, billiger, Billigbier!!
November 28th at The Rathskellar, Germania Club, Hamilton.
improvisations: free jazz and other
Billig, billiger, Billigbier!!
Celebration of Life and Tribute performances for Paul Dutton.
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Celebration of Life and Tribute performances for Paul Dutton.
LITLIVE readings Dec 7, 7pm
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
LITLIVE readings Dec 7, 7pm
Soldier
YouTube video by Gary Barwin
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November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Reposted by Gary Barwin
Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part one, : Liam Burke + Gary Barwin, / @garybarwin.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
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Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part one, : Liam Burke + Gary Barwin,
Okay, so this has to be a blended sequence of fair-posts, as multiple vendors (such as myself and the delightfully-productive above/ground p...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part one, : Liam Burke + Gary Barwin, / @garybarwin.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/11/ongo...
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/11/ongo...
NEW ALBUM!!!!!! w/@whatisapoem.bsky.social &
@lillianallen.ca
@lillianallen.ca
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
NEW ALBUM!!!!!! w/@whatisapoem.bsky.social &
@lillianallen.ca
@lillianallen.ca
Ok, this is really special and a while coming. We'd love if you had a listen.
Ghost Variables--with special guests - Earth Wind and Choir have a new album out of new music, including the title track which is an extended piece for choir and ensemble.
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spectr...
Ghost Variables--with special guests - Earth Wind and Choir have a new album out of new music, including the title track which is an extended piece for choir and ensemble.
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spectr...
Spectralities, by Ghost Variables (Gary Barwin, Connor Bennett, Mike Hansen, David Lee, Chris Palmer)
4 track album
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ok, this is really special and a while coming. We'd love if you had a listen.
Ghost Variables--with special guests - Earth Wind and Choir have a new album out of new music, including the title track which is an extended piece for choir and ensemble.
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spectr...
Ghost Variables--with special guests - Earth Wind and Choir have a new album out of new music, including the title track which is an extended piece for choir and ensemble.
almostghostrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spectr...
Reposted by Gary Barwin
Sex with a river, lucky shoes & more with @garybarwin.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @webbish6.bsky.social @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social @collinkelley.bsky.social @dylan20.bsky.social @jillpearlman.bsky.social @kristybowen.bsky.social @oyoguhito.bsky.social
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Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 43
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I've loved the Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders album, Promises since I first heard it. And similarly, Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question. So here is my new album inspired by those two things.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I've loved the Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders album, Promises since I first heard it. And similarly, Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question. So here is my new album inspired by those two things.
garybarwin.bandcamp.com/album/unansw...
garybarwin.bandcamp.com/album/unansw...
Reposted by Gary Barwin
Digging up a dictionary, horror and fragmentation, and other obsessions with @garybarwin.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @renee-emerson.bsky.social @mariapopova.bsky.social @kristybowen.bsky.social @richfergusonpoet.bsky.social @roguestrands.bsky.social 3/3
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Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 42
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Digging up a dictionary, horror and fragmentation, and other obsessions with @garybarwin.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @renee-emerson.bsky.social @mariapopova.bsky.social @kristybowen.bsky.social @richfergusonpoet.bsky.social @roguestrands.bsky.social 3/3
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@tomsnarsky.bsky.social #smallpoemsunday
An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
October 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social #smallpoemsunday
An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
Every cloud has pig in it.
October 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
An allegory, a fable and a folk tale walk into a bar.
Every cloud has pig in it.
Every cloud has pig in it.
Reposted by Gary Barwin
Les Murray, born on this day in 1938
October 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Les Murray, born on this day in 1938
Reposted by Gary Barwin
The Unravelling of Ou (by me!) is forthcoming with Palimpsest Press, February 15, 2026, and is available for pre-order now. 🧦 📖
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
tinyurl.com/5an25y7h
This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
tinyurl.com/5an25y7h
This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit
September 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Unravelling of Ou (by me!) is forthcoming with Palimpsest Press, February 15, 2026, and is available for pre-order now. 🧦 📖
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
tinyurl.com/5an25y7h
This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
tinyurl.com/5an25y7h
This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit