rob mclennan
@robmclennan.bsky.social
poet, fiction writer, publisher, critic, papa, etc.
out now: the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press)
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out now: the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press)
https://robmclennan.blogspot.com/
https://www.patreon.com/robmclennan
http://robmclennanauthor.blogspot.com/ https://robmclennan.substack.com/
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Appreciation post: thank you, @robmclennan.bsky.social, for making this happen with the regularity of the solstice
less than two weeks for the 31st anniversary edition of the ottawa small press book fair! and catch the pre-fair reading at Anina's Cafe the night prior! readers to announce soon,
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the ottawa small press book fair, autumn 2025 edition: November 22, 2025
span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents: the ottawa small press book fair autumn 2025 : will be held on Satur...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Appreciation post: thank you, @robmclennan.bsky.social, for making this happen with the regularity of the solstice
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Hi CNF writers with a book, if you're interested in teaching a 1-1 for the next two to three years while you're hopefully working on your next book and want to live in the Twin Cities, please consider applying to be our next writer in residence: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Hi CNF writers with a book, if you're interested in teaching a 1-1 for the next two to three years while you're hopefully working on your next book and want to live in the Twin Cities, please consider applying to be our next writer in residence: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
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Tuesday poem #660 : Holly Loveday : Balcony
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Tuesday poem #660 : Holly Loveday : Balcony
The ideal temperature for sleep is around eighteen degrees. Your hands are warmer than that. Pad over the lip of the s...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Tuesday poem #660 : Holly Loveday : Balcony
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Kate Colby / @essaypress.bsky.social ;
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Kate Colby
Kate Colby's books of poetry include I Mean and Reverse Engineer . A book of lyric prose, Paradoxx , just came out with Essay Press. She h...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Kate Colby / @essaypress.bsky.social ;
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above/ground press author spotlight #15 : Renée Sarojini Saklikar / @reneesarojini.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social ;
, with two upcoming Vancouver readings (including a launch of the new chapbook) + a zoom event with rob mclennan,
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, with two upcoming Vancouver readings (including a launch of the new chapbook) + a zoom event with rob mclennan,
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November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
above/ground press author spotlight #15 : Renée Sarojini Saklikar / @reneesarojini.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social ;
, with two upcoming Vancouver readings (including a launch of the new chapbook) + a zoom event with rob mclennan,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...
, with two upcoming Vancouver readings (including a launch of the new chapbook) + a zoom event with rob mclennan,
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S*BSTACK ALERT: the green notebook
, reading Charles Bernstein, and Helen Humphreys on Sylvia Plath,
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, reading Charles Bernstein, and Helen Humphreys on Sylvia Plath,
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November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
S*BSTACK ALERT: the green notebook
, reading Charles Bernstein, and Helen Humphreys on Sylvia Plath,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
, reading Charles Bernstein, and Helen Humphreys on Sylvia Plath,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Kate Colby / @essaypress.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/11/12-o...
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/11/12-o...
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Kate Colby
Kate Colby's books of poetry include I Mean and Reverse Engineer . A book of lyric prose, Paradoxx , just came out with Essay Press. She h...
robmclennan.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Kate Colby / @essaypress.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/11/12-o...
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Tuesday poem #660 : Holly Loveday : Balcony
dusie.blogspot.com/2025/11/tues...
dusie.blogspot.com/2025/11/tues...
Tuesday poem #660 : Holly Loveday : Balcony
The ideal temperature for sleep is around eighteen degrees. Your hands are warmer than that. Pad over the lip of the s...
dusie.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Tuesday poem #660 : Holly Loveday : Balcony
dusie.blogspot.com/2025/11/tues...
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invisible to the naked eye, but somehow, able to be captured via digital camera,
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
invisible to the naked eye, but somehow, able to be captured via digital camera,
hey, everybody! it’s Norm Nehmetallah, publisher of Invisible Publishing! he was in our house! he is totally the nicest. // @invisibooks.bsky.social @christinemcnair.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
hey, everybody! it’s Norm Nehmetallah, publisher of Invisible Publishing! he was in our house! he is totally the nicest. // @invisibooks.bsky.social @christinemcnair.bsky.social
ringette practice for the small one, and beginning into Rahat Kurd’s Z, // @talonbooks.bsky.social @rahat.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
ringette practice for the small one, and beginning into Rahat Kurd’s Z, // @talonbooks.bsky.social @rahat.bsky.social
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Today: Orchid Tierney, pedagogies for the planthroposcene (above/ground chapbook, 2025)
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today: Orchid Tierney, pedagogies for the planthroposcene (above/ground chapbook, 2025)
i am also, but im home in the basement, so the comparison might not be apt in this particular case;
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
i am also, but im home in the basement, so the comparison might not be apt in this particular case;
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Huge thread from Tyche Books, a Canadian publisher. Her authors are every day folks, with bills and rent and the physical requirement to eat every day.
Stealing the books she publishes is not a progressive act. It's not activism. It's not punk.
It's just stealing from people trying to live.
Stealing the books she publishes is not a progressive act. It's not activism. It's not punk.
It's just stealing from people trying to live.
Some of my authors are on disability. Some struggle to pay monthly bills. Some are retired & on limited income. Some were laid off in the past couple years & have yet to find new work. Some would love to quit the day job & write full time, but don't earn enough from royalties to do that.
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Huge thread from Tyche Books, a Canadian publisher. Her authors are every day folks, with bills and rent and the physical requirement to eat every day.
Stealing the books she publishes is not a progressive act. It's not activism. It's not punk.
It's just stealing from people trying to live.
Stealing the books she publishes is not a progressive act. It's not activism. It's not punk.
It's just stealing from people trying to live.
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Eve Luckring, Signal to Noise / @ornithopterpress.bsky.social ;
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Eve Luckring, Signal to Noise
I hear a voice calling her name. I can’t tell how far away she is or from which side she answers. I can’t tell if she knows I am listen...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Eve Luckring, Signal to Noise / @ornithopterpress.bsky.social ;
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in which i offer recommendations for 49th Shelf: new/recent titles by Anna Swanson, Qurat Dar, Isabella Wang, Melanie Dennis Unrau, Gillian Sze, Jumoke Verissimo, Hajer Mirwali + Sadiqa de Meijer, / @49thshelf.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social ;
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A Wealth of Reading · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press).
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November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
in which i offer recommendations for 49th Shelf: new/recent titles by Anna Swanson, Qurat Dar, Isabella Wang, Melanie Dennis Unrau, Gillian Sze, Jumoke Verissimo, Hajer Mirwali + Sadiqa de Meijer, / @49thshelf.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social ;
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but but how will homeless people learn their lesson?
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
but but how will homeless people learn their lesson?
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As much as I loathe to draw attention to the National Post, I think it's important to keep an eye on what they're up to. In this case, it's writing a piece that can be summed up with, "The stupid libs keep fear mongering about their bodily rights being taken away. Here's why we should do that."
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
As much as I loathe to draw attention to the National Post, I think it's important to keep an eye on what they're up to. In this case, it's writing a piece that can be summed up with, "The stupid libs keep fear mongering about their bodily rights being taken away. Here's why we should do that."
Eve Luckring, Signal to Noise / @ornithopterpress.bsky.social ;
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Eve Luckring, Signal to Noise
I hear a voice calling her name. I can’t tell how far away she is or from which side she answers. I can’t tell if she knows I am listen...
robmclennan.blogspot.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Eve Luckring, Signal to Noise / @ornithopterpress.bsky.social ;
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yes. i have at least one ornamental/archival stapler (1950s/60s-era, from a west coast publisher), so i understand this,
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
yes. i have at least one ornamental/archival stapler (1950s/60s-era, from a west coast publisher), so i understand this,
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Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part four, : Neil Surkan + Beverley Daurio, / @knifeforkbook.bsky.social @neilsurkan.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
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Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part four, : Neil Surkan + Beverley Daurio,
Again, this blended sequence. [ see my first post on such here ; see my second post here ; see my third post here ]. Might we see you later ...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part four, : Neil Surkan + Beverley Daurio, / @knifeforkbook.bsky.social @neilsurkan.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
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Aoife and friend: Do you want to build a snowman?
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Aoife and friend: Do you want to build a snowman?
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Marc Vincenz
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Marc Vincenz
Marc Vincenz [image credit: Jake Quatt] is a poet, fiction writer, translator, editor, musician, and artist. He has published over 50 books ...
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November 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Marc Vincenz
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thank you, rob!
Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part four, : Neil Surkan + Beverley Daurio, / @knifeforkbook.bsky.social @neilsurkan.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/11/ongo...
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Ongoing notes: TIFA Small Press Market/Meet the Presses’ Indie Lit Market (part four, : Neil Surkan + Beverley Daurio,
Again, this blended sequence. [ see my first post on such here ; see my second post here ; see my third post here ]. Might we see you later ...
robmclennan.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
thank you, rob!
small one has ukulele lesson today, so starting to go through yesterday’s haul from the small press book fair, including new chapbooks by Stuart Ross, Hugh Thomas, Tamsyn Farr + emily shafer, // @tamsynfarr.bsky.social @pearlpoet.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
small one has ukulele lesson today, so starting to go through yesterday’s haul from the small press book fair, including new chapbooks by Stuart Ross, Hugh Thomas, Tamsyn Farr + emily shafer, // @tamsynfarr.bsky.social @pearlpoet.bsky.social