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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 5h

!!!

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 6h

god sakes.

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 9h

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 6h

graduated (since you asked) grade thirteen in spring 1989;

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 6h

oh, we read margaret lawrence's the stone angel in grade ten or eleven (circa 1985-7), certainly; a margaret atwood title as well within that same range, and probably some alice munro stories, (all from our high school english classes,

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The Wood Lot Canadian Poetry Reviews & Essays @the-wood-lot.bsky.social · 12h

rob mclennan writes about his latest poetry collection, the book of sentences (University of Calgary press, Fall 2025), and offers an excerpt over at the The Woodlot - Canadian Poetry Reviews & Essays.

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"I don’t hold too much stock in ideas of the muse….”

On the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press, October 2025) and an Except

by rob mclennan I don’t hold too much stock in ideas of the muse, instead seeking the attention of craft. The working class farm-lad in me, I suppose: writing as simultaneous muscle and study, a bl…

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

don't forget im launching the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press, 2025) in Ottawa next week at Plan 99 w Stephanie Bolster + Zane Koss, also launching new books! / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @invisibooks.bsky.social
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-book-o...

the book of sentences

, notes on my new poetry title, available from University of Calgary Press,

robmclennan.substack.com

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 19h

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Jumoke Verissimo / @awapointe.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/10/12-o...

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Jumoke Verissimo

Jumoke Verissimo is a poet and novelist living in Toronto. She is the author of two well-recognised collections: i am memory and The Birth...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 17h

The Museum of Practical Things
, some notes from within the current work-in-progress,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-museum...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 17h

um, no.

Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 20h

U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 19h

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Jumoke Verissimo / @awapointe.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/10/12-o...

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Jumoke Verissimo

Jumoke Verissimo is a poet and novelist living in Toronto. She is the author of two well-recognised collections: i am memory and The Birth...

robmclennan.blogspot.com

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Margo LaPierre @margolapierre.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for shining the spotlight & sitting w my poems, rob!

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

a mid-week ringette practice for small one (skipping guides tonight because of it), so an opportunity to sit with Margo LaPierre’s Ajar, // @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @margolapierre.bsky.social

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

hm.

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

I came here to say exactly this, also; yes,

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

a mid-week ringette practice for small one (skipping guides tonight because of it), so an opportunity to sit with Margo LaPierre’s Ajar, // @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @margolapierre.bsky.social

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know how else to tell you this: generative AI, the dismantling of Dept of Ed, defunding science, MAHA, banned books. They're of a piece. They're trying to disenfranchise you of your brain. Keep thinking.

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

new from above/ground press: household: meadow, by Kate Siklosi / @invisibooks.bsky.social ;
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-...

new from above/ground press: household: meadow, by Kate Siklosi

household: meadow Kate Siklosi $6 The yard hers, unsilenced, hers, bright. uttered. unafraid of syntax, little fire, lit and sparking. open-...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

Spotlight series #114 : Geoffrey Young
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Spotlight series #114 : Geoffrey Young

The one hundred and fourteenth in my monthly "spotlight" series, each featuring a different poet with a short statement and a new poem or t...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 3d

above/ground press author spotlight #11 : Michael Sikkema / @michael-sikkema.bsky.social @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social ;
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

don't forget im launching the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press, 2025) in Ottawa next week at Plan 99 w Stephanie Bolster + Zane Koss, also launching new books! / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @invisibooks.bsky.social
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-book-o...

the book of sentences

, notes on my new poetry title, available from University of Calgary Press,

robmclennan.substack.com