So begins a series of reflections on the writing life by the self-effacing @danielcowper.bsky.social. Concerns that Daniel raises in Pt I are (perhaps inadvertent) boastfulness--something to be avoided--and the sometimes subtle distinction between embarrassment and disgrace.

Looking fwd to more.

In which I make a fool of myself in a new way: Writing about Writing About Writing: an introduction to a series of essays I'll be posting on NVR over the next year or so.
newversereview.substack.com/p/writing-ab...

Come one come all! Big stars Joseph Kidney and Dominique Bernier-Cormier and me too!

Gibsons ; Reasons to Live Books ; 3pm, Sat May 3

Chris Banks and the good folks at The Wood Lot were kind enough to publish a little something I wrote about verse novels, and how I wound up writing one.

the-wood-lot.ca/2025/04/10/f...

Does bedtime feel like a futile battle,
a quotidian struggle with entitled tots
that leaves you deflated and a little defeated?

Does your mini-me’s drama make you moan,
and crave the silent and comforting cold
of the deep, long-lasting darkness of sleep?

If so, this might be the poem for you:

W.H Auden, The Sea and the Mirror, c. 2, Alonso’s speech.

Is Auden… underrated?!?

Got back from visiting family out east, to find that my author copies have arrived early.

They look very handsome in the flesh. All praise to the team @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social for outstanding book design!

Grateful to THINK for including a poem of mine in the new issue: a poem that is scrupulously accurate about my 5 year old’s talking in his sleep.

It's hard to believe but we're 35 days away from release day! Big thanks to @danielcowper.bsky.social for this lovely blurb!❤️ Check the link below to pre-order from your local bookstore!

shoplocal.bookmanager.com/isbn/9780889...

If you're interested in a review copy, please:

- DM me;
or
- Email Jacqui at MQUP: Jacqueline PERIOD davis AT mcgill PERIOD ca

If you're on the fence, don't forget that a physical book could, as fire-starter, save your life in an emergency.

Publishing poetry is like tossing a rose in the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo, they say - but a blurb is like an echo heard before you let go!

What echo? The kind words of wonderful poet, translator, editor, and scholar, 👑 @bdralyuk.bsky.social for Kingdom of the Clock!

Musician, poet, politician, renaissance woman
@mmburton.bsky.social has now weighed in on Kingdom of the Clock:

Pre-order here if so inclined: www.mqup.ca/kingdom-of-t...

Time to bottle some
cider, mix up the next batch.

The best part of bringing a new book into the world is certainly the part where you start collecting blurbs.

Heavyweight verse novel reigning champ and gentleman of letters @jasonguriel.bsky.social is first with kind words for an untested welterweight.

Time runs like a field mouse, doesn’t it?

Here’s an old poem of mine. Old, but this time of the year keeps coming round.

"...profound, skilfully crafted, engaging & cathartic poems that deal with sometimes dark historical & political subject material...leaven[ed] with tender love poems & gentle sardonic humour."

I'm humbled by Colin Carberry's review of "The World You Now Own".

thehighwindowpress.com/2024/10/15/r...

One of the first real poems I wrote was along the immortal lines of “Don’t think twice it’s alright,” as the person I wrote it about observed some years later.

You know what, I'm probably just going to post pure poetry content here. Here's my poem about halloween, and how it goes where I come from.

www.newversereview.com/1-2-daniel-c...

This is the kind of advice I need but struggle to put into practice.