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summer farah @summ.bsky.social · 21h

I have two poems in the ANIMALIA folio edited by @sannawani.bsky.social at @ex-puritan.bsky.social 🐦 ex-puritan.ca/the-birds-ar...

"THE BIRDS ARE CALLING" and "THE BIRDS ARE CALLING"

Read Summer Farah's poems "THE BIRDS ARE CALLING" and "THE BIRDS ARE CALLING" in The Ex-Puritan's special issue Animalia, then check out the 2025 Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence!

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The Ex-Puritan @ex-puritan.bsky.social · 21h

"Poets love birds." So says @sannawani.bsky.social's editor's note ("Marginalia: Cento as Editor’s Note") for our 2025 special issue, Animalia. Did the poets (and the fiction writers and essayists) prove her right? Find out now— the issue is live: ex-puritan.ca/animalia

A cover image for The Ex-Puritan's special issue Animalia, featuring brown, antique-looking text over vintage scientific drawings of animals.

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Read A Little Poetry @readalittlepoem.bsky.social · 16d

Today’s poem is selected by Sanna Wani (@sannawani.bsky.social) as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.

“This Isn't The Life” appeared in The Seventh Town of Ghosts by Faith Arkorful, published by McClelland & Stewart, 2024. Shared here with deep gratitude.

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The Ex-Puritan @ex-puritan.bsky.social · 15d

The Ex-Puritan is proud to introduce our new Poetry Editor, Sanna Wani (@sannawani.bsky.social)!

Sanna Wani is a Kashmiri writer, editor and translator based in Toronto. She is the author of My Grief, the Sun (House of Anansi, 2022), winner of the 2023 Trillium Award for Poetry.

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David Naimon @davidnaimon.bsky.social · 14d

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Sanna Wani @sannawani.bsky.social · 18d

That’s so sweet, thank you!

Sanna Wani @sannawani.bsky.social · 28d

Poet Talk about Trees featuring @farahghafoor.bsky.social!

Tune in for talk about trees, snails, time and more. Available where you listen to podcasts: poettalk.buzzsprout.com/2362005/epis...

a yellow background with an orange tree; and then TREES and a few other phrases in dark green and black

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This Magazine @thismagazine.bsky.social · Sep 10

"Did she strive toward success, the way any artist does, only to accidentally strive too far, primed by her personal privilege and positionality?" asks @sannawani.bsky.social in this thought-provoking piece about Chappell Roan, fame, race, and gender.

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Star power

My friend Lou is visiting from Australia. We do silly things together, like watch Love Island and listen to music. Lou shows me the video for Chappell Roan’s “Casual,” which follows a girl and a merma...

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Sanna Wani @sannawani.bsky.social · Sep 4

Can’t wait!

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summer farah @summ.bsky.social · Aug 28

DIGITAL REVIEW COPIES FOR THE HUNGERING YEARS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ INTERVIEWERS/REVIEWERS/BOOKFLUENCERS/BOOKSELLERS/ETC. PLEASE READ MY POETRY BOOK

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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · Jul 16

You gave me your heart

Laura Gilpin

The Apple

You gave me your heart
like a polished apple
and being young
I bit into it

letting my teeth
pierce the tight skin
deep into the flesh
while the juices
ran down between
my fingers.

But now I’m not sure
what fruit it is
that I’ve eaten
or from what tree

or why suddenly
neither one of us
is quite as young.

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The Ex-Puritan @ex-puritan.bsky.social · Jul 10

"The protagonists shift but maintain an integrity of voice: elegant, incisive, dry, witty." – @sannawani.bsky.social reviews @shashibhat.bsky.social's Death by a Thousand Cuts: ex-puritan.ca/futility-and...

Futility and Betrayal in Shashi Bhat’s Death by a Thousand Cuts

Read Sanna Wani's review “Futility and Betrayal in Shashi Bhat’s Death by a Thousand Cuts” in Issue 69: Spring 2025 of The Ex-Puritan, then check out the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence!

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The Ex-Puritan @ex-puritan.bsky.social · Jul 7

The Ex-Puritan SPECIAL ISSUE Submission Call: Animalia, guest edited by Sanna Wani (@sannawani.bsky.social)! ex-puritan.ca/news/call-fo...

Call for Submissions: Animalia

We are so pleased to announce this year's Special Issue: Animalia, guest-edited by Sanna Wani!

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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · Jul 7

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Sanna Wani @sannawani.bsky.social · Jun 6

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This Magazine @thismagazine.bsky.social · Jun 5

This is the first Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 we're celebrating on Bluesky, so we *have* to share this excellent story from our Winter 2024 issue here. @sannawani.bsky.social discusses white privilege, the pressure of fame, and Chappell Roan—and we're still so obsessed with this article!

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Star power

My friend Lou is visiting from Australia. We do silly things together, like watch Love Island and listen to music. Lou shows me the video for Chappell Roan’s “Casual,” which follows a girl and a merma...

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stuart @stuartp.bsky.social · May 18

this is what they (the normans) took from you

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Sanna Wani @sannawani.bsky.social · May 15

I am loving Remedios Varo paintings lately (as always) — on the left, Born Again / on the right, Star Maker

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Sanna Wani @sannawani.bsky.social · May 12

The sun can be a flower.
A bouquet, a forest.
It’s good to be alive in spring.

A pot of bright yellow daisies sits on a porch sill. There is one small black ant climbing through the yellow, and behind it, a bush; a street; a tree. Next to the pot, an ash tray with jade patterns.

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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · May 11

my cats. my mom.

rachel tanner atchley (@rickit.bsky.social)

“sometimes survival is a list”

three pink roses out front. my cats. my mom.
the beach. midnight drives across town, alone.
catching up with old friends. the final season
of my favorite show. strawberry banana milkshakes.
reading poetry. writing poetry, slipping into bed
after washing my sheets. the pillow i took from a hotel.
hot showers, getting dressed up. staying dressed down.
chicken broth. dragon quest builders 2.
the possibility of an nsync reunion. the possibility
of someday feeling better.

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Sanna Wani @sannawani.bsky.social · May 9

Wish I could be there!

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Sanna Wani @sannawani.bsky.social · May 6

Goal has been reached ❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much to everyone who shared and donated! I am so grateful!

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Sanna Wani @sannawani.bsky.social · May 5

PLEASE SHARE! I am raising funds for a dear friend and member of the literary as well as arts communities.

$5 and $10 goes a long way! Reshares even further! We are just $800 from our goal and my hope is bluesky can take us the rest of the way. 💛💛💛

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Sanna Wani @sannawani.bsky.social · Apr 28

Happy belated birthday David :) fascinated that you are a Taurus…I loved this conversation with Zahid Rafiq. Thank you for spotlighting a Kashmiri voice. ❤️
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Zahid Rafiq : The World With Its Mouth Open

Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry · Episode

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Domenica Martinello @domenicahope.bsky.social · Apr 26

People who talk during movies named #1 worst audience members by people who record concerts on their phones

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