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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 4d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : rob mclennan : Heliotropia, by Manahil Bandukwala / @manahil.bsky.social ;
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rob mclennan : Heliotropia, by Manahil Bandukwala

Heliotropia , Manahil Bandukwala Brick Books, 2024 Season of Sunflowers I love the sunflowers when they are taller than me and when they...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 3d

Emily Austin, Gay Girl Prayers
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Emily Austin, Gay Girl Prayers

Lot’s unnamed daughters had an unnamed mother. She was turned to salt for looking backwards. At nighttime, before the girls slept, they mu...

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(ottawa) small press almanac @smallpressalmanac.bsky.social · 3d

Things in my Chest volume 2
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Things in my Chest volume 2

Later in October we will be releasing Things in my Chest volume 2! 13 poets shedding light on their personal darkness and transformations. ...

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ottawa small press book fair @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social · 5d

don't forget the fall edition of the ottawa small press book fair Nov 22nd! + pre-fair reading the night prior at Anita's Cafe in Vanier, / @arcpoetry.bsky.social @amandaearl.bsky.social @thesedayszine.bsky.social @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social ; smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

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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(ottawa) small press almanac @smallpressalmanac.bsky.social · 12d

fwd : HallowZine, Ottawa Zine Fair, October 12, 2025;
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fwd : HallowZine, Ottawa Zine Fair, October 12, 2025;

Sunday, October 12th from 10-2 at the Glebe Community Centre Masks are recommended and costumes are encouraged! "Swing by the fair from 10 A...

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These Days @thesedayszine.bsky.social · 10d

No mail? Get yer zines, chaps, and CanLit trading cards at the glorious Glebe Community Centre in just 2 weeks today!

(ottawa) small press almanac @smallpressalmanac.bsky.social · 12d

fwd : HallowZine, Ottawa Zine Fair, October 12, 2025;
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fwd : HallowZine, Ottawa Zine Fair, October 12, 2025;

Sunday, October 12th from 10-2 at the Glebe Community Centre Masks are recommended and costumes are encouraged! "Swing by the fair from 10 A...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 13d

this Sunday, The Factory Reading Series! Ben Ladouceur launches a new chapbook, Irish-Australian poet Nathanael O'Reilly comes north + Michael Lithgow returns to Ottawa after 5+ years in Alberta! / @bookhugpress.bsky.social @cormorantbooks.bsky.social
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The Factory Reading Series, September 28, 2025: O'Reilly, Lithgow + Ladouceur,

The Factory Reading Series Presents: readings by: Nathanael O'Reilly (Texas) Michael Lithgow (Ottawa) + Ben Ladouceur (Ottawa) lovingly host...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 13d

S*BSTACK ALERT: Trace, (above/ground press, 2013)
, offering the text of an out-of-print chapbook,
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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 12d

this Sunday!

TEXT on side: AngelHousePress.com. Horizontal: Sunday, September 28, 2025.
Image: photos of Amanda Earl, James K. Moran and AJ Dolman. TEXT: The Lieutenant’s Pump, 361 Elgin, The Gallery. Doors: 1:30PM. 2PM. Logos: The Writers Union of Canada. Amanda Earl: whimsy, exploration, connection. Canada Council for the Arts

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 11d

above/ground press: 2026 subscriptions now available!
, anticipating the press' thirty-third year of activity, / @neonpajamas.bsky.social @russellcarisse.bsky.social @kevinspenst.bsky.social @frankyfrancescannon.com ;
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(ottawa) small press almanac @smallpressalmanac.bsky.social · 12d

fwd : HallowZine, Ottawa Zine Fair, October 12, 2025;
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fwd : HallowZine, Ottawa Zine Fair, October 12, 2025;

Sunday, October 12th from 10-2 at the Glebe Community Centre Masks are recommended and costumes are encouraged! "Swing by the fair from 10 A...

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(ottawa) small press almanac @smallpressalmanac.bsky.social · 14d

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | Fall 2025 | Common House Magazine
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | Fall 2025 | Common House Magazine

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! DEADLINE: November 25th, 2025 Our submissions are open for our sixth issue! We would love to see your work in our in...

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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 14d

The Carleton Poetic Society Outdoor Open Mic
Time and Place: 5:30 pm. Vincent Massey Park, White Gazebo
Web: linktr.ee/thepoeticssocietycu
September 24 - sign up here: tinyurl.com/carletonopenmicsept24

The Poetics Society | Instagram | Linktree

Welcome! Check out our social media and upcoming events below:

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Arc Poetry Magazine @arcpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 25

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 Lampman Award, recognizing outstanding poetry from brilliant Ottawa-based poets: Emily Austin's “Gay Girl Prayers,” Manahil Bandukwala's “Heliotropia,” and AJ Dolman's “Crazy/Mad.” Stay tuned for details about the winner announcement this fall!

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 14d

Gwen Aube's pulp necrosis (above/ground press, 2025) is reviewed at Discordia Review
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Gwen Aube's pulp necrosis (2025) is reviewed at Discordia Review

Whoever runs Discordia Review , presumably, was good enough to provide a first review of Gwen Aube's pulp necrosis (2025). Thanks so much! ...

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(ottawa) small press almanac @smallpressalmanac.bsky.social · 14d

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | Fall 2025 | Common House Magazine
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | Fall 2025 | Common House Magazine

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! DEADLINE: November 25th, 2025 Our submissions are open for our sixth issue! We would love to see your work in our in...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 25d

Ottawa book launch : the book of sentences, (with Stephanie Bolster + Zane Koss, / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social ;
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Ottawa book launch : the book of sentences, (with Stephanie Bolster + Zane Koss,

the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press, 2025): now available / order through your favourite bookstore or, in Canada, through th...

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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 24d

Creatively Yours has launched. There are 6 items available for purchase now. More will be added and the current offerings will expire in December. Expect more wild promo and info to come! amandaearl.substack.com/p/creatively...

Creatively Yours Begins

Initial offerings purchasable until December 2025

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 23d

new from above/ground press: What's Left, by Ken Norris
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new from above/ground press: What's Left, by Ken Norris

What's Left Ken Norris $6 FALLEN ANGELS Desecration. Wide-eyed with failing wonder. The fallen angels lift themselves up, dust themselves of...

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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 23d

September issue of Bywords.ca is now live w/ poems by Aline Bee, Ruth Kennedy, Charlene Osborne & Ellie Waisglass bywords.ca

Bywords: Poetry and Ottawa Literary Events

Bywords publishes poetry, a Calendar of Literary Events, and the Bywords Quarterly Journal. Its aims are to publish emerging and established poets who reside, study or work in Ottawa.

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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 23d

I'm grateful to The Temz Review for inviting me to be a resident reviewer. The latest issue includes two of my reviews for Speech Dries Here on the Tongue and Carol Krause's A Bouquet of Glass. www.thetemzreview.com/issue-thirty...

Issue Thirty-Two

ISSN 2818-811X

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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 23d

Thrilled that James K Moran will be reading on September 28 with me and AJ Dolman, his co-pilot and fellow amazing writer

JAMES K. MORAN reading with AJ Dolman & Amanda Earl. Sunday, September 28, 2025. 2:00pm Doors: 1:30pm. Please RSVP: amanda@angelhousepress.com. More info: AngelHousePress.com. The Lieutenant’s Pump, 361 Elgin Street, Ottawa. BOOK COVERS: Town & Train. Fear Itself. LOGOS: TWUC. CCA. AE.

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These Days @thesedayszine.bsky.social · Aug 21

join as a free member and vote on your favourite CanLit Card from volume 1 www.patreon.com/posts/canlit...

CanLit Card Tier List | Horsebroke Press

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · Aug 21

report: the above/ground press 32nd anniversary reading/launch/party! / @linarvitvideopoet.bsky.social @mreid.bsky.social ;
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report: the above/ground press 32nd anniversary reading/launch/party!

Happy anniversary! Once more, unto the breach, dear friends. I'm sure you are already aware that I recently hosted the thirty-second anniver...

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Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social · Aug 22

Wow a fabulous review of We Astronauts. Thanks @pinholepoetry.bsky.social for making it possible & sharing the review by Catherine Walker.

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we astronauts by Pearl Pirie

More observational than confessional, Pirie writes not from the margins, but from the centre of her own life. This is a radical act—to narrate one’s interiority and place it before the world without a...

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