rob mclennan talks above/ground press at Amanda Earl's The Small Machine Talks

Amanda Earl was good enough to interview me for episode 93 of her podcast The Small Machine Talks on all things above/ground, including this year's twenty-ninth anniversary! Thanks so much! You can hear our conversation here. As she includes in her outro:

above/ground press is a gargantuan effort that has been a mainstay for not just the Ottawa literary community but the Canadian and North American communities too. It has been such a presence for so long that it is easy to take the work that rob does for granted. rob mclennan is a diligent and faithful servant to literature. As the sole editor for the press, he manages to publish a big batch of chapbooks every year, along with all the other work he does. The catalogue is full of eclectic work from emerging and established writers. I have learned of many writers that have ended up being great influences of my own writing, such as Robert Kroetsch, Dennis Cooley, Amy Dennis, and more. Companion interview series add additional engagement with writers and small press publishers. rob mclennan is a great contributor to literature as a writer and publisher. I simply can’t imagine my own writing life being as invigorating and informed if he didn’t do what he does.

Thank you to rob for being on the show, to Jennifer Pederson for the intro and outro, to Charles Earl for processing and to you for listening to and sharing the episodes each month.