some author activity: Poe, Carr, mclennan, Graham + Cooley,

Deborah Poe has some new poems up at Loose Change 5.1; Emily Carr has three new poems, as well as a short write-up by rob mclennan, now online at Jacket2; rob mclennan has four new poems, a short essay and an interview conducted by Lea Graham up at Atticus Review; and Dennis Cooley has three new poems, as well as a short write-up by rob mclennan, now online at Jacket2.

some author activity: Abel, Hancock, Markotić, Cooley, Graham, hastain, Barbour, Murphy, eckhoff + Pirie,

Jordan Abel is interviewed in the "Six Questions" series for the sake of his inclusion on the 2014 Gerald Lampert Award shortlist; Brecken Hancock has four poems up on Lemonhound; both Nicole Markotić and Dennis Cooley have new poems up at Atticus Review, as well as a short introductory essay on their work by Lea Graham; j/j hastain, as well as Douglas Barbour and Sheila E. Murphy, have new work in the second issue of Posit; there's a new interview with kevin mcpherson eckhoff up at Poets Touching Trees; and Pearl Pirie participates in the "My Writing Process: Blog Tour" meme.

some author activity: Grayhurst, Cochrane, Reed, Barwin, Poe, Graham, Adams + Earl,

Allison Grayhurst has two poems in the new issue of Ann Arbor Review; Mark Cochrane has a new poem posted as part of the "Tuesday poem" series on the dusie blog; Marthe Reed has "Five Poems from Binx's Blues, with a Note on the Process (On Lines from Walker Percy)" over at Jacket2, alongside a short piece Gary Barwin wrote on the visual poetry of Karl Jirgens; Deborah Poe is all over Atticus Review lately, with new poems, an essay and an interview conducted by Lea Graham; Carrie Olivia Adams is one of five poets reading on November 8 at a Rescue Press anthology launch in Iowa City, Iowa, a reading to be live-streamed online; and Amanda Earl also has a new poem up in the "Tuesday poem" series up at the dusie blog.

some author activity: Maguire, Earl, Graham, Abel, mclennan + McFadden,

Shannon Maguire answers some questions over at Open Book: Toronto; Amanda Earl discusses the narrative in poetry; Lea Graham discusses place in poetry over at the Atticus Review, introducing readers to the work of poets Michael Anania and Joseph Harrington; Jordan Abel has started blogging for The Capilano Review; rob mclennan has a new poem up at The Wonder Book, as selected by guest-editor Andrew Burke; and Griffin-nominee David W. McFadden graces the dusie Tuesday poem series with "three dubious sonnets."

some author activity: Graham, Pirie, Bremner, mclennan, McNair, beaulieu

one of Lea Graham's series of epistolary poems for Robert Kroetsch is online at Atticus Review; Pearl Pirie has a new piece online at TRUCK, alongside rob mclennan, and perpetually forthcoming above/ground press author Lary Bremner; two pieces from rob mclennan's "Songs for little sleep," are online at The Offending Adam, alongside a small critical note on mclennan's two poems, and he has an interview over at Open Book: Ontario; Christine McNair has an interview over at Open Book: Ontario as well, and another at the Grey Borders site; and derek beaulieu now has a selected poems. What the...? 


Don't forget the mclennan/McNair pre-wedding SOCIAL tomorrow night, and the SPAO reading the following evening, featuring seven Ottawa poets (Earl, Pirie, Reid, Ridley, Radmore, mclennan + McNair).

And we will see you at the ottawa small press book fair on June 30th, right?