some author activity: Dreiblatt, Adams, mclennan, Nećakov, Novak + Hofmann,

Ian Dreiblatt responds as part of the "12 or 20 questions" interview series; Carrie Olivia Adams was recently interviewed by Zach Savich for Tupelo Quarterly; rob mclennan has posted a memorial poem on his blog for Phyllis Webb; forthcoming author Lillian Nećakov has a poem in the "poetry pause" via The League of Canadian Poets; JoAnna Novak has a piece in The New Yorker; and Ava Hofmann has some new work up at Territory.

new from above/ground press: that i want, by Ava Hofmann

that i want
Ava Hofmann
$5

published in Ottawa by above/ground press
April 2021
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy

Originally from Oxford, Ohio, Ava Hofmann is a trans writer currently living and working in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has poems published in or forthcoming from Poetry Daily, Black Warrior Review, Fence, Anomaly, Best American Experimental Writing 2020, The Fanzine, Datableed, and elsewhere. Her interactive chapbook, THE WOMAN FACTORY, was published via The OS. Her latest chapbook is my my summer of total failure, published by The Offending Adam. Her full length collection [...], is forthcoming in 2021, with more books on the way. She also edits SPORAZINE, a magazine of experimental writing written by trans people. Her website is www.nothnx.com and her twitter is @st_somatic

To order, send cheques (add $1 for postage; in US, add $2; outside North America, add $5) to: rob mclennan, 2423 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa ON K1H 7M9. E-transfer or PayPal at rob_mclennan (at) hotmail.com or the PayPal button at www.robmclennan.blogspot.com

some author activity: Barwin, Kratz, mclennan, Prime + Hofmann,

husband and wife Gary Barwin and Beth Bromberg are featured in the Toronto Star; Al Kratz is zoom-interviewed by Constance Malloy as part of her "In Conversation" series; rob mclennan has a new poem up at his blog; Tom Prime has a poem in the "Tuesday poem" series; and Ava Hofmann has some new work posted at Sulfur.

some author activity: Townsend, Olsen, Hofmann + Blouin,

Jamie Townsend is being interviewed over at poetry mini interviews; Geoffrey Olsen is interviewed over at Touch the Donkey; Ava Hofmann has some new work online via the Action Books blog; and Michael Blouin has a book heading to the moon!

some author activity: Trivedi, Folsom, Hofmann, Boyle + Solomon,

Amish Trivedi writes on Mark Novak's Social Poetics for The Iowa Review blog; Eric Folsom has a new poem up at the Kingston Public Library website; part two of a manifesto by forthcoming author Ava Hofmann is now online at the Action Books blog; Frances Boyle has a new poem up at Artis Natura; and Misha Solomon has an essay in the "Talking Poetics" series.

some author activity: Boyle, Birchard, Barwin, Hofmann + Eleftherion,

Frances Boyle has some new poems up at FEED; Guy Birchard is interviewed over at Touch the Donkey; Gary Barwin has a piece on writer's block up on the AllLitUp site; forthcoming author Ava Hofmann is interviewed over at poetry mini interviews; and Melissa Eleftherion is featured over at the sundress blog.