some author activity: McNair, mclennan, Norris, Sweeney, Munson, Novak + Ross,

Christine McNair is interviewed by Hollay Ghadery for the New Books Network podcast; rob mclennan has a new poem up at NewPoetry.ca, and an interview conducted by Victoria Cole for Horseshoe Literary Journal; Ken Norris has an excerpt of a memoir up at The Typescript; Heather Sweeney now has a substack; Jed Munson and JoAnna Novak have new work in DIAGRAM; and did you know that Stuart Ross' Proper Tales Press is now on Instagram?

some author activity: Rivera, O'Reilly, Sweeney, Hogg + Tate,

Eléna Rivera has some new work up at Junction Box; Nathanael O'Reilly has some new work up at Mascara Literary Review; Heather Sweeney is interviewed by Muzique Magazine; Robert Hogg has some new work up at The Typescript, an essay on Kent Johnson up at Caesura, and is interviewed in a podcast by Craig Carpenter on his history and associations around TISH: and Bronwen Tate has new work in Court Green.

some author activity: Izsak, Sweeney, Kinaschuk, Clayton + Pirie,

Emily Izsak has a new poem on the Chaudiere Books blog for National Poetry Month, as does Heather Sweeney; Kyle Kinaschuk has a poem up in the "Tuesday poem" series over at the dusie blog; Conyer Clayton is interviewed in the "12 or 20 questions" series; and both Conyer Clayton and Pearl Pirie participate in Red Alder Review's open mic series.

some author activity: Izsak, Christie, Burgoyne, Sweeney, Spinosa, Beaulieu + Ball,

Emily Izsak, Jason Christie, Sarah Burgoyne and Heather Sweeney have new work in the sixteenth issue of where is the river; Dani Spinosa has a new visual poem up at Train : a poetry journal; Derek Beaulieu is interviewed over at Train : a poetry journal; and Ryan Pratt has a new piece on working through the late Nelson Ball's literary archive.

some author activity: Sweeney, Etherin, Schmaltz, Clayton + Eleftherion,

[Heather Sweeney launching her new above/ground press chapbook at Storyfort in Boise, Idaho as part of the Treefort festival] Anthony Etherin provides an essay in the my (small press) writing day series; further of Eric Schmaltz's commentaries have been appearing at Jacket2; forthcoming author Conyer Clayton has a poem up at Train : a poetry journal, as well as in the Tuesday poem series, over at the dusie blog; and Melissa Eleftherion has new work up in Dream Pop Journal #7.

some author activity: Sweeney, Gurton-Wachter, Dreiblatt + mclennan,

Heather Sweeney has some new work in the "Tuesday poem" series over at dusie; Anna Gurton-Wachter has some new work in Black Sun Lit; the first issue of Anna Gurton-Wachter and Ian Dreiblatt's Counter Poetry is now online; and rob mclennan has a spring poem up at 8 Poems.

New Orleans Poetry Festival 2019: Hyland, Kaminski, Robinson, Rosenthal, Smith, Sweeney + Tate,

above/ground press authors MC Hyland, Megan Kaminski, Elizabeth Robinson, Sarah Rosenthal, Jessica Smith, Heather Sweeney and Bronwen Tate (as well as a whole slew of other writers) participate in the 2019 New Orleans Poetry Festival and Small Press Fair, which will be held from April 18-21, 2019. I might not be able to attend, but you should totally go! Check out the full schedule here.

new from above/ground press: SAME BITCH, DIFFERENT ERA: THE REAL HOUSEWIVES POEMS, by Heather Sweeney

SAME BITCH, DIFFERENT ERA: THE REAL HOUSEWIVES POEMS
Heather Sweeney
$5

EPISODE 1:  BEWITCHED
you have to calm down we’re at Bendel’s this is Richard he’s very confident we were lovers oh no he’s backing up this bores me don’t look into Ramona’s eyes I always felt her pain stop it Sonja she’s out to lunch yeah he’s adorable Richard come back I’m not enjoying this process I want out like on Bewitched

published in Ottawa by above/ground press
February 2019
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy

Heather Sweeney lives with her husband and beloved dog, Dexter, in San Diego, CA.  She is a poet, painter, and yoga teacher. Her first chapbook, Just Let Me Have This, was published by Selcouth Station Press last year. She has not watched "The Real Housewives of New York" in a very long time.

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 at rob_mclennan (at) hotmail.com or the PayPal button at www.robmclennan.blogspot.com

some author activity: Archer, Sweeney, Armantrout + Robinson,

Sacha Archer is being interviewed over at poetry mini interviews, and has an extended photo essay now up at Sonic Boom magazine; forthcoming above/ground press author Heather Sweeney is also being interviewed at poetry mini interviews; Rae Armantrout is interviewed at Touch the Donkey; Sacha Archer has some new work in Crux Desperationis 11; and Elizabeth Robinson has a new poem up at Under a Warm Green Linden.