some author activity: Collis, Dueck, Shea, Bowering + Norris,

Stephen Collis is interviewed via Victoria Festival of Authors, as publicity for an upcoming reading; Jonathan Ball's podcast Writing the Wrong Way offers a two-part interview with Nathan Dueck: Parenting And Productive Writing With Nathan Dueck - Part 1, Parenting And Productive Writing With Nathan Dueck - Part 2; Michael Martin Shea is interviewed by Lloyd Wallace for Poetry Daily; and both George Bowering and Ken Norris have new work up at The Typescript.

some author activity: Beaulieu, fitzpatrick, Quartermain, Perry + Armantrout

; Derek Beaulieu once again offers his annual "Most Engaging Books" list; ryan fitzpatrick was recently interviewed on Jonathan Ball's podcast; Meredith Quartermain is interviewed by The Malahat Review; Paul Perry's 'best of 2020' poetry list is now up at The Independent; he also now has a "poetry clip" included online as part of the archive of John Hewitt Society Contributors; and Rae Armantrout has some new work up at The Brooklyn Rail.

some author activity: Earl, McNair + mclennan, hastain, Bolster;

In case you weren't aware, Amanda Earl spent the month of August celebrating Anne Carson; the sixth issue of summer stock features part of the ongoing collaboration by Christine McNair and rob mclennan (featured in their recent above/ground press title), as well as new work by j/j hastain, and a collaboration hastain is working on with Joseph Cooper, Travis Macdonald and Michelle Taransky; and rob mclennan answers Jonathan Ball's "what are you working on right now?"

And Stephanie Bolster has made the CBC Poetry shortlist!