Lillian Nećakov and Karen Massey are Finalists for The Montreal International Poetry Prize!

In case you hadn't heard, Toronto poet Lillian Nećakov (3¢ Pulp) and Ottawa poet Karen Massey (bullet, Strange fits of beauty & light, SONGS FROM THE DEMENTIA SUITCASE), both above/ground press authors, have poems included in the list of fifty-one finalists for this year's Montreal International Poetry Prize! Congratulations!

some author activity: Turnbull, Hogg, Houbolt, Armantrout, Baker + mclennan,

a videopoem by Chris Turnbull (and Robert Hogg) is now online at The Typescript; Kyla Houbolt has new work up in the Spotlight series; Rae Armantrout has a new poem online, via Poetry Magazine; Jennifer Baker recently launched her interactive poem, "Hands"; and rob mclennan has recently been announced as a Juror for the Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024!

some author activity: Blouin, Pirie, Earl, Smith, Norman + Barwin,

Michael Blouin has an essay in Amish Trivedi's "Where Do You Write, My Lovely?"; Pearl Pirie participates in Amanda Earl's "One More Thing"; Amanda Earl has some new visual poetry up at Our Teeth; poems by Pete Smith and Peter Norman are now online as part of the Montreal International Poetry Prize 2015 longlist; and Gary Barwin has a new poem up at h&.