some author activity: Praamsma, Dyckman, Novak, Barwin + Beaulieu,

Wanda Praamsma is interviewed over at Touch the Donkey; Susanne Dyckman has new work up at Posit; JoAnna Novak is interviewed by Tara Anne Dalbow for BOMB; Gary Barwin is interviewed by Open Book; and Derek Beaulieu writes about his time at filling Station for The Typescript.

some author activity: hanna, Thomas, Trivedi, Maguire, Barton, Aigen, Spinosa + Weaver,

natalie hanna has a new poem on the Chaudiere Books blog for National Poetry Month, as do Hugh Thomas, Amish Trivedi and Shannon Maguire; John Barton is interviewed for the Chaudiere Books blog in the "Six Questions" series; Razielle Aigen is interviewed at Train : a poetry journal; and Dani Spinosa writes on Andy Weaver for Open Book.

some author activity: Eleftherion, Rogal, Clayton, Polyck-O'Neill, Christie + Trivedi

Melissa Eleftherion has some poems up at the tiny; Stan Rogal is interviewed over at Train : a poetry journal; Conyer Clayton is profiled over at Open Book; Julia Polyck-O'Neill has new work up at IceFloe Press; Jason Christie has a new poem up at at the Coach House Books blog; and Amish Trivedi has new work up at the re-launched Can We Have Our Ball Back?

some author activity: Spinosa, Siklosi, Beaulieu, Swensen, Smith, Ross + Schmaltz,

Dani Spinosa writes on Kate Siklosi for Open Book, Kate Siklosi also has some new work up at Poem Atlas, as does Derek Beaulieu; Cole Swensen has new work up at The Brooklyn Rail, as does Dale Smith; Stuart Ross has a new poem online as part of National Poetry Month at the Chaudiere Books blog; and Dani Spinosa writes on Eric Schmaltz for Open Book.

some author activity: Spinosa, Barwin, Sikkema, Earl, Rogal + Siklosi,

Dani Spinosa begins her residency at Open Book with an article that references Gary Barwin and Michael Sikkema, which you should totally read; Amanda Earl has a new poem up at the Chaudiere Books blog for National Poetry Month; Stan Rogal has a new poem up at Train : a poetry journal; and Kate Siklosi has a new essay in the Talking Poetics series over at the ottawa poetry newsletter.

some author activity: Trivedi, Collis, Braune, Ladouceur + Ayer,

Amish Trivedi has an excerpt of a current work-in-progress, along with a note on the project, now up at Jacket2; Stephen Collis has a new poem up at Train : a poetry journal, as does Sean Braune; Dayne Ogilvie winner Ben Ladouceur is interviewed over at Open Book; and forthcoming author Beth Ayer has a new poem up in the "Tuesday poem" series over at the dusie blog.

some author activity: Waldrop, Earl, mclennan, Ladouceur + Tucker,

Rosmarie Waldrop is interviewed on Burning Deck, and closing down the press after nearly six decades; Amanda Earl posts a lovely obituary for her mother; rob mclennan has a new poem up at Abstract, and posts his 'best of 2017' Canadian poetry books over at dusie; Ben Ladouceur has a new column up at Open Book; and Aaron Tucker is interviewed over at the ottawa poetry newsletter blog.

some author activity: Baker, Downs, Saklikar + McNair,

Jennifer Baker has become the new Reviews Editor over at Arc Poetry Magazine; audio of Buck Downs reading at the Line Reading Series, at the Drawing Center, NYC is now online; Surrey poet Renée Sarojini Saklikar is running teen poetry workshops; and Christine McNair is interviewed over at Open Book.

some author activity: hastain, Barwin, Robertson, Flemmer + mclennan,

j/j hastain is interviewed over at Queen Mob's Teahouse; Jennifer LoveGrove interviews Gary Barwin over at Open Book; Lisa Robertson has a new essay up at Harriet, the blog for the Poetry Foundation; Kyle Flemmer has a new essay up in the "On Writing" series over at the ottawa poetry newsletter; and rob mclennan has a new poem online as part of National Poetry Month over at the Chaudiere Books blog.

some author activity: Earl, Robertson, Flemmer, Dolman, Anstee + Ladouceur,

Amanda Earl has begun blogging "Lisa Robertson, a reading diary"; Lisa Robertson has a poem up at Poets.org; Amanda Earl has a short essay on the prose poem up at Flat Singles Press; Kyle Flemmer has some new work up at h&; Anita Dolman has a new poem up at Crap Orgasm; and Cameron Anstee is interviewed on his Apt. 9 Press by Ben Ladouceur over at Open Book.

How to keep a small chapbook press alive for twenty-three years (a primer, at Open Book,

My short piece, "How to keep a small chapbook press alive for twenty-three years (a primer," is now online at Open Book. And, have you thought of subscribing?

Poets in Profile : Sean Braune,

above/ground press author Sean Braune, author of the vitamins of an alphabet (above/ground press, 2016), has participated in Open Book: Toronto's "poets in profile" series. You can see his response to their questionnaire here.

some author activity: Ladouceur, beaulieu, Schapira, Reid + Hunter,

Ben Ladouceur was interviewed over at Nineteen Questions; "Derek Beaulieu Wrote a Poem for the Emerald Awards and You Have To Read It"; Kate Schapira and Valerie Witte interview each other over at Queen Mob's Teahouse; Monty Reid writes in the "Five Things Literary" series over at Open Book: Ontario; and Carrie Hunter has a new poem up in the "Tuesday poem" series over at the dusie blog.

some author activity: beaulieu, mclennan, Weaver + Earl,

derek beaulieu has new work and a short statement up at The Found Poetry Review, he also reflects in a short piece on his two years as Calgary's Poet Laureate; rob mclennan has a new poem up on the Chaudiere Books blog to close off National Poetry Month, as does Andy Weaver; and rob mclennan's profile of Amanda Earl's NationalPoetryMonth.ca is now online at Open Book: Ontario.

some author activity; Trivedi, Kroetsch, O'Connor + Hall,

Amish Trivedi has some new poems up at hyperallergic; Jeremy Stewart writes on Robert Kroetsch over at Our Teeth; Wanda O'Connor has some new work up at Asymptote; and Phil Hall is interviewed over at Open Book: Ontario.

The Peter F. Yacht Club : a profile,

A short profile I put together on The Peter F. Yacht Club is now online at Open Book: Ontario, with input from Laurie Anne Fuhr, Anita Dolman, Vivian Vavassis, Peter Norman, Amanda Earl, Peter Richardson, Wes Smiderle, Janice Tokar, Pearl Pirie, Cameron Anstee, Ben Ladouceur and Marilyn Irwin.

above/ground press at twenty-two!

My profile, above/ground press at twenty-two, is now online at Open Book: Ontario.

some author activity: dueck, Pirie, Carr, Budde + McCann,

nathan dueck has some new work up at Canadian Poetries; Pearl Pirie is interviewed by Wanda Praamsma over at BookThug; Emily Carr has some new work up at Posit; Rob Budde has some new work up at Lemonhound; and Marcus McCann's homage to David McGimpsey is now up at Open Book: Toronto.

some author activity: timewell, mclennan, Paige, Earl, Adams + Smith,

lary timewell has two new poems, along with a short write-up by rob mclennan, now up at Jacket2; mclennan's profile of Abby Paige is also new online at Open Book: Ontario; Amanda Earl has some new visual poems up at Unlikely Stories; a recent collaboration Carrie Olivia Adams was involved in gets a little write-up at The Watchful Ear; and Jessica Smith has two new poems from "Daybooks" up at MiPo.

some author activity: Weaver, Anstee, Hawkins, Reid, Pirie + mclennan,

the eleventh issue of seventeen seconds: a journal of poetry and poetics includes, among other pieces, a new poem sequence by Andy Weaver, and Cameron Anstee's introduction to the forthcoming Chaudiere Books title, The Collected Poems of William Hawkins (spring, 2015); Monty Reid provides a short essay in the "At the Desk" series over at Open Book: Toronto; and Pearl Pirie has two new poems and a short 'commentary' by rob mclennan posted at Jacket2.