Benjamin Hertwig

Author of SLOW WAR. Writing in @nytimes @globeandmail @thewalrus. National Magazine Award Winner. Rep: @TransLitAgency.

[kate black @kategblack]

it's BIG MALL's official release day!! thank you x1 million to everyone who has already ordered/read/reviewed the book. if you haven't, you can buy it at your fave bookstore TODAY!

[Omar El Akkad @omarelakkad]

One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

Leadership had already noticed the change in morale since the official announcement. This was the new Canadian military. New #fiction by @benjaminhertwig https://t.co/sYIx8W4q7c

[Benjamin Hertwig @benjaminhertwig]

Been back in Edmonton for about fifteen minutes. I feel welcomed and understood 🍺 #yeg #beerforall #welcomehome @Budweiser

[Ashley Salvador @AshleyASalvador]

Today at #yegcc I put forward a motion to enable boulevard gardening (aka. Boulevardening) in #yeg.

We can be greener as we grow and we can support beautification, biodiversity, and climate resilience through citizen-led activation of underutilized public assets. #WardMétis

[Geez Magazine @GeezMagazine]

"There is indeed enough:
enough space to house the homeless,
enough food to be distributed equitably,
enough wealth to pause or even forgive loan payments,
enough public resources to care for the health of the sick and vulnerable."
– @T1X4S, Geez 63

[Adina Williams @AdinaRWilliams]

Opinion: The Catholic Church took so much from Indigenous people. With the Vatican visit, it should start giving back /via @globeandmail https://t.co/W4u4gC3wPK

[Benjamin Hertwig @benjaminhertwig]

@AliciaCRobinet @BresciaUC Thanks so much Alicia! Grateful to be a part of yesterday's conversation.

[Alicia Robinet @AliciaCRobinet]

Feeling very fortunate to have listened to @benjaminhertwig read and speak to my students about his poetry, war, the writing process, and living well (virtually) @BresciaUC. 🤝

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, himself an Ethiopian, says there is “nowhere on earth where the health of millions of people is more under threat” than the Tigray region https://t.co/WtLcZRfHhg

[Benjamin Hertwig @benjaminhertwig]

@marielasth Thank you for your kind words, Mariela 🙏

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Wendy's increased its net income by 70%, pays its CEO 532X more than its median worker & is spending $100 million on stock buybacks. Now it's blaming the rising price of a Frosty on inflation? No. The problem isn't the Wendy's worker who got a 50 cent raise. It's corporate greed.

[Benjamin Hertwig @benjaminhertwig]

Haven't been able to do today's yet after yesterday's misery #wordle

[Jen The Feisty Librarian @Feisty_Waters]

"If you're looking for beauty, you'll find it." I loved this article and interview by the wonderful writer and photographer @shawnalemay. https://t.co/LrbTDDNnws

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

The Christchurch massacre may have had a Canadian connection – but there’s a reason you may not know about it https://t.co/HZqlKXXZZd

[Shari Graydon @ShariGraydon]

“Let us not celebrate violence like spectators at a sporting match, even against those who seemingly deserve it.” Must-read insights from former soldier, poet @benjaminhertwig .. @globeandmail https://t.co/kt2X3Rq08k

[Ilya Kaminsky @ilya_poet]

Yes, poetry is necessary and useful during the war. Just look:

[Benjamin Hertwig @benjaminhertwig]

Thanks to @itsmarkmedley and @globeandmail editors for publishing this piece on some of the new realities of war. #Kyiv #Ukraine #ghostofkyiv

[Mark Medley @itsmarkmedley]

"The chaos in the digital sphere mirrors the actual chaos of war. It felt like my experience in Afghanistan, where I absorbed overwhelming stimuli on the battlefield, but knew only a very limited context." --@benjaminhertwig: https://t.co/a4jOqt5ywy