Open Heart Forgery

Open Heart Forgery is a free grass-roots monthly of lyrics & poems that aims to stir up writers in Halifax & Nova Scotia. Now on Mastodon.

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This account will no longer be updated. Moved to Mastodon. https://t.co/0WJrkw4nUQ

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Another great poetry reading at @glitterbeancafe. Thanks to Janet for being our MC. About a dozen folks read their poems today, including 3 people reading for the first time. Thanks to all who came out! #poetry

[Open Heart Forgery @ohForgery]

Join us for an open mic poetry reading on Saturday, June 24, 2pm, at @glitterbeancafe.

[Open Heart Forgery @ohForgery]

Just printed copies of the June OHF issue today-green to match the spring/summer growth. They're at @magsstore , @BookmarkHalifax, @glitterbeancafe, and King's College Library. Library copies coming soon. Also-mark your calendars for a June 24 open mic (2pm) at the Glitter Bean!

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The June issue now online - thanks Alison! Celebrate Spring, Evenings in Halifax, a Birthday, and more. Not in the mood to celebrate? Feeling behind the 8-ball? We've got that covered too. https://t.co/CBpsmdlfX8

[Natālija @Unique_Abstract]

I love you in every universe by Andro Pang

[Open Heart Forgery @ohForgery]

The Spring 2023 issue of OHF Abroad is now available online! Read the latest poems from OHF contributors around the world. https://t.co/0BurB1b90o

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Open heart in the wild. Photo by @trcovell

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Lovely spring weather in Halifax today! 🌼 Just dropped off new OHF copies to Bookmark, Atlantic News, the Glitter Bean, and King's College Library.

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Just updated with "Why I Wrote this Poem" submissions, and author bios for some of our new contributors.

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The April issue of Open Heart Forgery is now available - thanks Alison! And while this post is not a joke, some of the poems are not without humour. https://t.co/JcN3XKN3XL

[Open Heart Forgery @ohForgery]

The April issue of Open Heart Forgery is now available - thanks Alison! And while this post is not a joke, some of the poems are not without humour. https://t.co/JcN3XKN3XL

[dinosaur @dinosaurcouch]

today was awful

[Radical Graffiti @GraffitiRadical]

“Rule by the rich is not democracy”
Seen in Dublin, Ireland

[king's co-op bookstore @kingsbookstore]

it's world poetry day! if you're unable to catch any we've successfully trapped some down here and will hold it for you as long as we can

[Plague Poems @PlaguePoems]

On the pharmacy’s floor
is a faded sticker which reads:
“stay safe—six feet apart”
seeing that I am looking at it
an employee tells me
that they tried to get rid of it
but it’s really stuck
so they’ve decided to live with it
and I can’t tell
if he means the sticker or the virus.

[Taco Bell Quarterly @TBQuarterly]

How to become a literary writer: find your people, make friends, call yourself a writer, too. Try to make money, try to be happy, Try. It's what Taco Bell would want.

[Plague Poems @PlaguePoems]

I used to worry
that if I did not maintain
an adequate supply
that I might run out of masks
only to find all the sellers
completely sold out
but these days I find
that there’s no longer
a shortage of quality masks
which makes me worry
that I must be
the only one still buying them