Issue 11: Equinox is live.
Decolonize.
Disrupt.
Transcend time and space.
Our pasts and our futures are sacred portals of resistance.
Liberation is ours.
Explore the revolutionary issue here: https://t.co/u8V2z53L8d
in case you've been sorta offline over the last ten days like me, here is the intro i wrote for my poetry chapbook from above/ground press. it's about family & trying to know those we have lost
s4 iteration two is tonight at @SAW_Centre! Come hear poetry from Sarah Kabamba, @ellipticalnight and @Jhonnyman9, as well as new music from Kim Farris-Manning. We’ll send out the link to attend online this afternoon. Sign up to our newsletter to get it: https://t.co/ejH5W40air
Are you a poet looking for an open mic? We invite five people to read at every iteration. Whether in-person (sign up on-site) or online (sign up via email), you’re welcome! s4: iteration two is tomorrow, August 23 at @SAW_Centre . Email us for info [email protected]
looking forward to hosting Sarah tomorrow night alongside @Jhonnyman9 @ellipticalnight & Kimberley Farris-Manning (along with my amazing co-host & co-curator @ehjchang!)
In both poetry and fiction, Sarah Kabamba’s work is intimate and beautiful, and we are excited that she will grace the Riverbed stage this week for s4: iteration two, Aug 23 at 7:30 p.m. at @SAW_Centre. Come celebrate music and poetry with us! More info: https://t.co/ejH5W40air
⭐️ CALL FOR SUBS! ⭐️
Write some dreamy stories this summer? A strange poem or two? Send it all to us! We're open for submissions until September 15. Guidelines available on our website: https://t.co/LKtarTtlcs 💌
ooh & @apt613 has a sweet little writeup about the anniversary too! see everyone who can come tonight at 7pm at the Clocktower in the Glebe, $10 cash at the door
https://t.co/sEQjjztHHF
very excited to present my chapbook "missing matrilineal" tonight as part of the above/ground press 30th anniversary event. congrats @robmclennanblog on keeping it going. i'll be sharing the stage with @KikiFolle @montyreid Jennifer Baker, Karen Massey, Grant Wilkins & others
Place, land, climate, culture—they tie up all our lives, but can be challenging to talk about. Find out how @ellipticalnight approaches the conversation in his stunning new collection Continent at our next iteration on August 23 at @SAW_Centre. More info https://t.co/ejH5W40I7Z
might we see you on Saturday? celebrating THIRTY YEARS of continuous activity (and nearly thirteen hundred publications) through above/ground press with a series of readings + chapbook launches!
https://t.co/A3Cu75DWEu
our next event is coming up & everyone is welcome. it is PWYC to attend & if you are able we would appreciate your support so that we can keep Riverbed going (suggested donation $10)
We are grateful for the support of our community and funders like @ottawacity which help keep our events accessible to all. Riverbed is free to attend, but if you're able, your admission fee and donations help pay artists and reduce barriers for attendees: https://t.co/4eng4A5V6Y
taking the day to get ready for two performances later this week:
• friday's @HouseofPainT OG500 slam at @CanadasNAC
• saturday's above/ground 30th anniversary reading/launch/party hosted by @robmclennanblog
updated my website with details & links
https://t.co/4Axcvaz0kH
Arc 101 is almost here! But before it arrives, you still have time to enjoy Arc's Poem of the Year shortlist: listen to Lianne O’Hara read “Nine Months, at 34” at https://t.co/F2mLnuWR7h, or scroll through all 9 fabulous poems at https://t.co/nTcbXa6uRk!
TODAY: the spring 2023 edition of the ottawa small press book fair! might we see you there? it will include @bywordsdotca + @arcpoetry + @AnvilPress + @MrRazovsky + @flolitmag + @pesbo + @PinholePoetry + @sublunaryeds & a whole bunch of others! hooray!
https://t.co/5rrEcJV0sj
a belated congrats to @TheDannyRamadan on the win! this book is such a wonderful read & should be on your summer reading list if you haven't read it already