it’s has been a week since my residency at the Al & Eurithe Purdy A-frame ended, and i wish i was still there. the four weeks i spent in that cottage on Roblin Lake were restorative and inspiring. my endless thanks to the A-frame Association, Jean Baird, and Eurithe Purdy for making this possible.
1. view from the dining table, including Al and Eurithe’s chairs in the picture window
2. Al’s gravestone at Grove Cemetery in Ameliasburgh
3. the willow tree
4. poster poem test prints
5. the most amazing sunset at Sandbanks Provincial Park @sandbankspp
6. & 7. printing then hanging poster poems to dry
8. freezing my butt off while trying to write in Al’s writing shed
9. poster poems at Picton’s Community Care’s Thrift Shop
10. & 11. the snowy Sunday morning and afternoon
12. & 13. poster poems at the public library in Trenton and at @brokenstonewinery
14. @lasskelsy chilling with Maurice at @matronfinebeer on our last night in PEC
the awesome new issue of @arcpoetrymag is here! not only does this issue reveal the 2025 Poem Of The Year Contest winner, but there’s also a great interview with @zacnephron , beautiful hand stitches artwork by @judithemartin , and fascinating How Poems Work articles. check this one out! #canadianpoetry #canadianpoetrycovers #literarymagazine #booksbooksbooks #canadianart
oh, you are missing the coolest sound poetry performance by nina jane, jwcurry and Chris Johnson at the ottawa small press book fair right now, // @textcurious@ceeeejohnson
another issue of @arcpoetrymag is finally here! the Spring 2025 has a beautiful sequence from @nourishing.word , an amazing essay from @kmdup , and so much poetry, not to mention the perfect photography of @pedro.isztin on the cover! this is not an issue to miss! #canadianpoetry #canadianpoetrycovers #literarymagazine #bookstagram #canadianart
A Dream in the Eye: The Complete Paintings and Collages of Phyllis Webb, edited by Stephen Collis (Talonbooks, 2023) #art #canadianpoets #canadianpoetrycovers #canadianart #bookstagram @steve.collis@talonbooks
just picked up a box of the Fall 2024 issue of @arcpoetrymag before it’s mailed out to contributors and subscribers, and i am so excited for this magazine to be out in the world! #canadianpoetry #bookstagram #canadianmagazine @judeaz_
a new issue of @arcpoetrymag has finally landed! i’m obsessed with the artwork by @andreastokesart and the awesome poetry and essays and reviews… hope lots of folks pick this one up! #canadianpoetry #canadianpoetrycovers #literarymagazine #bookstagram #canadianart
Arc 103 is finally here! this issue has beautiful artwork from Saanya Chopra, a really stellar feature on Yvonne Blomer, a great interview with Sue Sinclair, and just so much good stuff. i’m looking forward to seeing it out in the world! @arcpoetrymag #canadianpoetry #canadianpoetrycovers #bookstagram
