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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 18h

Happy birthday to Willie O'Ree, born on this day in 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick!
The first Black player in the NHL, he played 45 games for the Boston Bruins, recording 14 points. In the WHL, he had 639 points in 785 games. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The photo shows Willie O'Ree, wearing a Boston Bruins hockey jersey with the number 22. He is holding a hockey stick and wearing gloves, with a Bruins cap on his head. The background features a blurred indoor setting with large windows and structural beams.

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · 2d

Northern Appalachia in New Brunswick, Canada!

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · 3d

Thanksgiving means hiking up Dalhousie Mountain

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · 3d

Hey @thefwordnb.bsky.social if you find yourself in Dalhousie, try heronbaybrewing.ca. Just had a flight and it’s great. Super local, can only find here. Owners name is Steve!

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · 4d

In Dalhousie looking at the clouds by the Bay of Chaleur.

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · 7d

Retro vibes and cloudy skies

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Charlotte Mandell @avecsesdoigts.bsky.social · 9d

Linden leaves framing tonight's Harvest Supermoon 🌿

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10d

One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.

Text card: Listen for dangerous words.
Be alert to the use of the words extremism and terrorism. Be alive to the fatal notions of emergency and exception. Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.
#OnTyranny

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 11d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · 11d

Great to meet you and hear you read your work!

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · 12d

No plans this weekend? The 22nd annual Poetry Weekend festival is happening at Memorial Hall on UNB campus! Here’s the schedule! (The poets marked in red are poets with chapbooks I published.)

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Moe @mfiof.bsky.social · 12d

Minou’s hopefully going to get in to see a vet today.

Donate to Minou needs veterinary assistance, organized by Mylene Ouellette

Minou was adopted in 2013 at the age of 11 months. His “brother” Eli had been adopt… Mylene Ouellette needs your support for Minou needs veterinary assistance

gofund.me

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dawnymock @dawnymock.bsky.social · 14d

#RIPDrJaneGoodall #RIPJaneGoodall #DrJaneGoodall

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UNB Department of English @deptenglishunb.bsky.social · Sep 11

UNB Reading Series Presents:
Anuja Varghese, Author of Chrysalis and winner of the 2023 Governor General’s Award for Fiction, with an opening reading by Alessandra Naccarato
OCT 2nd 2025
7:30 PM @ UNB Art
Centre - Memorial
Hall (9 Bailey Dr.)
(An accessible venue)
FREE OF CHARGE AND ALL ARE WELCOME!

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The Fiddlehead @fiddlehd.bsky.social · 20d

Disability: The Revolution!

Special Issue Call for Submissions, Deadline November 30, 2025

If you identify as disabled and would like to answer this call, please submit! We would love to hear from you.

See the full call and instructions on how to submit here: thefiddlehead.ca/revolution

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · 23d

It’s a good and interesting book!

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · 24d

The most recent used record added to my collection earlier this week. Appropriately cranked this morning.

Why stand
On a silent platform
Fight the war
Fuck the norm

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Needless To Say @needlesstosay.bsky.social · Sep 14

Kaoru Yamada - Bright Morning by the Bay

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · Sep 10

I don’t think it’s weird and I applaud you for only having 3 on the go! Or maybe I’m weird

Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · Sep 4

Order now!

Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · Sep 4

Spencer Folkins’ (he/him) writing has appeared in Arc Poetry Magazine, the Newfoundland Quarterly, The League of Canadian Poets’ Poetry Pause series, The Woodlot, and in the chapbooks Poems for Burning (Gridlock Lit, 2024) and It’s Been a Fine Year (Anstruther Press, 2025).

Author photo of Spencer smiling beneath a tree and a blue sky in background

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · Sep 4

About the book:

The poems in Resting Directly on the Earth spring from a meditative appreciation of the natural world. Inspired by contemplation during walks in the woods, along roads and shores, and in the mountains, these poems explore themes of acceptance, identity, and more.

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · Sep 4

Announcing the publication of a new Emergency Flash Mob chapbook: Walking Directly on the Earth by Spencer Folkins! You can order a copy now! $10 +$3 for shipping anywhere in Canada or just $10 for local pickup/delivery. This book is limited to 60 copies.

DM to order or for more information!

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · Sep 4

Order now!

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · Sep 4

Spencer Folkins’ (he/him) writing has appeared in Arc Poetry Magazine, the Newfoundland Quarterly, The League of Canadian Poets’ Poetry Pause series, The Woodlot, and in the chapbooks Poems for Burning (Gridlock Lit, 2024) and It’s Been a Fine Year (Anstruther Press, 2025).

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