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Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social · 1h

I’m in her cento, with Stuart & Chris, although I’m pretty poor at recognizing my own writing

Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social · 1h

Margot is up. Her launch will be halloween night at a happy goat— costume party with best costume getting a manuscript evaluation.

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Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social · 1h

Stuart’s up!

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Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social · 2h

Join live-streaming

writersfestival.org/events/fall-...

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Jacob Wren @jacobwren.bsky.social · 4h

When you think: “Now I’ve got it. Now I’ve finally figured it out.” That’s when your work really starts to suck.

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Stelliform Press @stelliform.press · 4d

Ottawa friends! The 2025 John Newlove Poetry Awards is next week. Bywords.ca will be launching Mahaila Smith’s new chapbook with readings by this year's Award recipient and honourable mentions, and music by Benoît Christie.

When? October 14 at 6:30pm
Where? Club Saw @ 67 Nicholas

graphic poster for the 2025 John Newlove Poetry Award, featuring a photo of Benoit Christie and Mahaila Smith, plus a square with a question mark standing in for the 2025 award winner to be announced. Event is on October 14 at 6:30, Club Saw at 67 Nicholas.

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Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social · 6h

when the mail strike is over or small press fair, whichever comes sooner, I want a copy of Smith’s chapbook

Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social · 6h

look forward to watching online.

Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 13h

Bywords.ca 2025 John Newlove Poetry Award
Time and Place: October 14 at 6:30 pm. Club Saw, 67 Nicholas and online
Web: writersfestival.org/
Mahaila Smith, Benoit Christie and the Newlove Award recipient and honourable mentions

Bywords: Poetry and Ottawa Literary Events

Bywords publishes poetry, a Calendar of Literary Events, and the Bywords Quarterly Journal. Its aims are to publish emerging and established poets who reside, study or work in Ottawa.

Bywords.ca

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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 6h

Heads Up:
TRUTH TO POWER: A Spoken Word Workshop-Maya Spoken: Wellness Begins with We! A Poetry & Performance Workshop on Collective Wellness Through the Lens of Social Justice. Octr 24, 25 7-9 pm Tickets at the door. The Origin Arts & Community Centre
57 Lyndale
www.facebook.com/events/85315...

Spoken Word Workshop: Wellness Begins With We! by MayaSpoken

Event in Ottawa by Urban Legends Poetry Collective on Friday, October 24 2025

www.facebook.com

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Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social · 10h

more poetry to check out

University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social · 10h

Two of our marvellous poets have been recognized on the Nelson Ball Prize longlist:
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux

@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social

Nelson Ball Prize 2025 Long List

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University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social · 10h

Two of our marvellous poets have been recognized on the Nelson Ball Prize longlist:
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux

@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social

Nelson Ball Prize 2025 Long List

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Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social · 10h

Azi drinking.
What a year this day has been

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Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social · 11h

Ottawa arquives queer collaborative zine digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/exhibits/sho...

Ottawa: A Community Zine · Community Ties: Our Future Together · The ArQuives Digital Exhibitions

The ArQuives Digital Exhibitions

digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 18d

This only happens to you once

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Kirsty aka ScrapHeapChallenge @gaydemonicdisaster.bsky.social · 3d

Fresh memes time! There’s sometimes a few variations of a theme, so you can save your favourite(s). Enjoy!

#GoodOmens #GoodOmemes #GoodOmensMemeDump #Crowley #Aziraphale

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Pearl Pirie @pearlpoet.bsky.social · 1d

oh crap. water, water, sleep, water.

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Flowers Georg @pantalonesfuego.bsky.social · 1d

A thing I think a lot about is how a huge change from when I was growing up is how surveilled everyone is at all times, just about everywhere, and how many people voluntarily buy into it by installing their own systems, internal and external. And phones are surveilling you everywhere you take them.