Christina Shah
@christinashah.bsky.social
Poet, videopoet, valve fairy. ⚙️⛓️🧚 1/5 of the Harbour Centre Five. Author of RIG VEDA (Anstruther Press), if: prey, then: huntress (Nightwood Editions) Fall 2025
https://nightwoodeditions.com/collections/forthcoming/products/9780889715028
https://nightwoodeditions.com/collections/forthcoming/products/9780889715028
Pinned
IT'S HERE!!! Happy Labour Day. Why not celebrate with some work-themed poetry?
Pre-order 'if: prey, then: huntress' at nightwoodeditions.com/products/978...
Who are some of your favorite work poets?
#poetry #workpoetry #LabourDay
@nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
Pre-order 'if: prey, then: huntress' at nightwoodeditions.com/products/978...
Who are some of your favorite work poets?
#poetry #workpoetry #LabourDay
@nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
Reposted by Christina Shah
Didn't get a chance to listen yesterday morning? The interview is now live—tune in here! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
December 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Didn't get a chance to listen yesterday morning? The interview is now live—tune in here! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
WOW! Congrats Aidan! @allegorically.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
WOW! Congrats Aidan! @allegorically.bsky.social
Reposted by Christina Shah
If you're interested in studying poetry in the new year, think about taking "Poetry 1" with @raoulfernandes.bsky.social. January-March via @cs-sfu.bsky.social.
It's an online, asynchronous course you can complete from anywhere, while also having a cohort for workshops and discussions:
It's an online, asynchronous course you can complete from anywhere, while also having a cohort for workshops and discussions:
Poetry 1
<p>Poetry is often described as a conversation—with the self, the world, and the work of other writers.</p><p>In this introductory course, you'll gain the tools you need to enter the conversation thro...
www.sfu.ca
November 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If you're interested in studying poetry in the new year, think about taking "Poetry 1" with @raoulfernandes.bsky.social. January-March via @cs-sfu.bsky.social.
It's an online, asynchronous course you can complete from anywhere, while also having a cohort for workshops and discussions:
It's an online, asynchronous course you can complete from anywhere, while also having a cohort for workshops and discussions:
Reposted by Christina Shah
The new issue of @thenewquarterly.bsky.social is here, featuring my interview with Anita Lahey about her two recent books. Go grab a copy!
November 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The new issue of @thenewquarterly.bsky.social is here, featuring my interview with Anita Lahey about her two recent books. Go grab a copy!
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Joseph Planta for Planta: On the Line. He's a warm and engaging conversationalist. Thank you Joseph! @joeplanta.bsky.social
thecommentary.ca/ontheline/23...
thecommentary.ca/ontheline/23...
Christina Shah | thecommentary.ca
The poet Christina Shah discusses her debut collection If: Prey, Then: Huntress (Nightwood Editions, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
thecommentary.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Joseph Planta for Planta: On the Line. He's a warm and engaging conversationalist. Thank you Joseph! @joeplanta.bsky.social
thecommentary.ca/ontheline/23...
thecommentary.ca/ontheline/23...
Reposted by Christina Shah
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
Reposted by Christina Shah
Best Canadian Poetry 2025 and 2026 co-launch!
Thursday, December 11, 7 PM
Upstart & Crow Bookstore
Granville Island, Vancouver
More details over at @biblioasis.bsky.social:
www.biblioasis.com/event/best-c...
Thursday, December 11, 7 PM
Upstart & Crow Bookstore
Granville Island, Vancouver
More details over at @biblioasis.bsky.social:
www.biblioasis.com/event/best-c...
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Best Canadian Poetry 2025 and 2026 co-launch!
Thursday, December 11, 7 PM
Upstart & Crow Bookstore
Granville Island, Vancouver
More details over at @biblioasis.bsky.social:
www.biblioasis.com/event/best-c...
Thursday, December 11, 7 PM
Upstart & Crow Bookstore
Granville Island, Vancouver
More details over at @biblioasis.bsky.social:
www.biblioasis.com/event/best-c...
TONIGHT! 7 pm: Vancouver launch of new work poetry anthology 'I’ll Get Right On It: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis'! I'll be reading with other contributors! 💟📕
People's Co-op Bookstore
1391 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
@fernpub.bsky.social
fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ill-get...
People's Co-op Bookstore
1391 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
@fernpub.bsky.social
fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ill-get...
fernwoodpublishing.ca
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
TONIGHT! 7 pm: Vancouver launch of new work poetry anthology 'I’ll Get Right On It: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis'! I'll be reading with other contributors! 💟📕
People's Co-op Bookstore
1391 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
@fernpub.bsky.social
fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ill-get...
People's Co-op Bookstore
1391 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
@fernpub.bsky.social
fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ill-get...
Reposted by Christina Shah
Reading with Karen Solie (who just won the GG for WELLWATER) at SFU's Lunch Poems. November 19, 12- 1 PM, PST. On Zoom. Registration at this link: www.eventbrite.ca/e/lunch-poem...
Lunch Poems presents Tolu Oloruntoba & Karen Solie (Online)
Lunch Poems at SFU is a unique opportunity to celebrate poetry and is held the third Wednesday of every month, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
www.eventbrite.ca
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Reading with Karen Solie (who just won the GG for WELLWATER) at SFU's Lunch Poems. November 19, 12- 1 PM, PST. On Zoom. Registration at this link: www.eventbrite.ca/e/lunch-poem...
Reposted by Christina Shah
Learn more here: Event details here: planetearthpoetry.com/specialevent...
SPECIAL EVENT: NOV 15: Jan Zwicky & Tim Lilburn — Planet Earth Poetry
planetearthpoetry.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Learn more here: Event details here: planetearthpoetry.com/specialevent...
Reposted by Christina Shah
Tomorrow, I join forces with Jan Zwicky to read Jan’s new long poem, Say It, which arises from the depths of environmental cataclysm.
Say It is a recent release from Deer Mountain Pages. Tim Lilburn will introduce this unique publishing venture and lead a discussion with us after the reading.
Say It is a recent release from Deer Mountain Pages. Tim Lilburn will introduce this unique publishing venture and lead a discussion with us after the reading.
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Tomorrow, I join forces with Jan Zwicky to read Jan’s new long poem, Say It, which arises from the depths of environmental cataclysm.
Say It is a recent release from Deer Mountain Pages. Tim Lilburn will introduce this unique publishing venture and lead a discussion with us after the reading.
Say It is a recent release from Deer Mountain Pages. Tim Lilburn will introduce this unique publishing venture and lead a discussion with us after the reading.
Reposted by Christina Shah
Aw yeah! Congrats, Bren! 🤩
Bren Simmers wins the $60,000 #LatnerGriffin Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize, supported by The Albert and Temmy Latner Family Foundation and Scott Griffin. Congratulations! #WTAwards #canlit
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Aw yeah! Congrats, Bren! 🤩
Planet Earth Poetry's 30 for 30 fundraiser link- please share and help keep Western Canada's longest running poetry series going for another 30 years (or more!)!
💟📕
gofund.me/4ceb9c262
@zoeidadickinson.bsky.social @byallmeanswrite.bsky.social
💟📕
gofund.me/4ceb9c262
@zoeidadickinson.bsky.social @byallmeanswrite.bsky.social
Donate to 30 for 30, organized by Steven Ross Smith
30 for 30 - $30 for 30 Years - Help us fund another 30 years of poetry!
Planet Earth Poetry invites y… Steven Ross Smith needs your support for 30 for 30
gofund.me
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Planet Earth Poetry's 30 for 30 fundraiser link- please share and help keep Western Canada's longest running poetry series going for another 30 years (or more!)!
💟📕
gofund.me/4ceb9c262
@zoeidadickinson.bsky.social @byallmeanswrite.bsky.social
💟📕
gofund.me/4ceb9c262
@zoeidadickinson.bsky.social @byallmeanswrite.bsky.social
Reposted by Christina Shah
And #litmags are where it all starts for literary arts and culture. tinyurl.tools/981c4596
Canada’s arts and culture sector contributed $65 billion in GDP, new report finds
The study from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce found the industry is growing faster than oil and gas, manufacturing and agriculture.
www.thestar.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
And #litmags are where it all starts for literary arts and culture. tinyurl.tools/981c4596
Next Saturday! Vancouver launch of new work poetry anthology 'I’ll Get Right On It: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis'! I'll be reading with other contributors.
Saturday, Nov 15th @ 7pm
People's Co-op Bookstore
1391 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ill-get...
Saturday, Nov 15th @ 7pm
People's Co-op Bookstore
1391 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ill-get...
I’ll Get Right On It: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis
Poetry by and for working people making a living under conditions of climate disaster.
fernwoodpublishing.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Next Saturday! Vancouver launch of new work poetry anthology 'I’ll Get Right On It: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis'! I'll be reading with other contributors.
Saturday, Nov 15th @ 7pm
People's Co-op Bookstore
1391 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ill-get...
Saturday, Nov 15th @ 7pm
People's Co-op Bookstore
1391 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ill-get...
Reposted by Christina Shah
Next Sunday! Fun, inspiration, etc. Come join us!
Hey friends, our next reading is 3 weeks away! It will feature Betsy Warland (reading H.D.), Justyna Krol (reading Adam Zagajewski), Cabil Martinez (reading Jim-Wong Chu), and Kyle McKillop (reading Bill Knott).
It all happens November 16th, 3pm at Outisiders and Others. Save the date!
It all happens November 16th, 3pm at Outisiders and Others. Save the date!
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Next Sunday! Fun, inspiration, etc. Come join us!
Reposted by Christina Shah
www.kyerenregehr.ca/the-poetry-d...
FREE COMMUNITY POETRY EDITING SERVICE at Victoria's Winter Poetry Fair!
November 15th 12:30-3pm
Book in advance!
FREE COMMUNITY POETRY EDITING SERVICE at Victoria's Winter Poetry Fair!
November 15th 12:30-3pm
Book in advance!
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
www.kyerenregehr.ca/the-poetry-d...
FREE COMMUNITY POETRY EDITING SERVICE at Victoria's Winter Poetry Fair!
November 15th 12:30-3pm
Book in advance!
FREE COMMUNITY POETRY EDITING SERVICE at Victoria's Winter Poetry Fair!
November 15th 12:30-3pm
Book in advance!
Reposted by Christina Shah
Writer Friends! I'm currently seeking new writing coaching and editing clients. I bring 20+ years of creative writing instruction experience and 10+ years as a creative writing coach and manuscript editor. Reasonable rates and flexible hours. coaching.neil-aitken.com #writing #writingcoach
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Writer Friends! I'm currently seeking new writing coaching and editing clients. I bring 20+ years of creative writing instruction experience and 10+ years as a creative writing coach and manuscript editor. Reasonable rates and flexible hours. coaching.neil-aitken.com #writing #writingcoach
Reposted by Christina Shah
Susan Johnston of CKCU launched The Lit Room with an in-depth interview featuring Isabella Wang, author of November, November. “With grace and emotional precision, her poems invite us to dwell in loss, transformation, and the quiet resilience of the human voice.”
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666...
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666...
Isabella Wang. November, November (Nightwood, 2025) - The Lit Room - 2025-11-04
In this first episode, Susan talks with Canadian poet Isabella Wang. An immigrant writer who came to Canada at the age of seven, Wang now lives and writes on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, S...
cod.ckcufm.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Susan Johnston of CKCU launched The Lit Room with an in-depth interview featuring Isabella Wang, author of November, November. “With grace and emotional precision, her poems invite us to dwell in loss, transformation, and the quiet resilience of the human voice.”
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666...
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666...
Reposted by Christina Shah
🏆 The WINNER of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry is ...
✨ WELLWATER by Karen Solie! ✨
🔗 Learn more about WELLWATER here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/wellwater #GGBooks #GGBooks2025
✨ WELLWATER by Karen Solie! ✨
🔗 Learn more about WELLWATER here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/wellwater #GGBooks #GGBooks2025
November 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🏆 The WINNER of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry is ...
✨ WELLWATER by Karen Solie! ✨
🔗 Learn more about WELLWATER here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/wellwater #GGBooks #GGBooks2025
✨ WELLWATER by Karen Solie! ✨
🔗 Learn more about WELLWATER here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/wellwater #GGBooks #GGBooks2025
Reposted by Christina Shah
Congratulations to Karen Solie!
🏆 The WINNER of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry is ...
✨ WELLWATER by Karen Solie! ✨
🔗 Learn more about WELLWATER here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/wellwater #GGBooks #GGBooks2025
✨ WELLWATER by Karen Solie! ✨
🔗 Learn more about WELLWATER here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/wellwater #GGBooks #GGBooks2025
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Congratulations to Karen Solie!
Reposted by Christina Shah
"Shame Flavoured" by @allegorically.bsky.social, from the Fall 2025 issue of @eventmags.bsky.social.
November 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Shame Flavoured" by @allegorically.bsky.social, from the Fall 2025 issue of @eventmags.bsky.social.
Reposted by Christina Shah
VICTORIA'S WINTER POETRY FAIR
Saturday, November 15, 12:30–5:00 pm at Open Space (510 Fort St, 2nd floor; accessible lift) Free to everyone!
A relaxed afternoon of poetry and book gifting, curated by Victoria’s Poet Laureate, Kyeren Regehr.
MORE INFORMATION:
www.kyerenregehr.ca/poetlaureate...
Saturday, November 15, 12:30–5:00 pm at Open Space (510 Fort St, 2nd floor; accessible lift) Free to everyone!
A relaxed afternoon of poetry and book gifting, curated by Victoria’s Poet Laureate, Kyeren Regehr.
MORE INFORMATION:
www.kyerenregehr.ca/poetlaureate...
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
VICTORIA'S WINTER POETRY FAIR
Saturday, November 15, 12:30–5:00 pm at Open Space (510 Fort St, 2nd floor; accessible lift) Free to everyone!
A relaxed afternoon of poetry and book gifting, curated by Victoria’s Poet Laureate, Kyeren Regehr.
MORE INFORMATION:
www.kyerenregehr.ca/poetlaureate...
Saturday, November 15, 12:30–5:00 pm at Open Space (510 Fort St, 2nd floor; accessible lift) Free to everyone!
A relaxed afternoon of poetry and book gifting, curated by Victoria’s Poet Laureate, Kyeren Regehr.
MORE INFORMATION:
www.kyerenregehr.ca/poetlaureate...
Reposted by Christina Shah
NOVEMBER 15th 2025
3:30Pm to 5:00pm
SAY IT read by Jan Zwicky
with GARTH Martens, followed by a conversation with TIM LILBURN
OPEN SPACE ARTS SOCIETY: 510 Fort St, 2nd floor (wheel-chair accessible lift)
More info:http://planetearthpoetry.com/specialeventzwickyandlilburn
3:30Pm to 5:00pm
SAY IT read by Jan Zwicky
with GARTH Martens, followed by a conversation with TIM LILBURN
OPEN SPACE ARTS SOCIETY: 510 Fort St, 2nd floor (wheel-chair accessible lift)
More info:http://planetearthpoetry.com/specialeventzwickyandlilburn
October 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
NOVEMBER 15th 2025
3:30Pm to 5:00pm
SAY IT read by Jan Zwicky
with GARTH Martens, followed by a conversation with TIM LILBURN
OPEN SPACE ARTS SOCIETY: 510 Fort St, 2nd floor (wheel-chair accessible lift)
More info:http://planetearthpoetry.com/specialeventzwickyandlilburn
3:30Pm to 5:00pm
SAY IT read by Jan Zwicky
with GARTH Martens, followed by a conversation with TIM LILBURN
OPEN SPACE ARTS SOCIETY: 510 Fort St, 2nd floor (wheel-chair accessible lift)
More info:http://planetearthpoetry.com/specialeventzwickyandlilburn