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
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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
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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
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Welcome to the Inaugural Community Episode of The Poet Laureate Podcast, featuring: @lornedaniel.Bsky.social @zoeidadickinson.bksy.social Jeremy Loveday, & Tracy Wai de Boer. Recorded live at Haus of Owl Creation Lab, this episode celebrates community & the power of shared voice.
December 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Welcome to the Inaugural Community Episode of The Poet Laureate Podcast, featuring: @lornedaniel.Bsky.social @zoeidadickinson.bksy.social Jeremy Loveday, & Tracy Wai de Boer. Recorded live at Haus of Owl Creation Lab, this episode celebrates community & the power of shared voice.
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very cool! THE BEST! the absolute best,
rob mclennan's book of sentences hits the CBC Books Best Poetry of 2025 list!
https://ow.ly/c9p650XIzif
https://ow.ly/c9p650XIzif
December 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
very cool! THE BEST! the absolute best,
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Celebrated poet Ronna Bloom breathes life into the poignant verse of IN A RIPTIDE (Brick Books). Check out this Poets in Profile interview with the author!
#AmReading #Poetry #CanLit #Verse
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#AmReading #Poetry #CanLit #Verse
open-book.ca/News/Celebra...
Celebrated Poet Ronna Bloom Breathes Life into the Poignant Verse of IN A RIPTIDE
In a brand new collection of poetry, Ronna Bloom brings her singular wit and emotional acuity to bear in every word and line. In a Riptide (Brick Books) thrives ...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Celebrated poet Ronna Bloom breathes life into the poignant verse of IN A RIPTIDE (Brick Books). Check out this Poets in Profile interview with the author!
#AmReading #Poetry #CanLit #Verse
open-book.ca/News/Celebra...
#AmReading #Poetry #CanLit #Verse
open-book.ca/News/Celebra...
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Today! Brecken Hancock johns host Susan and guest @robmclennan.bsky.social to talk the book of sentences on @ckcufm.bsky.social The Lit Room!
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rob mclennan, The Book of Sentences (University of Calgary Press, 2025) - The Lit Room - 2025-12-09
In our sixth episode of TheLitRoom, rob mclennan joins Susan, along with guest host Brecken Hancock, to talk about his newest book of poems, The Book of Sentences. About the book: "Fantastically root...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Today! Brecken Hancock johns host Susan and guest @robmclennan.bsky.social to talk the book of sentences on @ckcufm.bsky.social The Lit Room!
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666...
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666...
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Hey, just a reminder that @eventmags.bsky.social is open for submissions for this month and January. I am excited to read your new poems! BIPOC writers are especially encouraged to submit www.eventmagazine.ca/submit/
Submit - EVENT
What We’re Looking For We generally have two open submissions windows during the months of July and August and December and January. Submission windows will close on the last day of the month, or when...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hey, just a reminder that @eventmags.bsky.social is open for submissions for this month and January. I am excited to read your new poems! BIPOC writers are especially encouraged to submit www.eventmagazine.ca/submit/
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Christina Shah / @christinashah.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social ;
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Christina Shah
Christina Shah lives in New Westminster and works in heavy industry. Her work was shortlisted for 2021’s Ralph Gustafson Prize and selected...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Christina Shah / @christinashah.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/12/12-o...
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/12/12-o...
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They died because they were women.
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
They died because they were women.
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
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newly posted: Jen Tynes @jentynes.bsky.social : Two Poems from The Cosmos
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Jen Tynes : Two Poems from The Cosmos
#1 A couple pathways chewed into cheeks the possum pathway between two efficiencies everyone’s hungry sound is stainless steel. ...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
newly posted: Jen Tynes @jentynes.bsky.social : Two Poems from The Cosmos
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periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/12/jen-...
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Hey, if you're up for an hearty engagement with poetic forms and strategies in the New Year, do consider Poetry 1, the online, asynchronous class I run at SFU. There'll also be workshopping with a group of peers and potential one-on-one sessions with me. Check it out! www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
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
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Hey, if you're up for an hearty engagement with poetic forms and strategies in the New Year, do consider Poetry 1, the online, asynchronous class I run at SFU. There'll also be workshopping with a group of peers and potential one-on-one sessions with me. Check it out! www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
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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
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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:
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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
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Christina Shah | thecommentary.ca
The poet Christina Shah discusses her debut collection If: Prey, Then: Huntress (Nightwood Editions, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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Learn more here: Event details here: planetearthpoetry.com/specialevent...
SPECIAL EVENT: NOV 15: Jan Zwicky & Tim Lilburn — Planet Earth Poetry
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November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Learn more here: Event details here: planetearthpoetry.com/specialevent...
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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...