Jessica Lee McMillan
@jessicaleemcmillan.com
Poet, teacher, music nerd | Chapbook: 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 A 𝐃𝐢𝐦𝐞 I𝐧 T𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐭 U𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 T𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 via Pinhole Poetry, Spring 2026 | Poems in CV2, The Malahat Review, QWERTY, ROOM, Crab Creek Review, The New Quarterly.
| BLM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🍉🌻 | www.jessicaleemcmillan.com
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WOW! Congrats Aidan! @allegorically.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
WOW! Congrats Aidan! @allegorically.bsky.social
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Next event, 5 Dec 6.30pm, is our annual festive get-together - an online festive evening of words and music, come along to share, enjoy and celebrate! @nbissell.bsky.social @dauvitf.bsky.social
Book your place here: tinyurl.com/3ksnvw5b
Book your place here: tinyurl.com/3ksnvw5b
Festive Evening Celebration
Get ready for a night of joy at our Festive Evening Celebration - it's going to be a virtual party you won't want to miss!
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November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Next event, 5 Dec 6.30pm, is our annual festive get-together - an online festive evening of words and music, come along to share, enjoy and celebrate! @nbissell.bsky.social @dauvitf.bsky.social
Book your place here: tinyurl.com/3ksnvw5b
Book your place here: tinyurl.com/3ksnvw5b
Only a fraction of the spectacular haul I received from above/ground press @robmclennan.bsky.social. I am rich this winter! abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Only a fraction of the spectacular haul I received from above/ground press @robmclennan.bsky.social. I am rich this winter! abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...
My friend makes incredible and affordable up-cycled creations including these must-have’s for writers (pen holder with elastic for book) and cloth bookmarks (in all patterns). Not only is she a cool, creative, hardworking single mom, but she’s also a postie!
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November 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
My friend makes incredible and affordable up-cycled creations including these must-have’s for writers (pen holder with elastic for book) and cloth bookmarks (in all patterns). Not only is she a cool, creative, hardworking single mom, but she’s also a postie!
designsbyjules73.square.site
designsbyjules73.square.site
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"No consolation prize or midlife bucket list
might be counted beyond a simple day
of textbook weather."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
from The Moirai by David O'Meara from Masses on Radar (2021 @coachhousebooks.bsky.social) chbooks.com/Books/M/Mass...
might be counted beyond a simple day
of textbook weather."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
from The Moirai by David O'Meara from Masses on Radar (2021 @coachhousebooks.bsky.social) chbooks.com/Books/M/Mass...
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"No consolation prize or midlife bucket list
might be counted beyond a simple day
of textbook weather."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
from The Moirai by David O'Meara from Masses on Radar (2021 @coachhousebooks.bsky.social) chbooks.com/Books/M/Mass...
might be counted beyond a simple day
of textbook weather."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
from The Moirai by David O'Meara from Masses on Radar (2021 @coachhousebooks.bsky.social) chbooks.com/Books/M/Mass...
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
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I’ve got an article out in the Star today about the Thomas King issue:
Thomas King’s admission he isn’t Indigenous is just the first step. This is what has to happen next
#Opinion from Robert Jago
#Opinion from Robert Jago
Thomas King’s admission he isn’t Indigenous is just the first step. This is what has to happen next
Though not a shock to some, it's time to reckon with the harm done.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I’ve got an article out in the Star today about the Thomas King issue:
Had the pleasure of seeing Jimmy Cliff perform this live in a sunny auditorium in Seattle in the late 90s. Life memory. Legend and paragon, Jimmy Cliff💔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmc5...
The Harder They Come
YouTube video by Jimmy Cliff - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Had the pleasure of seeing Jimmy Cliff perform this live in a sunny auditorium in Seattle in the late 90s. Life memory. Legend and paragon, Jimmy Cliff💔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmc5...
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RIP early portrait of Jimmy Cliff 1980s
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
RIP early portrait of Jimmy Cliff 1980s
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#ComingUpOnTCM
PARIS IS BURNING (1990) Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey
Dir.: Jennie Livingston 11: 00 PM PT
New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls and voguing.
1h 18m | Documentary | TV-PG
#TCM #TCMParty
PARIS IS BURNING (1990) Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey
Dir.: Jennie Livingston 11: 00 PM PT
New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls and voguing.
1h 18m | Documentary | TV-PG
#TCM #TCMParty
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#ComingUpOnTCM
PARIS IS BURNING (1990) Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey
Dir.: Jennie Livingston 11: 00 PM PT
New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls and voguing.
1h 18m | Documentary | TV-PG
#TCM #TCMParty
PARIS IS BURNING (1990) Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey
Dir.: Jennie Livingston 11: 00 PM PT
New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls and voguing.
1h 18m | Documentary | TV-PG
#TCM #TCMParty
IYKYK. Kiddo and I finished it together while sick on Saturday.🥹❤️ #RonGilbert @grumpygamer.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
IYKYK. Kiddo and I finished it together while sick on Saturday.🥹❤️ #RonGilbert @grumpygamer.com
A 2022 article that reads even more vividly today. Thinking a lot about Hawthorne after watching Wicked. Allegory is having a moment.
www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/smal...
www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/smal...
The Puritans Are Back: Did They Ever Leave?
Is seventeenth-century Puritan culture still shaping our behavioral patterns and beliefs?
www.psychologytoday.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A 2022 article that reads even more vividly today. Thinking a lot about Hawthorne after watching Wicked. Allegory is having a moment.
www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/smal...
www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/smal...
Let my Prime membership expire the day before Black Friday
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Let my Prime membership expire the day before Black Friday
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"... Phife Dawg, who as a member of A Tribe Called Quest brought left-of-center hip-hop to the masses..."
#PhifeDawg
1970-2016
Born on this day
www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/a...
#PhifeDawg
1970-2016
Born on this day
www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/a...
Malik Taylor, Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest, Dies at 45 (Published 2016)
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"... Phife Dawg, who as a member of A Tribe Called Quest brought left-of-center hip-hop to the masses..."
#PhifeDawg
1970-2016
Born on this day
www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/a...
#PhifeDawg
1970-2016
Born on this day
www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/a...
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The Mothers, 1921 woodcut, by German artist and #printmaker Käthe Kollwitz, is an anti war artwork, from the perspective of mothers #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The Mothers, 1921 woodcut, by German artist and #printmaker Käthe Kollwitz, is an anti war artwork, from the perspective of mothers #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Banger
The first taste of Robyn's first album in over 7 years is a rush of dancefloor-moving bliss www.brooklynvegan.com/robyn-dopami...
Robyn "Dopamine" Track Review
The genre of feel-good pop songs about feeling good has a tendency to get a little too literal or on-the-nose, a trap that Robyn's ”Dopamine” never falls into.
www.brooklynvegan.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Banger
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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
Joe's still speaking.
"...They say it would be wine and roses
If England were for Englishmen again"
"I missed the fourteen-eighteen war
But not the sorrow afterwards"
"...The garden party not a word was said
The ladies lifted cake to their mouths"
youtu.be/_TwDOO_RJ8Y
"...They say it would be wine and roses
If England were for Englishmen again"
"I missed the fourteen-eighteen war
But not the sorrow afterwards"
"...The garden party not a word was said
The ladies lifted cake to their mouths"
youtu.be/_TwDOO_RJ8Y
The Clash - Something About England (Remastered) [Official Audio]
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Joe's still speaking.
"...They say it would be wine and roses
If England were for Englishmen again"
"I missed the fourteen-eighteen war
But not the sorrow afterwards"
"...The garden party not a word was said
The ladies lifted cake to their mouths"
youtu.be/_TwDOO_RJ8Y
"...They say it would be wine and roses
If England were for Englishmen again"
"I missed the fourteen-eighteen war
But not the sorrow afterwards"
"...The garden party not a word was said
The ladies lifted cake to their mouths"
youtu.be/_TwDOO_RJ8Y
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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!
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🍁 Here’s our #CanadianSongOfTheDay
🎶 “My Crud Princess” by No Joy of Montreal, Quebec from the 2025 album “Bugland.”
💪 #SupportCanadianArtists — it’s great for our artists, culture, economy, and your SOUL!
#CanadaSky #Canada
🎧 youtu.be/Qu0-NrqtXDA?...
🎶 “My Crud Princess” by No Joy of Montreal, Quebec from the 2025 album “Bugland.”
💪 #SupportCanadianArtists — it’s great for our artists, culture, economy, and your SOUL!
#CanadaSky #Canada
🎧 youtu.be/Qu0-NrqtXDA?...
No Joy - My Crud Princess (lyric video)
YouTube video by No Joy
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🍁 Here’s our #CanadianSongOfTheDay
🎶 “My Crud Princess” by No Joy of Montreal, Quebec from the 2025 album “Bugland.”
💪 #SupportCanadianArtists — it’s great for our artists, culture, economy, and your SOUL!
#CanadaSky #Canada
🎧 youtu.be/Qu0-NrqtXDA?...
🎶 “My Crud Princess” by No Joy of Montreal, Quebec from the 2025 album “Bugland.”
💪 #SupportCanadianArtists — it’s great for our artists, culture, economy, and your SOUL!
#CanadaSky #Canada
🎧 youtu.be/Qu0-NrqtXDA?...
Post you from a different era.
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Post you from a different era.
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'Women of Punk' 1980 London. (Back row L-R) Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry, Viv Albertine, Siouxsie Sioux, (front) Poly Styrene & Pauline Black (photo by M.Putland) #WomensArt
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
'Women of Punk' 1980 London. (Back row L-R) Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry, Viv Albertine, Siouxsie Sioux, (front) Poly Styrene & Pauline Black (photo by M.Putland) #WomensArt