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russell carisse

@russellcarisse.bsky.social

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poet. queer. dirt-farmer. trailer-trash. they/them unceded Wolastoqiyik/Mi'gmaw territory work currently or forthcoming in: ARC Poetry, Queen's Quarterly, Touch the Donkey, The Temz Review, Talking About Strawberries All The Time, and elsewhere.

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russell carisse @russellcarisse.bsky.social · Oct 26

I have a new chapbook, poetry and labour is concrete! It has a bit of everything; anagrams, concrete, and sonnets.

only 5$ ! ! !

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new from above/ground press: poetry and labour / is concrete, by russell carisse

poetry and labour / is concrete russell carisse $5 published in Ottawa by above/ground press October 2024 a/g subscribers receive a complime...

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russell carisse @russellcarisse.bsky.social · 2d

standardised spelling and grammar are poetically counterproductive and have been so for centuries

and

literature studies should always start with contemporary books and work backwards

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 5d

don't forget, 2026 above/ground press subscriptions now available! and with canada post opening up again, let's get some further chapbook orders happening!
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above/ground press: 2026 subscriptions now available!

The race to the half-century continues! And with more than FOURTEEN HUNDRED TITLES produced to date over nearly thirty-two years, there’s be...

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Jordan Davis @jordandavis.bsky.social · 6d

#frogsky

Subpress Poetry @subpresspoetry.bsky.social · 6d

“One Frog” by Kyla Houbolt, from her forthcoming book, *Becoming Altar* asterismbooks.com/product/beco... @luaz.bsky.social

One Frog

Tonight one frog sings outside. It's no country for rain. I live far away, but I can hear this one frog, it's a loud frog, alone in some creek or other, in a county of two lane roads that twist in the dark. Still there is comfort here because somewhere glimmering among the darkened trees is a lighted window. An old man and his nephew sit inside, whittling. They're making toys. One makes a small cart with rolling wheels; the other makes a dog with a wagging tail. There are no children nearby, not even in the neighboring counties, so one might wonder who the toys are for.
But the old man and his nephew don't seem concerned; they just keep whittling. Occasionally one of them smiles. The shavings go into the fire. The frog sings. The roads twist in the dark. The creek is low. One day it might rain.

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 6d

my short piece on the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press, 2025), along with a few excerpts, is now online at The Woodlot; / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @the-wood-lot.bsky.social ;
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On the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press, October 2025) and an Except

by rob mclennan I don’t hold too much stock in ideas of the muse, instead seeking the attention of craft. The working class farm-lad in me, I suppose: writing as simultaneous muscle and study, a bl…

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russell carisse @russellcarisse.bsky.social · 14d

it is upsetting when a human being dabbles in poetry, my parents are still mad

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 14d

Breaks my heart a little that the bestselling poet in the country right now is Matthew McConaughey.

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 15d

above/ground press: 2026 subscriptions now available!
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/10/abov...

above/ground press: 2026 subscriptions now available!

The race to the half-century continues! And with more than FOURTEEN HUNDRED TITLES produced to date over nearly thirty-two years, there’s be...

abovegroundpress.blogspot.com

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russell carisse @russellcarisse.bsky.social · 18d

so much good stuff happening here, even a new title by yours truly!

still the best poetry deal out there, so subscribe!

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 19d

above/ground press: 2026 subscriptions now available!
, anticipating the press' thirty-third year of activity, / @neonpajamas.bsky.social @russellcarisse.bsky.social @kevinspenst.bsky.social @frankyfrancescannon.com ;
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...

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David Naimon @davidnaimon.bsky.social · 19d

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 20d

hey @mark-carney.bsky.social ; Canada Post should be deemed essential service; every strike affects businesses across the country who rely on it to run smoothly; some of us lose business every time a strike, a shut-down, a delay; im already losing due to US tariff nonsense, we dont need this worse,

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graveyard dirt @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · 19d

audre lorde
FOR ASSATA

Fot Assata
New Brunswick Prison, 1977

In this new picture your smile has been to war
you are almost obscured by other faces
on the pages
those shadows are sisters
who have not yet spoken
your face is in shadow
obscured by the half-dark
by the thick bars running across your eyes
like sentinels
all the baby fat has been burned away
like a luxury your body let go
reluctantly
the corners of your mouth turn dowrln
I cannot look into your eyes
who are all those others
behind you
the shadows are growing lighter
and more confusing

I dream of your freedom
as my victory
and the victory of all dark women
who forego the vanities of silence
who war and weep
sometimes against our selves
in each other
rather than our enemies
falsehoods
Assata my sister warrior
Joan of Arc and Yaa Asantewa
embrace
at the back of your cell.

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talking-time.bsky.social @talking-time.bsky.social · 21d

We are still seeking submissions, and are desperately low! Please send!

talking-time.bsky.social @talking-time.bsky.social · Aug 22

talking about strawberries all of the time seeks submissions for our 15th issue of unpublished poetry, including visual and concrete poetries, as well as lyric and postcard prose.

Send as .doc or .docx with author biography. No homophobia, racism or hate. October 1.

[email protected]

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russell carisse @russellcarisse.bsky.social · 22d

my next chapbook has been accepted!

watch this space for updates as they come!

but That HEAP, a syfy fantasy proem romp in garbage, with the character limit of Mastodon, is forthcoming from above/ground press (@robmclennan.bsky.social )

so excited for y'all to read it!

#poetry #sff #canlit

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Matt Cahill @mattcahill.bsky.social · 24d

Happening tomorrow, Toronto peeps! I'll be reading from RADIOLAND (and signing books) at the next Drunk Fiction reading event at The Caledonian, hosted by Emily Weedon (launching her next novel)! There will be authors aplenty and a wide array of ales and whisky. Hope to see you Tuesday @ 6pm!

A collage for the reading series, featuring Emily Weedon's new novel, Hemo Sapiens, as well as authors Andrew Robertson, Selena Mercuri and Brooke Lockyer. The Caledonian is in Little Portugal, at 856 College St.

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russell carisse @russellcarisse.bsky.social · 26d

i don't have the schematics for your particular machine, but if you look for "The Typewriter Repair Bible," and cross reference for your model, you'll be set. They seem complicated but are rather simple to fix.

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russell carisse @russellcarisse.bsky.social · 26d

have you tightened the main spring, checked the carriage band?

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wordkunst @wordkunst.bsky.social · 26d

THREE POEMS by Jordan Davis @jordandavis.bsky.social

Poetry for BURNING HOUSE PRESS @thearsonista.bsky.social

LANDSCAPE // LABYRINTH

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Three poems by Jordan Davis

Interrogator neededmust fail to understandthe simplest thingsin a vault of goo —Platitudes generatedby electricityfalling into a sourceit troubles us to considereven once,whispering to solvent afte…

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 27d

This is absolutely outrageous. I can tell you that *many* Canadians were outraged that I was denied entry to the US… on exactly the same specious grounds.

Canada is choosing genocide denialism as immigration policy. This country has no moral authority whatsoever.

On behalf of the Government of Canada I am announcing that on the advice of our officials, we have deemed the group Kneecap ineligible to enter our country.

Our government will not tolerate the advocating of political violence, terrorism or Anti-Semitism and hate more broadly.

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 28d

2025 Ottawa Book Awards shortlist : On Beauty: stories,
, in which i would like to thank the academy, etc. / @ualbertapress.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.substack.com/p/2025-ottaw...

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graveyard dirt @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · Sep 16

p̶e̶a̶c̶e̶ retribution & justice for Trey Reed, found hanging from a tree* yesterday morning on a university campus in mississippi

graveyard dirt @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · Mar 30

to lynch a nigger & other family outings (chad sends a newsletter)

of satan snapping in your sinews / selling your soul
& your children’s soul for white privilege
how do you steal slivers of sun
and expect not to be shunned by god?
yes, conscience is a social construct
—you are free to ignore it!
and as humanity’s parting gift you won’t feel
the least bit odd burning at the stake
some nigger-bitch or the nigglets in her belly
—that’s not an everyday evil that’s
a deal with a much deeper demon
anyhoo,
eyeballs make the perfect baubles once pickled
set them atop your bibles to ward away the gout
—Memaw’s recipe, see attachment:
“a jar of jungle bunny juice to keep the cold wind out”
- page 117 of a clandestine code / the old klanifesto
“divide & conquer”
“pride & prejudice”
“amos & andy”
“gin & juice”
it took a genius to push cottoners
off the corners of civilization
where twitter memes
replace the thirst for guillotines
no v-day and no enola gaye liberating niggers
from manufactured extinction and now
they’re so stressed for just a fragment

of freedom they hardly even flinch
protesting hands up chins down
marching towards the teeth of our mills.
but they’re chattel to us & remain
cattle still cryin’ across the aisle
to our progressive kin—the same skin!
moon crickets is so dumb / the fish
in a barrel for us whites:
at the family hoedown each sunday
north and south each of us
the sons & daughters
of a Confederate-Union reunion.

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Queen of the Nightshades @rabelazy.bsky.social · Sep 10

Oh no, did repealing the carbon tax not cause the price of gas to plummet? I'm shocked and I don't even get my check anymore.

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · Sep 10

Same thing is happening in Atlantic Canada - although the price per barrel has bottomed out, Big Oil is greedy.

#Ontario gas prices climb, erasing consumer carbon pricing repeal savings

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Ontario gas prices climb, erasing consumer carbon pricing repeal savings | Globalnews.ca

Consumer carbon pricing added about 17.6 cents per litre to the price at the pumps this time last year, but gas is only five cents less today.

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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · Sep 8

Second week of school. Kids in my house and other kids in my town already sick with fevers and sore throats. This is the SIXTH (sicksth?) school year AFTER the year school had to close due to COVID’s arrival. It is UNACCEPTABLE school IAQ is utterly unchanged 😡 @govnb.bsky.social #nbpoli 😡 😡

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russell carisse @russellcarisse.bsky.social · Sep 3

nationalise empty units for public housing

The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · Sep 3

The condo crash is here.

Middle-class Canadians piled into real estate investment. Now their units are worth less than their mortgages. Writer Kathy Chow explores: thewalrus.ca/no-one-wants-to-...

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NB Media Co-op / Coop Média NB @nbmediacoop.bsky.social · Sep 3

Yes, alternatives exist to more fossil gas in New Brunswick

Commentary by Tom McLean
nbmediacoop.org/2025/09/02/y...

Yes, alternatives exist to more fossil gas in New Brunswick

NB Power claims the province needs a new fossil ('natural') gas-fired power plant. If built, the new power plant would

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russell carisse @russellcarisse.bsky.social · Sep 2

atlas of the mouth
by Gillian Wigmore

tounge the space
in the holy hall
full of teeth
and gums and spit
honour it:
say us, here, this

#poetry #canlit #microPoetry

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russell carisse @russellcarisse.bsky.social · Sep 2

here in New Brunswick they just defund the school libraries, and even tho they had to rehire the librarians by court order twice they say they will fire them as soon as legally possible, and these are LIBERALS. . .

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#nbpoli
#newBrunswick
#canpol