rob mclennan
@robmclennan.bsky.social
poet, fiction writer, publisher, critic, papa, etc.
out now: the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press)
https://robmclennan.blogspot.com/
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out now: the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press)
https://robmclennan.blogspot.com/
https://www.patreon.com/robmclennan
http://robmclennanauthor.blogspot.com/ https://robmclennan.substack.com/
above/ground press author spotlight #15 : Renée Sarojini Saklikar / @reneesarojini.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social ;
, with two upcoming Vancouver readings (including a launch of the new chapbook) + a zoom event with rob mclennan,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...
, with two upcoming Vancouver readings (including a launch of the new chapbook) + a zoom event with rob mclennan,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
above/ground press author spotlight #15 : Renée Sarojini Saklikar / @reneesarojini.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social ;
, with two upcoming Vancouver readings (including a launch of the new chapbook) + a zoom event with rob mclennan,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...
, with two upcoming Vancouver readings (including a launch of the new chapbook) + a zoom event with rob mclennan,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...
S*BSTACK ALERT: the green notebook
, reading Charles Bernstein, and Helen Humphreys on Sylvia Plath,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
, reading Charles Bernstein, and Helen Humphreys on Sylvia Plath,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
S*BSTACK ALERT: the green notebook
, reading Charles Bernstein, and Helen Humphreys on Sylvia Plath,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
, reading Charles Bernstein, and Helen Humphreys on Sylvia Plath,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
hey, everybody! it’s Norm Nehmetallah, publisher of Invisible Publishing! he was in our house! he is totally the nicest. // @invisibooks.bsky.social @christinemcnair.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
hey, everybody! it’s Norm Nehmetallah, publisher of Invisible Publishing! he was in our house! he is totally the nicest. // @invisibooks.bsky.social @christinemcnair.bsky.social
ringette practice for the small one, and beginning into Rahat Kurd’s Z, // @talonbooks.bsky.social @rahat.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
ringette practice for the small one, and beginning into Rahat Kurd’s Z, // @talonbooks.bsky.social @rahat.bsky.social
Aoife and friend: Do you want to build a snowman?
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Aoife and friend: Do you want to build a snowman?
small one has ukulele lesson today, so starting to go through yesterday’s haul from the small press book fair, including new chapbooks by Stuart Ross, Hugh Thomas, Tamsyn Farr + emily shafer, // @tamsynfarr.bsky.social @pearlpoet.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
small one has ukulele lesson today, so starting to go through yesterday’s haul from the small press book fair, including new chapbooks by Stuart Ross, Hugh Thomas, Tamsyn Farr + emily shafer, // @tamsynfarr.bsky.social @pearlpoet.bsky.social
hey! it’s the ottawa small press book fair! right now at Tom Brown Arena! until 5pm! hooray!
November 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
hey! it’s the ottawa small press book fair! right now at Tom Brown Arena! until 5pm! hooray!
the pre-fair reading for this fall’s ottawa small press book fair! Amanda Earl, Liam Burke and Stuart Ross! all in anticipation for tomorrow’s fair at Tom Brown Arena! // @amandaearl.bsky.social @liamburke.bsky.social @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
the pre-fair reading for this fall’s ottawa small press book fair! Amanda Earl, Liam Burke and Stuart Ross! all in anticipation for tomorrow’s fair at Tom Brown Arena! // @amandaearl.bsky.social @liamburke.bsky.social @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social
having dropped middle daughter at her school dance, I’m early to the reading, so attempting the measure of Natalie Shapero’s latest, // @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
having dropped middle daughter at her school dance, I’m early to the reading, so attempting the measure of Natalie Shapero’s latest, // @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social
THIS WEEKEND! CELEBRATING THIRTY-ONE YEARS OF THE OTTAWA SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR!
TOMORROW:
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
TONIGHT! The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl,
smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
TOMORROW:
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
TONIGHT! The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl,
smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
THIS WEEKEND! CELEBRATING THIRTY-ONE YEARS OF THE OTTAWA SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR!
TOMORROW:
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
TONIGHT! The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl,
smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
TOMORROW:
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
TONIGHT! The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl,
smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
in line to get winter tires on car, so what better time than this to open Kevin Killian’s posthumous collected poems? I do miss hearing from that guy,
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
in line to get winter tires on car, so what better time than this to open Kevin Killian’s posthumous collected poems? I do miss hearing from that guy,
S*BSTACK ALERT: so i didn't win the ottawa book award (and other mournful tales,
, but the ottawa small press fair is this weekend, so that's cool,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/so-i-didnt...
, but the ottawa small press fair is this weekend, so that's cool,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/so-i-didnt...
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
S*BSTACK ALERT: so i didn't win the ottawa book award (and other mournful tales,
, but the ottawa small press fair is this weekend, so that's cool,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/so-i-didnt...
, but the ottawa small press fair is this weekend, so that's cool,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/so-i-didnt...
I can’t believe you missed me having drinks with Derek Beaulieu at The Manx tonight ; it had been years since we had a proper hang-out, // @derekbeaulieu.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I can’t believe you missed me having drinks with Derek Beaulieu at The Manx tonight ; it had been years since we had a proper hang-out, // @derekbeaulieu.bsky.social
middle daughter, piano lesson; ladies and gentlefolk, the right honourable sir ryan fitzpatrick // @talonbooks.bsky.social @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
middle daughter, piano lesson; ladies and gentlefolk, the right honourable sir ryan fitzpatrick // @talonbooks.bsky.social @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social
the ottawa small press fair is this weekend!
, with pre-fair reading on Friday; Amanda Earl launching her new above/ground press chapbook,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/the-ottawa...
, with pre-fair reading on Friday; Amanda Earl launching her new above/ground press chapbook,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/the-ottawa...
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
the ottawa small press fair is this weekend!
, with pre-fair reading on Friday; Amanda Earl launching her new above/ground press chapbook,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/the-ottawa...
, with pre-fair reading on Friday; Amanda Earl launching her new above/ground press chapbook,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/the-ottawa...
introducing youngest daughter to the glories of Don Hertzfeldt animation; she is intrigued, delighted, confused and slightly horrified (as does seem appropriate,
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
introducing youngest daughter to the glories of Don Hertzfeldt animation; she is intrigued, delighted, confused and slightly horrified (as does seem appropriate,
both children orthodontist appointments, back-to-back, so reading through a letter and prose work-in-progress by my pal, the poet Gil McElroy, who begins his missive with a crossword reference to the American poet Jack Spicer, // @gmcelroy.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
both children orthodontist appointments, back-to-back, so reading through a letter and prose work-in-progress by my pal, the poet Gil McElroy, who begins his missive with a crossword reference to the American poet Jack Spicer, // @gmcelroy.bsky.social
the excitement of attempting to assist someone in airport parking lot with dead battery,
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
the excitement of attempting to assist someone in airport parking lot with dead battery,
small one has ukulele, curious to go through new Talonbooks titles by Drew McEwan and Scott Jackshaw, // @drewmcew.bsky.social @scottjackshaw.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
small one has ukulele, curious to go through new Talonbooks titles by Drew McEwan and Scott Jackshaw, // @drewmcew.bsky.social @scottjackshaw.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social
some above/ground press author updates: The Nelson Ball Prize, Pushcart Prizes, the bpNichol Chapbook Award + the ottawa small press book fair pre-fair reading,
and interviews, poems online + other things ; because we want you to remain informed,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/some-autho...
and interviews, poems online + other things ; because we want you to remain informed,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/some-autho...
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
some above/ground press author updates: The Nelson Ball Prize, Pushcart Prizes, the bpNichol Chapbook Award + the ottawa small press book fair pre-fair reading,
and interviews, poems online + other things ; because we want you to remain informed,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/some-autho...
and interviews, poems online + other things ; because we want you to remain informed,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/some-autho...
a packed house at Ottawa’s Octopus Books for Regina writer Ken Wilson and Kingston writer Sadiqa de Meijer, // @octopusbooks.ca @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
a packed house at Ottawa’s Octopus Books for Regina writer Ken Wilson and Kingston writer Sadiqa de Meijer, // @octopusbooks.ca @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social
middle daughter piano lesson, curious about these recent Pamenar Press titles by Stephen Collis and J.R. Carpenter, // @pamenarpress.bsky.social @jrcarpenter.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
middle daughter piano lesson, curious about these recent Pamenar Press titles by Stephen Collis and J.R. Carpenter, // @pamenarpress.bsky.social @jrcarpenter.bsky.social
middle daughter at the dentist, so an opportunity to go through new poetry titles by MC Hyland and Fenn Stewart, // @bookhugpress.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
middle daughter at the dentist, so an opportunity to go through new poetry titles by MC Hyland and Fenn Stewart, // @bookhugpress.bsky.social
S*BSTACK ALERT: the green notebook,
, discovering the uncorrected galley of Ron Padgett's Joe: A Memoir of Joe Brainard (2004) on my bookshelf,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
, discovering the uncorrected galley of Ron Padgett's Joe: A Memoir of Joe Brainard (2004) on my bookshelf,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
S*BSTACK ALERT: the green notebook,
, discovering the uncorrected galley of Ron Padgett's Joe: A Memoir of Joe Brainard (2004) on my bookshelf,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
, discovering the uncorrected galley of Ron Padgett's Joe: A Memoir of Joe Brainard (2004) on my bookshelf,
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...