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est. March 2020 : editor/publisher rob mclennan https://bsky.app/profile/robmclennan.bsky.social built as a curious extension of above/ground press (b. 1993 https://periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/ member of Literary Magazines Canada Collective,

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Process Note #68 : Maria Nazos : “How the rule I broke was the one I needed.” The 'process note’ pieces were originally solicited by Maw Shein Win as addendum to her teaching particular poems and poetry collections for...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Process Note #68 : Maria Nazos : “How the rule I broke was the one I needed.” / @marianazos.bsky.social @mawsheinwin.bsky.social @omnidawn.bsky.social ;
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Geoffrey Young : Five DATES ASHBERY   It’s four a.m. on Labor Day 2017, and I am surprised to hear as I lie in bed listening to BBC radio, that John Ashbe...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Geoffrey Young : Five DATES
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Laura Kerr : Experimental Poetry Criticism : An interview with Legio Introduction: artist and poet, Legio  Legio writes the hand into system.  not origin but transfer  the mark occurs between the mark a...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Laura Kerr @sedserio.com : Experimental Poetry Criticism : An interview with Legio
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/laur...

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Miranda Mellis : Economics for Whales, a Sonnet The VC structure, I learn from Chris’s dissertation, The Age of   Technical Neglect traces its lineage Back to  Whaling, the ‘w...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Miranda Mellis : Economics for Whales, a Sonnet
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Monroe Lawrence : Silt Suddenly she climbs in the cockpit & has a great facility for the controls: creeping between the dappled concrete structures. ...

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Miranda Mellis : Economics for Whales, a Sonnet The VC structure, I learn from Chris’s dissertation, The Age of   Technical Neglect traces its lineage Back to  Whaling, the ‘w...

newly posted: Miranda Mellis : Economics for Whales, a Sonnet
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Mckenzie Strath : Notes from the Field : Letter from a Dirty Trowel More often than I would like to admit, I find myself headfirst in a dirt hole, toothbrush in hand, wondering what exactly I am doi...

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Sean Howard : Three poems sighting   merlin returns as an app, tell- ing us what birds our phones are look- ing at: s- harp- shinned hawk , there now .     ...

newly posted: Sean Howard : Three poems / @gaspereaupress.bsky.social ;
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Tom Jenks : notes from the field : Letter from Manchester Every now and then, a British broadsheet newspaper takes a look at what this poetry business is all about. This is, of course, to be...

newly posted: Tom Jenks @tomjenksuk.bsky.social : notes from the field : Letter from Manchester
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Margo LaPierre : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Paul Vermeersch A Valley Uncanny in NMCLT : An interview with poet Paul Vermeersch   Paul Vermeersch  [photo credit: Bianca Spence] is a poet, multime...

newly posted: Margo LaPierre @margolapierre.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Paul Vermeersch / @paulvermeersch.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
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Tom Jenks : notes from the field : Letter from Manchester Every now and then, a British broadsheet newspaper takes a look at what this poetry business is all about. This is, of course, to be...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Tom Jenks @tomjenksuk.bsky.social : notes from the field : Letter from Manchester
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/tom-...

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Bernie Kruchak : Rooster Town Poetry Shed — Displaying Poetry, Reconciling History My name is Bernie Kruchak. I ’ m a Winnipeg poet and writer. Let me introduce you to Rooster Town Poetry Shed, my personal reconci...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Bernie Kruchak : Rooster Town Poetry Shed — Displaying Poetry, Reconciling History / @mbwritersguild.bsky.social ;
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Against "the civilization of cliché" : Leslie Kaplan, interviewed by David Buuck conducted over email, Sep-Oct 2025       Leslie Kaplan is a French poet, playwright, and novelist. From the beginning of her career, Kapla...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Against "the civilization of cliché" : Leslie Kaplan, interviewed by David Buuck / @akpress.org @pamenarpress.bsky.social ;
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New at Periodicities: my interview with Legio — where art, poetry, and music bypass loudness and still stop the scroll.

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Thanks to @robmclennan.bsky.social and @periodicities.bsky.social for featuring my two poems, "College Boyfriends" and "Driving Home the Morning After We Both Said Things"... I hope you enjoy these!

05.03.2026 16:13 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
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Against "the civilization of cliché" : Leslie Kaplan, interviewed by David Buuck conducted over email, Sep-Oct 2025       Leslie Kaplan is a French poet, playwright, and novelist. From the beginning of her career, Kapla...

newly posted: Against "the civilization of cliché" : Leslie Kaplan, interviewed by David Buuck / @akpress.org @pamenarpress.bsky.social ;
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Elizabeth Johnston Ambrose : Two poems College Boyfriends “If I had known, would I have still made mistake after mistake?” —Ada Limon, “After Nostalgia”   We were certain...

newly posted: Elizabeth Johnston Ambrose : Two poems / @poetlady74.bsky.social ;
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05.03.2026 14:09 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Laura Kerr : Experimental Poetry Criticism : An interview with Legio Introduction: artist and poet, Legio  Legio writes the hand into system.  not origin but transfer  the mark occurs between the mark a...

newly posted: Laura Kerr @sedserio.com : Experimental Poetry Criticism : An interview with Legio
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/laur...

05.03.2026 14:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Bernie Kruchak : Rooster Town Poetry Shed — Displaying Poetry, Reconciling History My name is Bernie Kruchak. I ’ m a Winnipeg poet and writer. Let me introduce you to Rooster Town Poetry Shed, my personal reconci...

newly posted: Bernie Kruchak : Rooster Town Poetry Shed — Displaying Poetry, Reconciling History / @mbwritersguild.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/bern...

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Sean Howard : Three poems sighting   merlin returns as an app, tell- ing us what birds our phones are look- ing at: s- harp- shinned hawk , there now .     ...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Sean Howard : Three poems / @gaspereaupress.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/sean...

04.03.2026 14:06 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Margo LaPierre : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Paul Vermeersch A Valley Uncanny in NMCLT : An interview with poet Paul Vermeersch   Paul Vermeersch  [photo credit: Bianca Spence] is a poet, multime...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Margo LaPierre @margolapierre.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Paul Vermeersch / @paulvermeersch.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/marg...

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Margo LaPierre : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Paul Vermeersch A Valley Uncanny in NMCLT : An interview with poet Paul Vermeersch   Paul Vermeersch  [photo credit: Bianca Spence] is a poet, multime...

newly posted: Margo LaPierre @margolapierre.bsky.social : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Paul Vermeersch / @paulvermeersch.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/marg...

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Geoffrey Young : Five DATES ASHBERY   It’s four a.m. on Labor Day 2017, and I am surprised to hear as I lie in bed listening to BBC radio, that John Ashbe...

newly posted: Geoffrey Young : Five DATES
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/geof...

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Tom Jenks : notes from the field : Letter from Manchester Every now and then, a British broadsheet newspaper takes a look at what this poetry business is all about. This is, of course, to be...

newly posted: Tom Jenks @tomjenksuk.bsky.social : notes from the field : Letter from Manchester
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/tom-...

04.03.2026 14:08 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Sean Howard : Three poems sighting   merlin returns as an app, tell- ing us what birds our phones are look- ing at: s- harp- shinned hawk , there now .     ...

newly posted: Sean Howard : Three poems / @gaspereaupress.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/sean...

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Stan Rogal : bagne, or, Criteria for Heaven, by rob mclennan bagne, or, Criteria for Heaven , rob mclennan Broken Jaw Press, 2000                                  “slipping easily to the quick & more...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Stan Rogal : bagne, or, Criteria for Heaven, by rob mclennan
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Lori Anderson Moseman : Unbecoming, by Suzette Bishop Unbecoming , Suzette Bishop Ethel Zine, 2026       Unbecoming is a brilliant guide to being . Suzette Bishop’s new chapbook bears her ...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Lori Anderson Moseman : Unbecoming, by Suzette Bishop / @the-ethelzine.bsky.social ;
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03.03.2026 14:29 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

We need more reviewers in Canada. I think as poets we should be reviewing a couple of titles a season. It’s good for the community and it’s good for our own sensibilities and poetry. It’s hard to justify the work involved, I get it, but ultimately I think it’s a way to give back.

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Oh yay! I had no idea it had gone live! THANK YOU to my @omnidawn.bsky.social pressmate @mawsheinwin.bsky.social - see you at #awp!!!

03.03.2026 16:41 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Lori Anderson Moseman : Unbecoming, by Suzette Bishop Unbecoming , Suzette Bishop Ethel Zine, 2026       Unbecoming is a brilliant guide to being . Suzette Bishop’s new chapbook bears her ...

newly posted: Lori Anderson Moseman : Unbecoming, by Suzette Bishop
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