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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Poets! Join me tomorrow for this three-hour poetry workshop. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/night-cons... Due to someone's generosity, I can offer a large discount to those for whom cost is a barrier to attending. DM me!

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Due to someone’s generosity, I can offer at minimum a 25% discount for up to four people for whom cost’s a barrier to attending this workshop. Please email me: palabraflamenco@gmail.com

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Due to someone’s generosity, I can offer at minimum a 25% discount for up to four people for whom cost’s a barrier to attending this workshop. Please email me: palabraflamenco@gmail.com

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Join me on September 13 for a three-hour poetry workshop in Victoria, BC, through which we'll explore duende, dream logic, shadow substance, and how to allow associative leaps in the poem.

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This weekend, I’ll be reading and performing up-Island in Cumberland, BC. Details below. I'd love to see you there. Join us if you can.

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Unlikely Stories @unlikely-stories.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Check out “Nothing But Glass, Snow,” a projective poem by Unlikely newcomer @garthmartens.bsky.social on lethal concentration zones, the dirt on your cheek, and innumerable warty caps at www.unlikelystories.org/content/noth... #poetry #litmag #smallpress

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Nothing But Glass, Snow

Rosecoloured the tamarack country lethal concentration zone Someone in the house with They’ve sealed the window locked the doorI am told she is in the ward, asleep prepared for a syringe. ...

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I'm really pleased to see this poem, "Nothing But Glass, Snow," online for folks to read, especially at Unlikely Stories Six, an overtly anti-fascist publication.

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Anna started coughing in March 2025 and never stopped. As a non-smoker, her symptoms were unexpected. She examined her life for changes and found nothing. Except, that is, for the new industry next door. @zoeyunker.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...

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‘What Are We Breathing?’ Kitimat Residents Ask | The Tyee

A Tyee investigation has uncovered major gaps in the monitoring of dangerous, potentially carcinogenic pollutants.

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Zoë Yunker @zoeyunker.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

2/6 The company and the regulator say Kitimat's air remains healthy. What they don't mention is they aren't monitoring for all the pollutants LNG Canada produces.

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Zoë Yunker @zoeyunker.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

For months I kept hearing about new health issues in Kitimat. Bouts of pneumonia. Newly diagnosed respiratory illnesses. Next door is LNG Canada, the second-highest flaring LNG facility worldwide in 2025. For @thetyee.ca I investigated what we do and don't know about Kitimat's air. 🧵 1/6

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‘What Are We Breathing?’ Kitimat Residents Ask | The Tyee

A Tyee investigation has uncovered major gaps in the monitoring of dangerous, potentially carcinogenic pollutants.

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Jorie Graham @joriegraham.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Sometimes the last straw is quite surprising.These images are the last straw for me.I can no longer support the state of Israel – not until its people wake the fuck up, take a look at themselves,understand they are no better than others,& resist their gvmt's horror www.instagram.com/reel/DbLw5Wk...

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Fɪʟᴀsᴛᴇᴇɴɪ on Instagram: "A celebration turned into a military raid in Hebron as students marking their high school exam results were forced from their vehicles, searched, and abused while children lo...

filasteeni on July 24, 2026: "A celebration turned into a military raid in Hebron as students marking their high school exam results were forced from their vehicles, searched, and abused while childre...

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My poem "Afterwinter" from Who Else in the Dark Headed There (@biblioasis.bsky.social, 2026).

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

In which I read my poem “Night Corridor” from Who Else in the Dark Headed There (@biblioasis.bsky.social, 2026). Give it a listen.

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

My poem “Dilemmas” from Who Else in the Dark Headed There (@biblioasis.bsky.social, 2026).

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Lole's voice is iconic. Paired with Manuel's guitar? My god. Their albums from the 70s changed flamenco. youtu.be/c06ktM-m8bk

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Lole y Manuel - Cabalgando (Buenas Noches (Actuación TVE))

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

When you publish a book, you rarely get to know where it ends up. Every now and then a reader sends you a note or a snapshot. I like to imagine Who Else in the Dark Headed There (@biblioasis.bsky.social) rattling around Kat’s truck as she takes the cattle road from Kaleden into Keremeos.

A photograph of Kat in the woods, her green truck in the background, her hand holding a book and a coffee mug. The book she is holding is Garth Martens' book of poetry, Who Else in the Dark Headed There.

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Do I know anyone with a new book of poetry out in the fall in Toronto, Ottawa, or Montreal?

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Do I know anyone with a new book of poetry out in the fall in Toronto, Ottawa, or Montreal?

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

My poem “Force of Habit Still” from Who Else in the Dark Headed There ( @biblioasis.bsky.social, 2026).

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Jorie Graham @joriegraham.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/b...

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Shocked and Shattered Elegies for a Lost Utopian Dream

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I'm not sure what your dad likes to read, but, hey, it's worth a try.

An image of CBC Books website of 12 Canadian books that explore family and fatherhood for Father's Day, including Garth Martens' new poetry collection, Who Else in the Dark Headed There.

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

In which I read my poem “Potato Cellar” from Who Else in the Dark Headed There. Give it a listen.

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

In which I read my poem “Potato Cellar” from Who Else in the Dark Headed There. Give it a listen.

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

My poem BIRTHDAY is up today at B O D Y Literature, an international journal based in Prague. A lotta life packed into these lines, including the jagged bits. Read it here: www.bodyliterature.com/2026/06/11/g...

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B O D Y | A new poem by Garth Martens

Garth Martens is a poet and flamenco artist. His first book was a finalist for Canada’s Governor General’s Award for Poetry.

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Carcanet Press @carcanet.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Killing Spree by @joriegraham.bsky.social is available to pre-order🖤 Use code MAYBOOKS15 for 15% off: www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017554... Complete the set and get 30% of To 2040, Runaway, and [To] The Last [Be] Human with code BIGJORIEFAN: www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017316...

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A review of my new book, Who Else in the Dark Headed There, appears in the May 2026 issue of the Literary Review of Canada (@reviewcanada.bsky.social). . Check it out below.

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Hassan Kanafani is the pseudonym for a Palestinian writer whose firsthand account of living in Gaza, Pizza Before We Die, is now out with @arsenalpulp.bsky.social. . Find it, order it, from any bookstore in Canada. With gratitude to Yasuko Thanh for her role in getting this book published.

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

A poem of mine, Grandparents' House 1967, now appears in the latest issue of @chronogram.bsky.social. You'll also find this poem in my new book, Who Else in the Dark Headed There (@biblioasis.bsky.social).

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

This Thursday, April 30, I’m launching my new book of poetry, Who Else in the Dark Headed There, in Victoria with Ali Blythe, Melanie Siebert, and Anne-Marie Turza. I love these people dearly and can’t wait to share the night with them—and with you. Doors at 6:30. Come early for dinner and drink.

A poster with images of writers and text explaining the event: "Biblioasis Press presents POETRY READING BOOK LAUNCH. Garth Martens launches his new book of poetry Who Else in the Dark Headed There, with special guests, poets Anne-Marie Turza, Melanie Siebert, and Ali Blythe. Thursday, April 30, at 7PM. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Venue: Caffe Fantastico at 965 Kings Road. Come early to enjoy dinner and drinks!"

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Coming up this week: Christina Shah launches her poetry collection if: prey, then: huntress. Misha Solomon and Isabella Wang will also read from their new books. Come help welcome these poets to Montreal’s oldest English language bookstore! RSVP: www.ticketsource.com/argo-booksho...

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Misha Solomon @mishasolomon.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Excited for this!

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Christina Shah @christinashah.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

🌠 TRIPLE THREAT* EASTERN TOUR!! Three Authors. Three Nights. Three Cities. Pure Literary Deliciousness. O4/27- TORONTO w/ Ronna Bloom & Robert Colman 04/29- OTTAWA- w/ David O'Meara and Natalie Southworth 04/30- MONTRÉAL w/ Misha Solomon & Isabella Wang

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Poster for poetry reading at Caversham Booksellers in Toronto April 27 at 7 pm with Christina Shah, Robert Colma and Ronna Bloom.

Poster for Author reading @ The Spaniel's Tale in Ottawa April 29 @ 6:45 with Christina Shah, David O'Meara, and Natalie Southworth.

Poster for Poetry Reading @ Argo Bookshop in Montréal April 30th @ 7 pm with Christina Shah, Misha Solomon and Isabella Wang, hosted by Sarah Wolfson.

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Delphine is two-and-a-half years old and expressive as heck. I recorded this in March after receiving author copies of WHO ELSE IN THE DARK HEADED THERE, my newly published second book of poetry.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Poet Laureate Podcast LIVE with smallpress tian & champion of poetry @robmclennan.bsky.social Join our live studio audience. Tickets FREE on Eventbrite. Saturday, April 25 5:30–7:30 PM Doors open at 5:15 PM (for a small 15 min window) Haus of Owl Creation Lab 780 Blanshard St, 4th Floor

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

rob mclennan in Victoria, BC: April 24 + 25, , two readings (including w Anna Yin + Phoebe Wang) and a podcast-on-stage, interviewing Kyeren Regehr, / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @caitlinpress.bsky.social ; robmclennan.substack.com/p/rob-mclenn...

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to my Kelowna book launch on Tuesday. 60+ people attended—former teachers and classmates from elementary through high school, and family, including my aunt, cousin, and my father. This was the first literary event my father has ever gone to. That meant a lot.

Garth Martens reads from his new book of poetry, WHO ELSE IN THE DARK HEADED THERE, in Kelowna, BC, in a fully restored 1892 Gothic Style church.

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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Join me tomorrow for a National Poetry Month event hosted by @malahatreview.bsky.social and Planet Earth Poetry, where I will read from my new book alongside poets @louieleyson.bsky.social and Elizabeth Bachinsky.

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