Reposted by Paul MooreheadMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Men may seem detestable as joint stock-companies and nations 220868
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Part 2 of this engaging discussion. What do you think of Prufrock? #poetrypodcastspodcasts.apple.comThe Poetry Space_Books Podcast · Updated Weekly · Join hosts Katie Dozier and Timothy Green for The Poetry Space_, a weekly poetry podcast featuring lively, free-wheeling discussions on poems, poetry craft, and the wr... 000
Reposted by Paul MooreheadIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Jack B. Yeats 0255
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Neilson’s debut collection — only just now reading it, though I’ve known his work for years — is distinct, vibrant, and daring. He tackles his themes — men’s mental health, love — unapologetically. #tinybookreviews #poetry #canlit #canadianpoetry #booksky #poetryskybiblioasis.comMeniscus - BiblioasisIn the middle of his life, Robert Lowell wrote “Memories of West Street and Lepke,” a poem that reflected on Lowell’s recurrent manias and included the lines “My manic statement.” […] 181
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 26/09/2026He Scammed the Book Business for Years. Is He Back?nytimes.comFilippo Bernardini Scammed the Book Business for Years. Is He Back?The man who admitted to stealing hundreds of manuscripts swore he’d never do it again. New online skulduggery resembles his old tricks, and then some. 000
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Lively discussions with Canadian poets! Very engaging. #poetrypodcasts #poetrypodcasts.apple.comPage Fright: A Poetry PodcastBooks Podcast · Andrew French interviews established and emerging authors about breaking through as writers and finding their literary style. 010
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Not for me, but probably a very good podcast for a particular kind of poetry reader. If you’re approach to poetry is ethereal or metaphysical, this could be for you. #poetrypodcasts #poetrypodcasts.apple.comA Thousand Shades of GreenBooks Podcast · Updated Weekly · A Thousand Shades of Green, hosted by Susan Richardson, is a podcast dedicated to celebrating contemporary authors. Join Susan to hear some of her favourite poems and... 020
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Really interesting discussion of Eliot’s “Prufrock”. Looking forward to part 2. #poetrypodcasts #poetry #tseliotpodcasts.apple.comPrufrock Part 1: T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock | ep. 153Podcast Episode · The Poetry Space_ · September 18 · 1h 4m 000
Reposted by Paul MooreheadGeorge Murray @bookninja.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A couple years ago I started writing short fiction again after about 25 years off. The first of these stories is now at The New Quarterly, and it's a featured read, so you can get it for free right now, I think, through this link: tnq.ca/story/one-la...tnq.ca 0303
Reposted by Paul MooreheadFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“What if Frog is being chased by a big animal with many sharp teeth? What if he is being eaten up?” cried Toad. 015223
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A collection both narrow and far-reaching: Le Guin bangs on repeatedly about fantasy and sci-fi not necessarily being not literature, and brings her intelligence to bear on a range of books and ideas. A peculiar author, whose essays I like better than her fiction. TBH. #bookskyursulakleguin.comUrsula K. Le Guin — Words Are My Matter 061
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 11/09/2026What. A. Book. “North” will definitely need a few re-reads to begin to scratch beneath its earths. Wonderful. #booksky #poetry #irishpoetry #tinybookreviews #seamusheaneyfaber.co.ukNorth (Heritage Edition)This edition of Seamus Heaney’s seminal fourth collection North, reproduced in its elegant first setting and original jacket, marks fifty years since first publication. 092
Reposted by Paul MooreheadCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 05/09/2026On this day in 1899, Helen Creighton was born in Dartmouth, NS. As a folklorist, she collected over 4,000 traditional songs, stories and beliefs over several decades. She wrote 13 books, including the best-selling Bluenose Ghosts in 1957. 📸 Nova Scotia Archives 17917
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Hmmm. They Might Be Giants Wilco Matthew Sweet REM Man or Astroman The Smugglers Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians Def Leppard Golden Earring Barenaked Ladies 020
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 27/08/2026theguardian.comAI-proof? Younger workers desert the digital world for traditional craftsIn a disrupted job market people are turning to heritage crafts such as bookbinding, metalwork and boatbuilding 010
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 27/08/2026theguardian.comSurprising AI breakthroughs raise soul-searching questions for mathematicians | LetterLetters: Whether mathematics thrives or perishes in the age of AI depends on what it is that society values in the human intellect, writes Dr Henry Bradford 000
Reposted by Paul MooreheadPaul Robichaud 🪨🐐 @pjrobichaud.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I'm from Toronto, a Canadian city on the shores of Lake Ontario. The name of the lake and province comes from the Wendat word Ontarí'io, meaning great or beautiful lake. And it is! 1554262796
Reposted by Paul MooreheadRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...rollingstone.comTurning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryCore team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world. 128190498288
Reposted by Paul MooreheadPoetry Foundation @poetry.foundation · 25/08/2026On the latest episode of the #PoetryOffTheShelf podcast, Emily Skaja and host Helena de Groot discuss cemeteries, pregnancy, and gardening the future. 🐌 Listen here: bit.ly/4gjb8FD 013
Reposted by Paul MooreheadPEN Canada @pencanada.bsky.social · 24/08/2026A St. Albert resident amassed more than 350 2SLGBTQI+ children’s picture books — now an international archive believed to be the largest collection of its kind. The archive emerges in a time when access to books has become a political fight in Alberta: www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/a...stalbertgazette.comAlberta senator unveils 'archive of hope' 2SLGBTQI+ book collectionRead the full story and comment on stalbertgazette.com 041
Reposted by Paul MooreheadFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Toad went to Frog’s house. He found a note on the door. The note said, “Dear Toad, I am not at home. I went out. I want to be alone.” 117018
Reposted by Paul MooreheadRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power. Remember this. 1212250727
Reposted by Paul MooreheadFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Frog and Toad went out to fly a kite. They went to a large meadow where the wind was strong. “Our kite will fly up and up,” said Frog. “It will fly all the way up to the top of the sky.” 122921
Reposted by Paul MooreheadPinhole Poetry @pinholepoetry.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Just a little more than one week left to participate in our annual chapbook search! Details & guidelines here: pinholepoetry.ca/chapbook-con... 043
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Heaney. Hammock. Cola. Chips. Aaaaahhhh. #poetry #irishpoetry #booksky 070
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 22/08/2026The other day I was playing on an outdoor stage with my daughter, who is 3. She wanted me to do a play for her, an audience of one. So I stood on the stage and began, “To be or not to be…” She immediately exclaimed, “To be!!” So it’s not that hard. 000
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Is Carney finally figuring out that it’s not possible to actually meaningfully negotiate with Drumpf and his cronies?nytimes.comCanada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks CollapseIntense negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse as Mark Carney suspended talks. U.S. tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., will come into... 000
Reposted by Paul MooreheadComicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Award-winning cartoonist Scott Chantler will make his licensed comic debut with FLASH GORDON: TWO WORLDS, a two-part graphic novel debuting from Mad Cave this November.comicsbeat.comScott Chantler to reimagine FLASH GORDON in TWO WORLDSFlash Gordon: Two Worlds, a two-part graphic novel by Scott Chantler, will imagine a world where Flash never became a hero. 0177
Reposted by Paul MooreheadAll Lit Up @alllitupcanada.bsky.social · 21/08/2026"Innovation is the empty calorie of corporate jargon." Read from Taryn Hubbard's BEAUTIFUL UNKNOWN FUTURE (@talonbooks.bsky.social), a collection of long poems that hold space for messy feelings about motherhood, the climate crisis, family ghosts, and office dynamics. alllitup.ca/two-poems-be... 053
Reposted by Paul MooreheadFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Frog was in his garden. Toad came walking by. “What a fine garden you have, Frog,” he said. “Yes,” said Frog. “It is very nice, but it was hard work.” 229140
Reposted by Paul MooreheadFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Toad poured many glasses of water over his head. 214120
Reposted by Paul MooreheadFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026“It’s an avalanche!” cried Toad. Frog and Toad jumped away. Frog was trembling. “I am not afraid!” he shouted. 017121
Reposted by Paul MooreheadPoetry Foundation @poetry.foundation · 13/08/2026In this archival episode of the #PoetryOffTheShelf podcast, Fanny Howe and host Helena de Groot discuss the sky, visions, and the beam that killed the landlord, plus an excerpt from Howe's posthumous collection. Listen here: bit.ly/4hMaBNN 062
Reposted by Paul MooreheadMahua Cavanagh @mahua.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The article is good. One point though: Scrivener doesn’t use AI. The generative AI function is Apple Intelligence and I would recommend all authors to turn it off. That will remove it from Scrivener and everywhere else. You can learn more from this article: www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/scriven...literatureandlatte.comScrivener and AI: Why Do I See AI Prompts in My Scrivener Projects on Mac? - Literature & LatteSeeing AI icons in Scrivener on Mac? That's Apple Intelligence built into macOS Sequoia and Tahoe. Scrivener itself contains no AI features. 02215
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I’m reading a poem tonight on the @rattlepoetry.bsky.social podcast! (The show starts at 8:00 Eastern, readings at around 9:00 Eastern.) #poetryyoutube.comHemat Malak: Shelf Life, Identity, Form, and Australian Poetry | Rattlecast 353YouTube video by Rattle Poetry 041
Reposted by Paul MooreheadFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 08/08/2026That night when Toad went to bed he thought the biggest thoughts that he could think. 019629
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Sometimes I think modernism was a bothersome literary affectation. Plath is a bit better than most of it: the opacity and cleverdickishness are restrained, the reliance on allusion not so absolute, there is at least some mind given to the experience of reading. #booksky #poetry #tinybookreviewsfaber.co.ukAriel: Introduced by Emily Berry‘The world is blood-hot and personal’: in her moving and illuminating introduction, the poet Emily Berry remembers her own teenage encounters with Ariel. 000
Reposted by Paul MooreheadPaul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026My favourite found poem of all time is the index of firsts lines in The Collected Poems of Frank O’Hara. 061
Reposted by Paul MooreheadPoetry Foundation @poetry.foundation · 05/08/2026We're excited to announce the 2026 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellows: Xochi Quetzali Cartland, Fatima Jafar, Noel Munguia-Moreno, Shaina Phenix, and Tariq Thompson! 🎉 Learn more about this year's brilliant cohort: bit.ly/4coV2rxbit.lyPoetry Foundation Announces the 2026 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry FellowsHonoring extraordinary young poets with more than $145,000 in prizes 042
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 03/08/2026New Books Network’s poetry podcast is a wide-reaching collection of new poetry and books about poetry. There’s something in here for everyone. #poetry #poetrypodcastsnewbooksnetwork.comNew Books Network - New Books Network 030
Reposted by Paul MooreheadGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."theguardian.comDon’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John WashingtonI’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities 484152997382
Reposted by Paul Mooreheadjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126037999
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Snail is probably my favourite secondary F&T character. 000
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 31/07/2026breachmedia.caCanadian universities set up a secret network to crack down on student Palestine demonstrators ⋆ The BreachUniversities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently clear student encampments. Then, they deleted the evidence 000
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 31/07/2026If there’s a “criticism is biography” school in poetry, there’s a “poetry podcast is autobiography” school. Helena de Groot hosts this charming series of discussions with contemporary poets. Not a craft podcast so much as an exploration of a version of the poetic mindset. #poetry #poetrypodcastspoetryfoundation.orgPoetry Off the ShelfPoems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine. 021
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Write a book about writing for mystery (artistic, not whodunnit): a tough mission, one not quite completed here. (This is a problem with several of the books in the “The Art of…” series.) I don’t know that I’ll be any more mysterious after this. Still, readable. #booksky #tinybookreviewsgraywolfpress.orgThe Art of Mystery | Graywolf PressThe fourteenth volume in the Art of series conjures an ethereal subject: the idea of mystery in fiction. Mystery is not often discussed—apart from the genre—because, as Maud Casey says, “It’s not easy... 020
Paul Moorehead @paulmoorehead.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Fuck me. Fuck us all, really. The fact that somebody invented a machine to cut the spines off of books to scan them is a hate crime aimed at anyone who speaks a language. 010