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Laurie D. Graham @lauriedgraham.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A one-reading-per-week routine thru May: Edmonton, Victoria, Kingston, Toronto, with admired writers—@lizjohnston.bsky.social, @njcullen.bsky.social, @staranise99.bsky.social & @ronnabloom.bsky.social—in wonderful bookstores (@audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social & @russellbooks.bsky.social). Will I see you?

A yellow poster containing the book cover of Calling It Back to Me and a photo of Laurie D. Graham's mug, as well as details about Laurie's readings through May:

MAY 9, 3 P.M.
EDMONTON, AUDREYS BOOKS
WITH JASPREET SINGH & LISA MARTIN

MAY 15, 7:30 P.M.
VICTORIA, PLANET EARTH POETRY, RUSSELL BOOKS
WITH STEPHANIE BOLSTER

MAY 22, 7 P.M.
KINGSTON, NOVEL IDEA
WITH SADIQA DE MEIJER, LIZ JOHNSTON & AGA MAKSIMOWSKA
HOSTED BY NANCY JO CULLEN

MAY 27, 6:30 P.M.
TORONTO, FLYING BOOKS
WITH RONNA BLOOM, BARBARA TRAN & KEVIN IRIE

A sky blue poster for Laurie's Edmonton reading, May 9.

A cream-coloured poster for the Kingston reading, May 22.

Bright coral poster for Laurie's reading at Flying Books in Toronto, May 27.

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Joanna Lilley @joannalilley.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Really looking forward to hearing @ronnabloom.bsky.social and Tom Wayman present their poems at #PlanetEarthPoetry in Victoria, Canada, on Friday. What a treat to get to read with such fine poets. @TurnstonePress #poetry

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I'm on my way to you Vancouver! To do this ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Few spots left.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

May we build a world where people find it weird we used to need to create places for women and children to hide from violent men... but how perfect a destination for that food for a dinner disrupted by violence while normalizing Trump's many forms of violence, including against women.

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

We had a great time celebrating National Poetry Month yesterday with Robert Colman, Christina Shah and Ronna Bloom! #nationalpoetrymonth @christinashah.bsky.social @ronnabloom.bsky.social

Christina Shah, a dark-haired woman in jeans and a colourful long shirt, standing in front of a red wall, reading from her book of poetry to an audience seated in folding chairs

Ronna Bloom, in glasses and a patterned shirt, standing in front of a red wall, reading from her book of poetry to an audience seated in folding chairs

Poets Robert Colman, Christina Shah and Ronna Bloom seated in front of a red wall, with an audience in front of them seated in folding chairs. Christina is answering an audience question and the other 2 poets are looking at her

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Christina Shah @christinashah.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Thank you so much for hosting us, Nadia and Joe! It was a fabulous evening with friends!❤️📕 @ronnabloom.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @cavershambooks.bsky.social

Three poets, arms around each other against an orange wall. Robert Colman, Christina Shah and Ronna Bloom.

Nadia and Joe, owners of Caversham Booksellers on either side of poet Christina Shah. Bookshelf in background.

Karen Solie with Christina Shah at Caversham Booksellers, surrounded by books!

Christina Shah with Peter Norman at Caversham Booksellers!

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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

Photo of a classic banana split dessert.

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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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

"It is a kind of love, is it not? How the cup holds tea, How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare..." The Patience of Ordinary Things -- Pat Schneider

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Two poems- for anyone who needs them.

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

From IN A RIPTIDE. The last poem in the book.

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Spirit Imagined @imaginespirit.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. ~ Edgar Allen Poe

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I'm going to Montreal to launch my new book with Stephanie Bolster and Gillian Sze! Wheeeee! If you're there, come! (And if you can suggest a quiet restaurant open Sunday night I'll prescribe you a poem.)

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

To have @robmclennan.bsky.social eyes on one's work is to feel a part of the poetry landscape in a welcome way. There's something very distilled and calming about this response to my book that i appreciate. Thank you, rob!

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

9/27... Poetry by @ronnabloom.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/book... #AmReading 💙📚 #BookSky #poetry

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

"It helps, I find, to dress for God who, if present is what everyone wears underneath." #TodaysPoem #poetry Clothes by @ronnabloom.bsky.social from In a Riptide (2025 Brick Books) asterismbooks.com/product/in-a...

Poetry collection In a Riptide by Ronna Bloom (Brick Books) sits with a notebook with an ornate gold cover atop a wicker laundry basket

Handwritten transcription of the poem "Clothes" from the poetry collection In a Riptide by Ronna Bloom

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

"I'll know you when you get here - but if you don't arrive I'm waving anyway, because you might need it on your long road through, the one everyone is taking." #SundaySentence #TodaysPoem Envoy by @ronnabloom.bsky.social from In a Riptide (2025 Brick Books) www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/in-a-ripti...

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In a Riptide by Ronna Bloom

Reviewed by Michael Greenstein

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Sometimes like now in a different town and on my way further, i am shocked by my utter freedom. And privilege.

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

"Has anyone done that for you, lately or ever? Come over, torn open the sky and let the snow fall in the wrong month to show there's a rip in the face of the world?" #TodaysPoem #poetry Rending the Garments by @ronnabloom.bsky.social In a Riptide (2025 Brick Books) the-wood-lot.ca/2025/09/21/v...

Poetry collection In a Riptide by Ronna Bloom (Brick Books), nestled amidst dried flowers and stalks in a garden

Poem "Rending the Garments" from the poetry collection In a Riptide by Ronna Bloom, held before dried flowers and stalks in a garden

Handwritten transcription of the poem "Rending the Garments" from the poetry collection In a Riptide by Ronna Bloom

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

The host of Fresh Air on CBC Radio, Ismaila Alfa, and I had a conversation about poetry and I prescribed him some poems! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

small one has ringette (a long day for her so far: picked her up from guide camp to lunch in car en route to ukulele and then straight here), so starting in on three further Brick Books titles, by Jody Chan, Estlin McPhee and Ronna Bloom, / @ronnabloom.bsky.social @estmcphee.bsky.social

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

"Happiness was just out there in the air and Lord knows what's coming next." Happiness by @ronnabloom.bsky.social from In a Riptide (Brick Books), launching this evening at Toronto's Flying Books

Poet Ronna Bloom in a vibrant blue dress, reading her poetry

Poet Ronna Bloom and bassist Michael Herring performing at Flying Books

My hand holding the poetry collection In a Riptide by Ronna Bloom

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I wish you could smell this. Book launch bouquet and brownies. (Tho if you come to Flying Books tonight you can eat the brownies.)

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Today is publication day for my book IN A RIPTIDE. Yay! It's out!

Ronna Bloom, a woman in her 60's with curly hair and glasses, sitting on a bench in a park, looking surprised, holding a book straight out but you can't see the title. Caption reads: i/ a book!

Ronna Bloom, a woman in her 60's with curly hair and glasses, sitting on a bench in a park, grinning and holding her book with the text Happy pub day, IN A RIPTIDE!

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I am agog. 😯 And happy. In a Riptide is officially out on September 15. Pre-order and it will come. #Brickbooks #love #poetry #books

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Christina Shah @christinashah.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Thank you to 49th shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social for including if:prey, then:huntress on this list! I'm in fine company: @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social @isabellawangbc.bsky.social @ronnabloom.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social, John Barton, Joseph Dandurand- and more!

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Christina Shah @christinashah.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

IT'S HERE!!! Happy Labour Day. Why not celebrate with some work-themed poetry? Pre-order 'if: prey, then: huntress' at nightwoodeditions.com/products/978... Who are some of your favorite work poets? #poetry #workpoetry #LabourDay @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social

Copy of poetry book titled 'if: prey, then: huntress' by Christina Shah on black coffee table with coffee mug with typewriter drawing set on orange coaster beside notebook.

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Saturday morning poetry anyone? If you're in EST zone watch at 10am in your pjs. Sept 13. Poets from all over. The whole day. Streaming ...

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

An old poem of mine. Because August.

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

We cannot let this government continue to lead us toward more death and destruction. We need an urgent ceasefire to end the bloodshed, to end the destruction and annihilation of Gaza, and to finally bring the hostages back.

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Kinngait Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk 2002

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

"If I were dying Thursday, this might be the last smoke bush I see. Its red hair on fire." #TodaysPoem #poetry All Day I Look at Things by @ronnabloom.bsky.social (2025 @thewalrus.ca) tinyurl.com/2uhjft9t

The poem "All Day I Look at Things" by Ronna Bloom (The Walrus) is displayed on the laptop screen. A notebook with an ornate gold cover and a black pen rest on the laptop keyboard.

Handwritten transcription of the poem "All Day I Look at Things" by Ronna Bloom with an uncapped black pen resting on the page and coffee in a blue cup sitting nearby

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 26/07/2025

Ronna Bloom is a Toronto-based poet, educator, and the author of seven books of poetry. In a Riptide, her new collection, is out in September. Check out her latest poem, “All Day I Look at Things”: thewalrus.ca/all-day-i-look-a...

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Shab-e She'r is called "Canada's most diverse and brave poetry series." And while it may be that, it is also a love-fest! This was last week, reading with Mbonisi Zikhali Zomkhonto. What a blast. Thank you, Banoo Zan and all who came out.

Poets Ronna Bloom, a short white woman with curly hair and glasses, and Mbonisi Zikhali Zomkhonto, a tall Black man with dreadlocks, both with big smiles, hug onstage after their readings at Shab'e She'r in Toronto.

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

#MorningVibe Havfy is a fearless Nigerian poet, artist, & activist using her voice to fight injustice, challenge norms, & empower women. Through spoken word, fashion, & human rights work, she speaks truth to power. She is all women. Rise the fuck up.

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

For my student and friend Andrew Crabtree who left too soon... (in the summer issue of Queen's Quarterly)

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I'm just going to quietly mention that I've pre-ordered this from Queen Books in Toronto ... and I. cannot. wait. to. receive. it.

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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

114 in Toronto in the shade. Feels like Fahrenheit.

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