Reposted by Susan HaldaneGUERNICA EDITIONS @guernicaeditions.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Join us as we leave the winter behind and launch our spring-tacular 🌷titles on Sunday, March 15, 3:30 pm at Supermarket in Toronto! 012
Reposted by Susan HaldaneFrances Boyle @francesboyle19.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Grateful to the editors of Great Lakes Review for publishing my poem Air, Locked. Check out fine writing from the regions in the US and Canada that touch on the lakes: greatlakesreview.org/air-locked/greatlakesreview.orgAir, LockedTo break the window glass, to merge air and air ― Cynthia MacDonald “The Triborough Bridge a Crown for his Head” Airy hands locked in challenge, a wealth of worries wrung from the embrace. Breath e… 063
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Truly. I first read it years ago and come back to it often. Thanks for resurfacing it for me! 110
Reposted by Susan Haldanerob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social : Hag Dances, by Susan Wismer / @atbaypress.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/12/kim-...periodicityjournal.blogspot.comKim Fahner : Hag Dances, by Susan WismerHag Dances , Susan Wismer At Bay Press, 2025 Susan Wismer’s Hag Dances is firmly fastened in earth, stretching its roots back to an... 044
Reposted by Susan HaldaneKevin MacDonell (he/him) @kevinmacdonell.bsky.social · 04/11/2025cbc.caWhy a beloved literary publisher is running out of a backyard shed in New Brunswick | CBC RadioGaspereau Press, a boutique Canadian publishing company and printing press, is changing hands and moving to a new base of operations — a converted garage in Keagan Hawthorne’s backyard in Sackville, N... 172
Reposted by Susan HaldaneThe New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Lorna Crozier's "On Poetry and Silence", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/on-poetry-and-silence/ 043
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Ok, I work for small charity and all I’m hearing these days is how AI is unavoidable; get on board or get run over. I believe in meaningful work for humans. Is it possible to resist adoption of AI at your company? Anybody doing it? How? 011
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Her back looks like a fancy button on a vintage dress. 010
Reposted by Susan HaldaneOttawa Road Trips 🇨🇦 @ottawaroadtrips.bsky.social · 08/08/2025It's going to be another sultry few days in #Ottawa. Why not get out on the water to beat the heat? This post points you to beaches, marinas, kayaking spots and waterfront cafes all over Southeastern Ontario. Make the most of summer while it lasts! #sponsored ottawaroadtrips.com/2025/07/31/g...ottawaroadtrips.comGet out on the water in South Eastern Ontario! - Ottawa Road TripsFrom the wide St. Lawrence River to myriad lakes and babbling creeks, you’re never far from a shoreline in South Eastern Ontario, which stretches from Cornwall to the Bay of Quinte. 032
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 08/08/2025I have outdoor pigs. They regularly knock me down. They really should pay. I’m all in on pig revenge. Pigvenge. 050
Reposted by Susan HaldanePinhole Poetry @pinholepoetry.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Susan Wismer shares her poem ‘On Distance’ with us today, along with some of her favourite poets, the other art forms that inspire her, and some of the best advice she’s received as a writer. Thanks Susan! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview... 0104
Reposted by Susan HaldaneHollay Ghadery @hollay.bsky.social · 11/07/2025It was a treat to speak on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social w/ Kingston, Ontario poet Callista Markotich about her beautiful collection, Wrap in a Big White Towel (Frontenac House). (Also, have you also noticed how many incredible writers live in Kingston? ) newbooksnetwork.com/wrap-in-a-bi... 043
Reposted by Susan HaldaneBiblioasis @biblioasis.bsky.social · 23/05/2025New on The Bibliophile: Announcing the contributors for this year's Best Canadian Essays, Poetry, and Stories anthologies! Congratulations to all of the writers selected. digitalbibliophile.substack.com/p/best-canad... 0131
Reposted by Susan HaldaneFrances Boyle @francesboyle19.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Here's my poem from the latest issue of Concision. One especially wonderful thing about this beautiful mag is that it includes reflection on the poem as well as book recs. Sarah Yu-Mei Tsiang features in both of mine. Thanks to EIC @haleylasche.bsky.social ! www.concisionpoetry.com/francesboyleconcisionpoetry.comFrances Boyle | Concision Poetry 292
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Canada: “Deep in the recesses of my brain, a tiny red hot little flame began to grow…” 010
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Why does the scene from A Christmas Story where Ralphie fights the bully keep coming to my mind? youtu.be/AbFP0ay5vME?...youtu.beA Christmas Story (1983) - Ralphie Beats up the Bully Scene | MovieclipsYouTube video by Movieclips 130
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Shaindel, Canadians are scared. We’re facing an unprovoked attack from the country that was once our closest ally. We obviously know not everybody there voted for this guy, but somebody did and now, as the much smaller nation, we’re going to be dragged down with you. That’s what you’re seeing. 170
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 13/12/2024There’s a lovely version of A Child’s Christmas with Denholm Eliiott — a BBC production I think. We watch it every year. 110
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Lovely, and thanks for a positive perspective on fruit flies. * * * 120
Reposted by Susan HaldanePulp Literature Press @pulpliterature.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Kingfisher Poetry Prize Longlist has landed!👑 mailchi.mp/98c823b1dd74... Check out the longlisted poets in the Kingfisher Prize, and the finalists of the First Page Cage! And then head to our silent auction at app.galabid.com/pulplit2025 #silentauction #kingfisher #poetry #poetryprizemailchi.mpCongratulations to the Longlist!Check out the longlisted poets in the Kingfisher Prize, and the finalists of the First Page Cage! And then head to our silent auction at https://app.galabid.com/pulplit2025 #silentauction #kingfisher ... 082
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Ohh, yes, bookdarts. They make life better. Betterish. 010
Reposted by Susan HaldaneThe New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Our fall issue is now live on our website and available for purchase! Discover astonishing short fiction, essays, and poetry, featuring pieces by our annual contest winners🎉 Please note that there may be delays receiving our physical copies due to the ongoing Canada Post strike. 084
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Titles are so hard — just mulling a title-less piece today. But honestly as a first reader for a journal, I look at titles but it wouldn’t be the deciding factor for me. 110
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Hi Erin. Ours are mainly Dorset, with a little Clun-Forest blended in. We raise them for meat, not a wool breed. 000
Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Anyone here up for calming photos of rural and farm scenes? 5100
Reposted by Susan HaldanePinhole Poetry @pinholepoetry.bsky.social · 21/08/2024Susan Wismer shares their poem ‘From the Edge’ today, along with some thoughts on revision, creative success, and how their garden and getting outside every day keeps them connected to the creative act. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and poetry with us Susan! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview... 032
Reposted by Susan HaldanePinhole Poetry @pinholepoetry.bsky.social · 08/07/2024Our first interview for The Desire Issue is with Matt Thomas, who shares his poem ‘King of the Road,’ how poems begin, what he feels inspired by, & how crafting a poem is similar to building a stone wall. Thanks for these thoughtful answers Matt! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview... 031
Reposted by Susan HaldaneVicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 27/05/2024"Every breath, a surprise. The heart beats still. But how—how do we quiet these too loud bones when our seams are worn by so much running?" #TodaysPoem #poetry Today I Am Full of Birds by Lyz Soto (2024 Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day) tinyurl.com/m74nn6u6tinyurl.comToday I Am Full of BirdsIf you run for too long, 074
Reposted by Susan HaldaneGaspereau Press @gaspereaupress.bsky.social · 13/05/2024gaspereau.com/bookInfo.php... 011
Reposted by Susan HaldaneGaspereau Press @gaspereaupress.bsky.social · 03/05/2024Just released! "Graphis scripta / writing lichen" by Clare Goulet gaspereau.com/bookInfo.php... 0102
Reposted by Susan HaldanePinhole Poetry @pinholepoetry.bsky.social · 01/05/2024Kimberly Peterson shares her poem ‘Third Ear Acoustics,’ & tells us how the shape of the poem allows us to pause & contemplate. She also shares a revision technique & some creative inspirations. Thanks for being part of the interview series Kimberly! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview... 021
Reposted by Susan HaldaneMoist Poetry Journal @moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social · 17/04/2024Read Lee Potts’ poem “A time of splinters” and a prompt that revises and abandoned poem or draft here: moistpoetryjournal.com/2024/04/17/a... 02814