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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Kinda hate the term "happy place," but here I am, back with my printer and bone folder. annickmacaskill.com/2026/06/20/c...

Photo of poetry pamphlets from micropress Opaat Press. The pamphlets are red, laid overtop of a few manila envelopes. A white bone folder lies across the pamphlets.

One red poetry pamphlet on a wooden stool against a blue background. The title of the pamphlet and the author's name appear on the front--"Confessions" and "Dre Lavigne".

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Halifax indie superstar Bookmark II has organized a poetry event for at the Old Triangle. Featuring readings by local poets Nanci Lee, Jaime Forsythe, and Nolan Natasha, as well as an open mic! I'm excited to be hosting. Event is free and open to all, so come on out! Wednesday, April 8, 6:30-9 pm. ✨

The photo is of a poster for an event, Poets & Pints. The poster features event details in white text, photos of the poets featured, and an image of a quill pen.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Popping on here to share that I've a new bilingual poetry chapbook out. Verfondre / Wormmelt is an experimental melding of traditional translation with the poème fondu, a poetic form invented by Michelle Grangaud, a member of Oulipo. Out now with Baseline Press. www.baselinepress.ca#/verfondre-w...

Photo of poetry chapbook Verfondre / Wormmelt by Annick MacAskill. The photo shows the cover, inner page, and two pages of bilingual poetry.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Had such a good time today I only took one photo! Thanks to everyone (all 120 of you) who came out. You were a great audience. If you want to keep up with the press, you can sign up for the mailing list at the bottom of this page: annickmacaskill.com/opaat-press/

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Tomorrow in Halifax I am hosting a poetry reading to celebrate two years of my micropress, Opaat Press. This reading will feature more than fifteen poets and is free and open to all. I'd love to see you there! Saturday, November 22, 2-4 pm, Halifax Central Library, Paul O'Regan Hall.

This photo shows a small pile of peach and pink cardstock fliers against a black background. The top flier is fully visible. It has black text that reads "Opaat Press SECOND ANNIVERSARY POETRY BASH / Free and open to all / Saturday, November 22, 2-4 pm, Halifax Central Library, Paul O'Regan Hall." At the bottom are four black and white logos for the League of Canadian Poets, The Writers' Union of Canada, Canada Council for the Arts, and Halifax Public Libraries.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Congratulations to Karen Solie, winner of this year's Governor General's Award for English-Language Poetry! Her winning book, Wellwater, was also recently awarded the Forward Prize, in a tie with Vidyan Ravinthiran. Here's one of my favourite poems from the collection.

This is a cropped photo showing a page in a book. The paper is textured and the text is black. The text is of the poem "Starcraft" by Karen Solie, from her collection, Wellwater.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Absolutely thrilled to have five from hem, a chapbook I published with Gap Riot Press, shortlisted for this year's bpNichol Chapbook Award. five from hem features poems written in the voice of women from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Many gratias to Gap Riot, the judges, and the Meet the Presses Collective.

Poster featuring chapbook cover and judges' citation for five from hem, a poetry chapbook by Annick MacAskill. The citation reads, “Within the span of five poems, Annick MacAskill’s five from hem manages a feat few achieve even in a full-length work: the articulation of a personal poetics. Laying classical translation against vibrantly contemporary re-imaginings, and forming them along the lines of her own distinctive shorthand, MacAskill creates a snowglobe cosmos that transcends millenia.”

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Looking forward to reading with @hollay.bsky.social this Saturday evening in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. 7 pm, Trident Books & Cafe.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Signed copy of Votive up for grabs in the Authors for eSims online auction, along with over 100 (!!) other bookish items. tinyurl.com/authors4esims

Screenshot of an online auction page featuring a number of books.

Original poster featuring stylized Palestinian flag, trees, and sky. Graphic made by Michael Deforge for the Authors for eSims online auction fundraiser.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Join us next Thursday evening for a National Poetry Month event here in Halifax, featuring Clare Goulet, Nanci Lee, @nolannatasha.bsky.social, @annaquon.bsky.social, and yours truly. Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Halifax, 7 pm, April 10.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Happy to share that Votive has been shortlisted for both the J.M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award and the Maxine Tynes Nova Scotia Poetry Award. All the better to be in the good company of buddies Alice Burdick, Cory Lavender, Clare Goulet, and Bren Simmers. ✨

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

When a leaf is plucked from one the others rustle their clothes. When that leaf is crushed in the hand its fragrance calls back to the grove. #TodaysPoem is "Berkeley Hills, 2022" by Karen Solie

Photo of the poem "Berkeley Hills, 2022," by Karen Solie, as found in her 2025 collection Wellwater.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Season 6 of Opaat now here. Five pamphlets featuring poems by Clare Goulet, Lisa McCabe, Anna Swanson, Asha Jeffers, and Bren Simmers. Most sets claimed, dm if you're interested. More info on the site--sign up for the mailing list at the bottom to stay posted. annickmacaskill.com/one-poem-at-...

Five poetry pamphlets shown together, fanned out slightly, from Opaat Press.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

A big eff u to LibGen for going after my work on Neo-Latin poetry.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Read a lot of short fiction last year. Some standouts. Gugu Hlongwane, Electric Fences Alix Ohlin, We Want What We Want Jen Currin, Disembark Lisa Alward, Cocktail Jhumpa Lahiri, Roman Stories Caroline Adderson, A Way to Be Happy

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

In fun related news, Murmurations recently went out of print. Lovers gonna love! Reprint coming this spring.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

"Nature held me close and seemed to find no fault with me." -Leslie Feinberg, Stone Butch Blues

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Found this piece of pro-Trump propaganda while in line for the cash at Sobey's today. Very bizarre one-off about the new president and how wonderful he is. It's put out by a360media (see the photo; I also checked inside, same thing), which also publishes Us, Star, Woman's World, etc. Boycott.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Season 5 of Opaat Press now here. annickmacaskill.com/one-poem-at-...

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

SIAMO TUTTX ANTIFASCISTX/ WE ARE ALL ANTI-FASCIST

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

Actively seeking references for Cdn and Indigenous poets who have published and/or are currently working on poems about pregnancy and infant loss. Would be grateful if you'd share names/titles here, including your own.🕯️

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 31/07/2023

In case anyone is wondering, Brandi Bird's debut is amazing.

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 26/07/2023

Our wedge of rock was bare except for blueberries and black flies as the moon suddenly did not rise but with a lurch we felt the Earth turn toward this lit-up biosphereless bit of its Archean self and--afterlurch-- #TodaysPoem is "Lurch" by Don McKay

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 20/07/2023

Just signed the contract to publish a new book of poetry with Gaspereau Press next year.

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