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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Words on the Water / Murmures sur l'eau is tonight! Co-Host, and English Language Poet Laureate, David O'Meara was interviewed on CBC All In A Day, and you can listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Joignez-vous aux poètes lauréats d'Ottawa, Véronique Sylvain et David O'Meara, ainsi qu'à huit poètes locaux exceptionnels, pour une soirée de lectures en français et en anglais. Découvrez la rivière sous un nouveau regard. Billets ici: tinyurl.com/WordsMots

Informations sur Murmures-sur-l'eau.

Informations sous forme de texte et billets ici :
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/current-conversations-conversations-au-courant-tickets-1990173089284

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Jean Marc Dalpé présentera un nouveau poème lors de Murmures sur l’eau, le mercredi 2 septembre. Billets et détails : tinyurl.com/WordsMots

Le photo et la biographie de Jean Marc Dalpé.

Jean Marc présentera un nouveau poème lors de Murmures sur l’eau, le mercredi 2 septembre.
Billets et détails : https://tinyurl.com/WordsMots

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Sarah Migneron présentera un nouveau poème lors de Murmures sur l’eau, le mercredi 2 septembre. Billets et détails : tinyurl.com/WordsMots

Le photo et la biographie de Sarah Migneron.

Sarah présentera un nouveau poème lors de Murmures sur l’eau, le mercredi 2 septembre.
Billets et détails : https://tinyurl.com/WordsMots

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

David présentera un nouveau poème lors de Murmures sur l’eau, le mercredi 2 septembre. Billets et détails : tinyurl.com/WordsMots

La biographie et le photo de David Galvaude.

présentera un nouveau poème lors de Murmures sur l’eau, le mercredi 2 septembre.
Billets et détails : https://tinyurl.com/WordsMots

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Alexis présentera un nouveau poème lors de Murmures sur l’eau, le mercredi 2 septembre. Billets et détails : tinyurl.com/WordsMots

La biographie et le photo d'Alexis Rodrigue-Lefleur

Alexis présentera un nouveau poème lors de Murmures sur l’eau, le mercredi 2 septembre.
Billets et détails : https://tinyurl.com/WordsMots

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Want to get the word about VERSe Ottawa shows, workshops, and events plus poetry news, writing prompts, and other goodies? Sign up for our newsletter: verse-ottawa.kit.com/4aab0fd909 #Ottawa #Ottpoetry #CanLit #poetry #poetrynews #VERSeFest #OttWriters #poets #poetsofcanada #spokenword

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Hear new work from Mahaila Smith at Words on the Water / Murmures sur l'eau on Wednesday, September 2. Full event details and tickets here (or use the QR code in the image): www.eventbrite.ca/e/current-convers…

A photo of Mahaila Smith and her bio.

Her bio can be found in text format here:
https://www.mahailasmith.ca/about

Get tickets for Words on the Water here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/current-conversations-conversations-au-courant-tickets-1990173089284

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Hear new work by Harold Hoefle at Words on the Water / Murmures sur l'eau on Wednesday, September 2. Tickets and event details here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/current-convers…

A photo of Harold Hoefle and his bio.

Read more about Harold here:
https://verseottawa.ca/en/performer/372

Get tickets for Words on the Water / Murmures sur l’eau here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/current-conversations-conversations-au-courant-tickets-1990173089284

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Hear new work from Christine McNair at Words on the Water / Murmures sur l'eau on Wednesday, September 2. Details and tickets here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/current-convers…

A photo of poet Christine McNair, plus her bio.

Find her bio in text format here:
https://christinemcnair.com/about/

Hear new work from Christine McNair at Words on the Water.
Details and ticket information here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/current-conversations-conversations-au-courant-tickets-1990173089284

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hear new work from stephanie roberts at Words on the Water / Murmures sur l'eau on Wednesday, September 2. Tickets and details here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/current-convers…

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Sept 2: Join Ottawa Poets Laureate David O'Meara & Véronique Sylvain, and eight local poets, for an evening of poetry on nature, memory, place, & belonging, experience the river from new perspectives. www.eventbrite.ca/e/current-convers…

Information on the upcoming "Words on the Water" poetry show at the NCC River House on Wednesday, September 2 at 6:00pm.
Use the QR code, or the link the post, to find full details in text format and to get your tickets.

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

don't forget: periodicities is perpetually seeking submissions of previously unpublished poetry-related reviews, interviews and essays! periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/01/subm...

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periodicities: a journal of poetry and poetics is open to submissions of previously unpublished poetry-related reviews, interviews and essa...

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Dans deux semaines ! Joignez-vous aux poètes lauréats d'Ottawa, Véronique Sylvain et David O'Meara, ainsi qu'à huit poètes locaux exceptionnels, pour une soirée de lectures en français et en anglais. Découvrez la rivière sous un nouveau regard. www.eventbrite.ca/e/current-co...

Informations sur la prochaine représentation de Murmures sur l'eau à la maison riveraine de la CCN (20 $, 2 septembre). Lien pour les billets et les informations en format texte dans le post.

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Happening in two weeks! Join Ottawa Poet Laureates David O'Meara and Véronique Sylvain, along with eight exceptional local poets, for an evening of readings in English and French, on nature, memory, place, and belonging, experience the river from new perspectives. www.eventbrite.ca/e/current-co...

English information about Words on the Water poetry performance at the NCC River House ($20 - September 2). Full details available via the QR Code or the link in the post.

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

the above/ground press 33rd anniversary/reading/launch party! August 22, at Anina’s Café in Ottawa, , Stephanie Bolster, Mark Goldstein, Cara Goodwin, Sonja Greckol, Harold Hoefle, James Spyker + Grant Wilkins, / @beautifuloutlaw.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/the-aboveg...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

above/ground press author spotlight #34 : Jennifer Baker , celebrating her three titles with above/ground press, / @jenniferbaker.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

June 27 Join Ottawa Anglophone Poet Laureate David O'Meara on an engaging nature walk through the Bill Holland Trail & the Fletcher Wildlife Garden. Ft new work from eight poets! $20 - Proceeds to the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library. Tickets & full details here: www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/pla...

White text presenting information about the upcoming Planting Seeds poetry event at Fletcher Wildlife Gardens on June 27. The information is also available in text format in the body of the post. There's a QR code in the image that will take you to the details (and tickets) in text format, or you can go use this URL: https://www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/plantingseeds

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knife | fork | book @knifeforkbook.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

“On my knees like a Sunday afternoon…” That was j u i c y. Multiple thanks to @helendestroy.bsky.social @emdubbleu.bsky.social @amandaearl.bsky.social & all who joined us for making it so. #KFB10 #Spring26 #slutflowers #lesbia knifeforkbook.shop knifeforkbook.com

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Charlie Alzamora @chalza.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Some supposed literary classics haven't aged well but The Picture of Dorian Gray never gets old.

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

We got some great news today! thanks so much to Canadian Heritage's Canada Arts Presentation Fund for giving us funding to support our 2027 and 2028 plans!

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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

this was an exquisite talk!

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Thank you all so much for making #VERSeFest2026! We had full houses every night for our funny, engaging, thoughtful, excellent #poets! See you at future VERSe Ottawa events, and at VERSeFest 2027! <3 <3 <3

An orange starburst against a blue background. In black text overlaying the image appear the words: "Thank YOU! For making VERSeFest 2026 such a glorious success!"

In furthe black script, the words "And thank you as alwasy to our supporters!" appear above a grey band featuring the logos of VERSeFest's funders: Manx Pub, Carleton U, Arc Poetry Magazine, Riverbed Reading Series, City of Ottawa, Canada Council for the Arts, University of Ottawa, League of Canadian Poets, Writer's Uniont of Canada, and Perfect Books.

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mreid@bsky.social @mreid.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

VerseFest Hall of Honour last night.

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Aven @avensarah.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

A late contribution to #SundayPixBefore&After My mom on her wedding day, and today, being inducted into the Hall of Honour at #VerseFest for her lifetime of contributions to the Ottawa (& Canadian) poetry community. I’m very proud of her. ❤️

A black and white phot of a young woman and young man. She has long light hair and a simple white dress. He has dark hair and a small beard and mustache and glasses, and is wearing a light suit and tie. There is text at the bottom saying Susan & Ian’s Wedding 1970

A white-haired older woman stands at a mic on a black stage wearing a deep red drapery dress and reading from a large book. Two etched glass awards stand on the table in front of her

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

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Luanne Gauvreau @luannegauvreau.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Poet Karen Solie in a fabulous dress reading at @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social last night from her TS Eliot Prize-winning book Wellwater, finding the poetry in the West Edmonton Mall.

Karen Solie standing behind a lectern in a sleek brown dress

Sample text from poem “Holiday at the Wave Pool”

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Karen Massey @karenemassey.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Always a Versefest highlight for me, the Factory Lecture series was terrific, yet again, this year

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

the final night of VERSeFest 2026! brilliance from Jumoke Verissimo, Lydia Unsworth, Nada Gordon, Kacper Bartczak, Alexandre Yergeau + Karen Solie; + this aft, Karen Solie at Carleton U! / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @nadagordon.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social ; verseottawa.ca/en/versefest

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

another great afternoon yesterday of VERSeFest 2026! a Kado reading by Sébastien Rock, lectures by Nada Gordon and Lydia Unsworth, and our Hall of Honour event, celebrating Susan McMaster and Monty Reid! / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social verseottawa.ca/en/versefest

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

2:30pm TODAY Presented in partnership with CU's Dept of English, join us at @carleton.ca (2017 Dunton Tower) for a FREE reading + Q&A with Karen Solie! Karen Solie was born in Moose Jaw and grew up in rural Saskatchewan. She is the author of six books. Her most recent, Wellwater, won EVERYTHING.

The words "VERSeFest EXTRA - Monday, March 30 - 2:30pm - Carleton University - Dunton Tower Rm 2017 - Reading and Q&A with Karen Solie" appear in white text against a pink background, next to a photo of Karen Solie - a white woman with sharp features. Her hair is pulled back in a pony tail, and she's wearing hoop earrings and a turtleneck.
Please note: This image is totally a screen-shot from our instagram account, which is why it's pretending there's a second slide.
There is no second slide.

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Susan McMaster receiving her induction in the Hall of Honour, and talk about - among other things - starting Branching Out feminist magazine in 1972. More about Branching Out here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branchi... #Ottawa #OttPoetry #OttawaPoetryHistory #feminisms #womenspoetry #versefest2026

Susan McMaster - A short, frail-looking white woman with a halo of silver-white hair and a vibrant red gown - at the mic giving her thank you speech. Her VERSeOttawa Hall of Honour statuette is on the table next to her, and the VERSeFest banner is in the background.

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Lydia Unsworth speaking chez nous at Arts Court Black Box Studio today.

A woman with red-brown hair and a t-shirt with a building printed on it, speaks at a mic to a crowd. A photo of a tiny park on a city street appears on a screen behind her.

A woman with red-brown hair and a t-shirt with a building printed on it, speaks at a mic to a crowd. A photo of a circular brutalist building in a parking lot appears on a screen behind her.

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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

the grief the grief the grief the grief

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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

This afternoon! 4:30pm Arts Court Black Box Studio Come honour some phenomenal poets with us!

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