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I'm reading in Cobourg 7 Aug 2013 | 10:51 am
So back in the fall of 2010, when I was writer-in-residence at Queen's University, I got to meet some very talented young writers. Three of those writers are doing a small Ontario tour this week, and ...
Meet the Presses All-Star Non-Stop Indie-Lit Variety Show! 8 Jun 2013 | 02:58 am
This Monday (June 12), the Meet the Presses collective is offering up a sort of crazy new concept. We have invited a whole bunch of literary presses to do something onstage for about 5 to 7 minutes ea...
Boot Camps, McFadden, the Kootenays, Hunkamooga... 7 Jun 2013 | 08:26 am
Been a while since I posted here. And so much to blog about. POETRY BOOT CAMP In Toronto this weekend, I'll be running my Poetry Boot Camp — separate sessions on both Saturday and Sunday, from 10 ti...
You Exist. Details Follow. makes CBC's Top 5 list! 20 Apr 2013 | 03:10 am
I am the master at receiving honours with no money attached! But that's OK. Just found out a couple of hours ago that I made a list of 5 must-read poetry books of 2013, in the estimation of some anony...
The stray breezes of You Exist. Details Follow. 1 Apr 2013 | 03:40 am
Very happy about this review from the Ottawa-based poetry journal Arc. I'm especially happy about the first sentence. But what I like overall here is that the reviewer deals with the material on the p...
Oh, what a week! 23 Mar 2013 | 08:46 pm
The rewards are few and far between for small press publishers, editors, and writers, and we all struggle to make ends meet while doing what we can to create interesting stuff for audiences of 17 or 3...
You Exist. Details Follow. reviewed in Matrix 11 Mar 2013 | 01:25 am
Nice review of You Exist. Details Follow. appears in the current issue of Matrix, a punchy litmag out of Montreal. I've been very fortunate over the years. My books tend to get some attention. There a...
Mansfield Press spring 2013 launch — Tuesday, March 12, in Toronto! 9 Mar 2013 | 06:48 am
This Tuesday we launch the spring 2013 titles from Mansfield Press. Three new books under the "a stuart ross book" imprint — Teeth: Poems 2006–2011, by George Bowering; Mother Died Last Summer, by Dav...
My anti-bullying video. In which I put the "ant" in "anti". 2 Mar 2013 | 03:20 am
So that guy who loves Billy Collins (a little too much) put up an anti-bullying poetry video and got about 5 million hits in a week. Seriously. So thought I'd give it a try. Over and out.
Ladies & Gentlemen, Mr. Al Purdy 8 Jan 2013 | 02:34 am
A very exciting fundraising event! With thanks to Jean Baird for her dedication and imagination around this cause. Over and out.
