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Fall brings festivals, and I’m glad to be going to three, plus a reading in St. Catharines.

To be in conversation with writers and readers is the joy and the grist and the balm. Hope to see you.

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A yellow poster containing a headshot of Laurie and the cover of her book Calling It Back to Me along the top and a list of her events at the bottom: September 26, 4:15 p.m., Word on the Street, Toronto October 3, 2:30 p.m. Winnipeg Book Festival October 25, 7 p.m., Phylum series, St. Catharines November 7, 3:10 p.m., Wild Writers Festival, Waterloo
September 8, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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In this NBN episode, I speak with acclaimed poet Laurie D. Graham about her new book of poetry, Calling it Back to Me (McClelland & Stewart, 2026).

Listen to the episode here:

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July 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Tomorrow, Wednesday, I’m back in my old haunt of London, Ontario, to read with dear friends/poets/candidate for city council/revered chapbook publisher Tom Cull and Karen Schindler at Little Wren Books, a place I’m very excited to see for the first time. Hope you’ll join us!
A yellow poster for this reading at Little Wren Books contains a picture of Laurie and an image of the cover of her book Calling It Back to Me, as well as info about the reading: June 17, 7 p.m., with Tom Cull and Karen Schindler.
June 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Much thanks to Geoff Martin and the Creek Collective for putting together this event in celebration of Sublime: Poems for Vanishing Ice, published by @caitlinpress.bsky.social and edited by @yvonneblomerwrites.bsky.social, and for including me and my book in the festivities!
A poster containing pictures of all the poets and information about the time, place, and location of the event.
June 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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We had a brief paparazzi moment at the end of last night‘s reading! My enduring thanks to Kevin Irie and @staranise99.bsky.social and @ronnabloom.bsky.social, and to all who came yesterday during one of Toronto's so-far rare warm May evenings, came inside to listen to poetry.
Four poets stand together in a bookstore holding up their books, smiling at the various cameras aimed their way.
May 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Lovely to be with these poets!
May 28, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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On May 27 at Flying Books in Toronto, I'll be reading alongside three poets whose newest books I admire: @ronnabloom.bsky.social (In a Riptide, Brick Books), @staranise99.bsky.social (Precedented Parroting, @palimpsestpress.bsky.social), and Kevin Irie (Evacuations, @ualbertapress.bsky.social).
On a coral-coloured background are photos of the four readers in black-and-white, with the title of the reading, “Four Poets,” in black font along the top.
May 21, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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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.
May 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Many thanks to @bookninja.bsky.social for hosting this first inkling, this new coalescing...
May 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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This week at Take Cover Books in Peterborough, ON! Don't miss a triple book launch for @lizjohnston.bsky.social (The Fall-Down Effect), @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social (The Tinder Sonnets), and @lauriedgraham.bsky.social (Calling It Back to Me).
Thursday, April 30, 7pm.
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April 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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We careen toward May, and I'm told it looks more like December in Edmonton, but I send this to all my people there: I'll be at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social on May 9 to introduce my new book to its home, and I'm excited to share the afternoon with fellow poets Lisa Martin and Jaspreet Singh.
On a sky blue background are images of the three readers along the top—Laurie D. Graham, Jaspreet Singh, and Lisa Martin—and their three book covers along the bottom. Details about the reading are in the middle: Saturday, May 9, 3 p.m., Audreys Books, Edmonton.
April 25, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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One week till I introduce my new book to Nogo/Ptbo, the place where these poems found their footing. Join @lizjohnston.bsky.social & @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social and me as we celebrate our books together, the reading and the writing of them, at the beautiful Take Cover Books in East City.
A dark-hued poster contains images of the three readers and their book covers, with info about the reading: April 30, 7 p.m., and Take Cover Books, 59 Hunter St. East, Nogojiwanong/Peterborough.
April 23, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Fellow @brickliterary.bsky.social editor @lizjohnston.bsky.social, fellow @uguelphcwmfa.bsky.social alum Aga Maksimowska, and I are all bringing out books this spring, and we’re hitting the road in joyous celebration. Looking so forward to spending time in Ottawa. Till Saturday, friends.
A poster showing images of the three readers and their three books, with details about date, time, and location: Saturday, April 18, 2 p.m., Anina’s Café, 280 Joffre-Bélanger Way, Ottawa.
April 17, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Through spring, I get to bring out Calling It Back to Me with friends and writers I admire. Here’s my next friendly April event, this Sunday afternoon with Rob Winger at the beloved, iconic @blueheronbooks—well worth the trip to Uxbridge, hopefully Sunday—will I see you?—but really any day.
A poster in the beige and grey and gold of the cover of Calling It Back to Me, with black and white images of poets Laurie D. Graham and Rob Winger. Info about the event is stated here: Sunday, April 12, 2 p.m., Blue Heron Books, 62 Brock St. West, Uxbridge.
April 10, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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"Pray for us in this hour of our

scraping by, in this hour of our
ice-cream cone in the car together."

#TodaysPoem #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth
from A Good Closing by @lauriedgraham.bsky.social from Calling It Back to Me (2026 McClelland & Stewart) www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/807189...
Books of poetry perch in the bare branches of a weeping mulberry tree: Calling It Back to Me by Laurie D. Graham, Interposition by Kaie Kellough and Horses by Jake Skeets (McClelland & Stewart) Poetry collection Calling It Back to Me by Laurie D. Graham perches in the bare branches of a weeping mulberry tree Handwritten transcription of part of the poem A Good Closing by Laurie D. Graham from the poetry collection Calling It Back to Me, with a small piece of red brick holding the poetry book open and an uncapped black pen resting on the notebook page
April 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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This is Calling It Back to Me’s release day, though the book, stacks of them (or boxes? how are they housed?) have been sitting in a warehouse (where?) for a month, and they've been trickling into this world with me in tow, into this present, this March, this reluctant, catastrophed spring.
A row of book spines, dark in colour, the title Calling It Back to Me in yellow font.
March 25, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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I would like to share with you all the poems in the newest issue of @reviewcanada.bsky.social, from Jill Solnicki, Lara Chamoun, Y. S. Lee, and P. W. Jarungpiterah. I am so glad the LRC hosts poets.
March 24, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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Thank you for Sublime, @yvonneblomerwrites.bsky.social & @caitlinpress.bsky.social, and for Sweet Water and Refugium before this. Glad to share space with so many poets in these anthologies. Here, a few faves, from @thisisannick.bsky.social and others.
March 14, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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I have two Toronto sneak previews of Calling It Back to Me coming up next week, and this one is for my dear east-siders. I hope you’ll join Cori Howard, @elizabethruth.bsky.social, @elamin.bsky.social, and me at Queen Books on March 19.
This is a poster for the event at Queen Books, on a pink background, containing the covers of our books. The name and description of the reading: “Reimagining: An evening of poetry with Cori Howard, Laurie Graham, and Elizabeth Ruth, exploring hidden histories, ancestral voices, and the moments that change us.” March 19, 6:30 p.m., Queen Books (914 Queen Street East), Toronto.
March 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Check out our new Substack post to preview Laurie D. Graham's forthcoming collection, Calling It Back to Me.

In these searching, spare, and resonant poems trace the story of Graham's great-grandmothers’ lives before and after they left their homelands.
Calling It Back to Me: New poetry by Laurie D. Graham
Preview Calling It Back to Me, a clear-eyed witnessing of familial history from two-time Trillium Book Award finalist Laurie D. Graham
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March 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Poets of Nogo/Ptbo! I hope you’ll come to Take Cover Books for the first in a series of workshops @laurairock.bsky.social is putting together. You bring an heirloom, a photo, a memory, a well-worn piece of lore. Our goal: to get closer to what’s not contained in it. (See link on bio for more.)
This is a poster for the Beyond Lore workshop with Laurie D. Graham, containing a brief description of what to expect and information about time, date, location, cost, and registration. At the bottom of the poster is a photo of Laurie and an image of the cover of her latest book, Calling It Back to Me—a wheat head and yellow moon-like circles feature prominently.
February 27, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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🌾 Calling It Back to Me 🌾 by Laurie D. Graham, forthcoming with McClelland & Stewart, March 24, 2026

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February 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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I’m thankful to Nancy Jo Cullen for inviting me to contribute to this special ecopoetics issue of @arcpoetry.bsky.social, letting me think through what the heck I do with my days. To find this lovely butterfly in the mailbox with the snow piled high all around.
The front cover Arc Poetry Magazine, containing a close-up image of a butterfly's head and body, with backdrop of snow. An image of the interior of the magazine, the first page of my piece.
January 23, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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"To understand that I am present here,

that I am sensed, that the soil feels me,

that the mourning dove knows my species

better than I know its species"

#TodaysPoem #poetry
from Fast Commute by @lauriedgraham.bsky.social (2022 McClelland & Stewart) poetryinvoice.ca/read/poems/f...
Fast Commute | Poetry in Voice
Fast Commute by Laurie D. Graham The meteorologists are pleading with us to keep checking back through the storm, ice pellets making a carpet two, three inches thick, this pale beach we walk on, this ...
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January 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Leaving home as inherited condition. Displacement as engine of industrial ag. Whatever became of my great-grandmothers. What they became when they landed here. What they thought or believed, couldn’t say, couldn’t do. Our present chews holes in shared memory. This will be my fourth book.
January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM