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31/31: CRYING DRESS by @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social (2024 House of Anansi Press) tinyurl.com/yc5ahtuh

"Putting on last winter's coat to find
the gloves that, missing all this time, no longer fit"

Severance

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Handwritten transcription of the poem "Animal Fancy" from the poetry collection Crying Dress by Cassidy McFadzean - the book is held open with shiny metal office desk accoutrements (tape dispenser and stapler), and an uncapped black pen rests on the notebook page Poetry collection Crying Dress by Cassidy McFadzean (House of Anansi Press) sits on a purple desktop with a notebook with an ornate gold cover, a black pen and a paper bag from The Printed Word bookshop
August 31, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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29/31: FO/UR by Jo Ianni (2023 @ex-puritan.bsky.social / 2024 Apt 9 Press) tinyurl.com/4huw8nac

"be
an"

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Special edition poetry chapbook FO/UR by Jo Ianni (Apt 9 Press) sits atop a colourful crocheted afghan Special edition poetry chapbook FO/UR by Jo Ianni (Apt 9 Press) sits atop a colourful crocheted afghan, open to an interior page (be/an) Special edition poetry chapbook FO/UR by Jo Ianni (Apt 9 Press) sits atop a colourful crocheted afghan, showing back/copyright/etc page
August 29, 2024 at 12:39 PM
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27/31: CREELAND by Dallas Hunt (2021 Nightwood Editions) bit.ly/33tr1D3

"tender like your vocal cords
straining, stretching,
a voice overburdened,
quivering"

Rueful

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Poetry collection Creeland by Dallas Hunt (Nightwood Editions) sits on a sun-streaked dining room table with a notebook with an ornate cover, a black pen, coffee in a blue cup and a vase of slightly wilted sunflowers Handwritten transcription of the poem "Woman Making Tea" from the poetry collection Creeland by Dallas Hunt, with the poetry collection held open with a slate coaster, and an uncapped black pen and a sunflower petal resting on the notebook page Close-up of a handwritten transcription of the poem "Woman Making Tea" from the poetry collection Creeland by Dallas Huntc
August 27, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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26/31: THE LIFE OF TU FU by Eliot Weinberger (2024 New Directions) tinyurl.com/54vk9cm6

"They say when a goose flies south it holds a twig in its beak to keep from making a sound the hunters might hear."

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Poetry work The Life of Tu Fu by Eliot Weinberger (New Directions) sits on the edge of a wooden planter box of kale. My green shoes are also visible.
August 26, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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25/31: DARWIN'S BEES AT NOTRE DAME by Kim Fahner (2019) tinyurl.com/yvrk56t9

"and then, hopeful and persistent,
two hundred thousand tiny honey bees,
all gossamer wings, all wonder -
new sparks rising."

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A limited edition (6/27) printing of the poem "Darwin's Bees at Notre Dame" by Kim Fahner is propped up against a vase of slightly droopy but bright sunflowers.
August 25, 2024 at 11:58 AM
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24/31: I CAN FOCUS IF I TRY by Michael Flatt (2023 knife | fork | book) tinyurl.com/yc85trtb

"The sensory depth added to a space by birdsong."

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Poetry collection I Can Focus If I Try by Michael Flatt (knife | fork | book) sits in my lap. My legs stretch out, my feet are shod in aqua and neon orange socks. Afternoon light stretches across the rug.
August 24, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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23/31: VIRGIN by Analicia Sotelo (2018 Milkweed Editions) tinyurl.com/3m6kfaez

"I hate how everyone is either a tiny black horse or a big fat gnat, sans fucking purpose."

Philosopher King

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Poetry collection Virgin by Analicia Sotelo (Milkweed Books), with a striking Venus-like figure on the cover, sits on a wooden table in the morning light Poetry collection Virgin by Analicia Sotelo, open to the poem "Philosopher King"
August 23, 2024 at 11:17 PM
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22/31: THE ALBERTINE WORKOUT by Anne Carson (2014 New Directions) tinyurl.com/d98h7d3z

"Her bad taste in music, although several times remarked on, is not a problem."

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I'm holding the poetry pamphlet The Albertine Workout by Anne Carson (New Directions), and Airedale terrier Mavis is looking on ...
August 22, 2024 at 12:09 PM
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21/31: PINHOLE POETRY VOLUME TWO SELECTED edited by Erin Bedford (2024 @pinholepoetry.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/bdzf56ax

"Look close:
even at its very edge
the light finds space to dance."

Pieces by Josiah Nelson

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The poetry collection/chapbook Pinhole Poetry Volume Two Selected sits on a colourful quilt. The poetry collection/chapbook Pinhole Poetry Volume Two Selected sits on a colourful quilt, open to a selected poem.
August 21, 2024 at 12:32 PM
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17/31: RUIN by Neil Surkan (2023 knife | fork | book) tinyurl.com/bdh2hw9h

"I've come to the mirror and seen
myself for the first time

in years, not as I fear
others judge me mid-chore

or with love"

Reflection

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Poetry collection Ruin by Neil Surkan (knife | fork | book), with its elegantly simple cover, sits on a notebook page next to a handwritten transcription of the poem "Reflection" from that collection
August 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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16/31: PILLOW TALK by Rebecca Salazar (@rsalazar.bsky.social) (2024 Opaat Press / @thisisannick.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/2hb7s52m

"we caught fire
in all the wrong ways. how does a phoenix
miscarry her own rebirth."

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Many colourful Opaat Press poetry pamphlets are arranged on a gray carpet, with pillow talk by Rebecca Salazar in neon pink at the front.
August 16, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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15/31: OBITS. by tess liem (2018 Coach House Press) tinyurl.com/4m7aue67

"it's OK. Here:
feel the space between your body & your shadow."

My body in three movements (coda, note to self)

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Poetry collection OBITS. by tess liem (Coach House Books), with its striking gold, brown and blue cover, sits on the edge of a purple desktop with a notebook with an ornate gold cover and a black pen. Mavis the Airedale terrier looks on from the floor, amidst dog toys that match the poetry book cover. Handwritten transcription of the poem "My body in three movements (coda, note to self)" from the poetry collection OBITS. by tess liem sits on the edge of a purple desktop, with Mavis the Airedale terrier looking on from the floor.
August 15, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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13/31: I MADE YOU A MIXED TAPE by @davebidini.bsky.social et al (2024 @westendphoenix.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/yzy7yavm

"I made you a mixed tape. I left it in your locker. I hid it in your shoe. I taped it to your door."

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Prose/prose poetry collection I Made You a Mixed Tape, featuring writing by Dave Bidini, Ian Merringer, Peter Crighton, Greg Thomas, Alysha Haugen and Melanie Morassutti (West End Phoenix) sits next to a Maxell cassette tape sitting on an open cassette case
August 13, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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11/31: THE LONG DEFEAT by Patrick Connors (2024 Mosaic Press) tinyurl.com/5n95auu8

"A mist blurs the trees like a dream
and covers what lies beyond them.
But you keep walking."

Country Road

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Poetry collection The Long Defeat by Patrick Connors (Mosaic Press) sits on a rock in the leafy shade amidst green plants and grass.
August 11, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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9/31: THE STAIRWELL by Michael Longley (2014 @wakeforest.bsky.social Press) tinyurl.com/eyn6ptuw

"two flowering currants'
Summer hum, the cherry tree that after
Many barren years produced five pears"

The Trees

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Poetry collection The Stairwell by Michael Longley (Wake Forest University Press) sits on a circular blue woven placemat with a bowl of fruit, yogurt and granola and coffee in a blue cup Handwritten transcription of the poem "The Trees" from the poetry collection The Stairwell by Michael Longley - the notebook is nestled amidst green leaves and vines
August 9, 2024 at 11:58 AM
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8/31: A BALTIC FRIDAY EARLY IN GREY by Adele Graf (2017 above/ground press) tinyurl.com/39ndzn7e

"what inside prison that the visitors see
in its to it deep mind
a Baltic Friday early in grey"

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new from above/ground press: a Baltic Friday early in grey, by Adele Graf
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August 8, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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7/31: REMEDIES FOR CHIRON by m. patchwork monoceros (2023 Radiant Press) tinyurl.com/4be24895

"If only in the morning silences, you are breath steadily falling
between my uneven exhales."

Rise

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Poetry collection Remedies for Chiron by m. patchwork monoceros (Radiant Press) sits on a purple desktop with blue and pink balls of wool with strands of each interwoven on the book's cover Poetry collection Remedies for Chiron by m. patchwork monoceros, open to poem selections near the end of the book, has pink and blue wool swirling across the pages
August 7, 2024 at 1:06 PM
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6/31: DEVIANT by Patrick Grace (2024 University of Alberta Press) tinyurl.com/4h82zcxf

"How long ago was it, just last week
the streetlight burst again when I passed

underneath."

Heatwave

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Poetry collection Deviant by Patrick Grace (University of Alberta Press), with pink and blue post-it notes sticking out of it, sits on a notebook with an ornate gold cover, with a black pen nearby Handwritten version of the poem "Heatwave" by Patrick Grace from the poetry collection Deviant is before us in the aforementioned notebook, with an uncapped black pen resting on one page. Behind the transcription is the poetry collection, held open with a small pink hand weight and with pink and blue post-it notes sticking out of it.
August 6, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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5/31: INCREMENTALLY by Penn Kemp (2023 @hempressbooks.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/2s3jp2j6 & tinyurl.com/mr38jebt

"he’s falling further into the trappings of passionate
intensity with gay abandon"

A Ban

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Audio and e-book versions of Incrementally by Penn Kemp (Hem Press) are visible on a computer screen. A mug of turmeric tea with a picture of dogs and the words "Happy 50th Birthday" sits next to the computer. More books are visible in the background.
August 5, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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4/31: BEAST BODY EPIC by @amandaearl.bsky.social (2023 AngelHouse Press) tinyurl.com/3xvbf33x

"My quest was to return home
like Dorothy in the Emerald City
Didn't Alice eventually want to come
back through the looking glass"

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The poetry work Beast Body Epic by Amanda Earl (AngelHouse Press) sits on a blue/purple and earth-toned crocheted afghan. The poetry work Beast Body Epic by Amanda Earl, open to a selection, is held up in front of a blue/purple and earth-toned crocheted afghan.
August 4, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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3/31: THE WORLD KEEPS ENDING, AND THE WORLD GOES ON by Franny Choi (2022 @harpercollins.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/2s43m29z

"Q: Is it possible to experience anticipatory feelings toward the past?"

Grief Is a Thing with Tense Issues

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Audiobook of the poetry collection The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi (Ecco) on a computer screen, showing the pink with blue clouds cover artwork and the audio controls, with a half glass of water next to the screen
August 3, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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2/31: THE SIZE OF PARADISE by Dale Martin Smith (2024 @knifeforkbook.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/bdms2j7s

"Night's cool exchange of cars and voices."

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Poetry collection The Size of Paradise by Dale Martin Smith (knife | fork | book), open to a selection from the booklength poem, sits - perhaps inexplicably - in front of a glorious head of dark green broccoli
August 2, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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1/31: FALLING AWAKE by Alice Oswald (2016 Jonathan Cape) bit.ly/3LfUtUr

"I'm going to flicker for a moment
and tell you the tale of a shadow
that falls at dusk
out of the blue to the earth
and turns left along the path to here"

from Shadow

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Poetry collection Falling Awake by Alice Oswald (Jonathan Cape) is perched on a cage of a tomato plant ... with glossy purple cherry tomatoes! Poetry collection Falling Awake by Alice Oswald, open to the poem "Shadow", with a tomato plant with glossy purple cherry tomatoes in the background
August 1, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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22/31: INDIE ROCK by Joe Bishop (2023 University of Alberta Press) tinyurl.com/ynkru34e

"To also go where the best of you goes,
the haloed expanse where your vision stays,
Digger, my friend, this man can dream."

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22nd selection for The Sealey Challenge 2023 (reading 31 poetry works in the month of August): Poetry collection Indie Rock by Joe Bishop (University of Alberta Press) sits on a purple desktop with a round piece of red brick and a small notebook with cartoon dogs on the cover. Airedale puppy Mavis sits nearby. Handwritten transcription of the poem "Dear Digger" from the poetry collection poetry collection Indie Rock by Joe Bishop (University of Alberta Press) - the collection is held open on a purple desktop with a round piece of red brick, an uncapped black pen rests on the notebook and coffee in a blue cup sits nearby. Airedale puppy Mavis sits next to the desk, looking particularly interested since a small dog cookie sits next to the notebook! Close-up of a handwritten transcription of the poem "Dear Digger" from the poetry collection poetry collection Indie Rock by Joe Bishop (University of Alberta Press)
August 22, 2023 at 2:03 PM
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19/31: MONITORING STATION BY Sonja Ruth Greckol (2023 University of Alberta Press) https://tinyurl.com/3jy3yth3

"now we are more more smiles quips smart talk runny noses shining
bigger fears bigger complications"

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Monitoring Station
Feminist experimental lyric poetry that embodies the passage of a damaged world across generations.
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August 19, 2023 at 12:18 PM