Episode 394 of The Hermit Poetry Series is up. This time I'm reading "This Is What It Feels Like to Love" by Ash Good from their new book Us Clumsy Gods (What Books Press, 2022). youtu.be/tBsFssJ014Y

Episode 395 of The Hermit Poetry Series is up! Today I'm reading "How I Learned Bliss" by Oliver de la Paz from Requiem for the Orchard (University of Akron Press, 2010). youtu.be/5qyEl1pS-oA @Oliver_delaPaz

Episode 396 of The Hermit Poetry Series is up! Today I'm reading "The Body" by Charles Simic who passed away earlier this week. The poem appears in the July 1971 issue of Poetry. youtu.be/7wK0uvnr_4A

Episode 397 of The Hermit Poetry Series is up! Today I'm reading "The Song Thief" by Yusef Komunyakaa. youtu.be/OKeyvGAdvHs

Save the date! The first Virtual AWP release of 2023 is Thursday 3/23 at 6:00 p.m. ET. Mentor Neil Aitken | 艾仁才 reunites with mentees Annette Wong & Megan Pinto 🌘🌗🌖 to discuss their experiences in the Writer to Writer program. Secure your free ticket now! awpwriter.org/store/ticket

Watch our first Virtual AWP event of the year! Virtual AWP: Writer to Writer Readings & Conversations with Mentor Neil Aitken | 艾仁才 is now available to watch on AWP's YouTube channel. youtube.com/watch?v=3LhvTY…

I'm running a free two-part online workshop through RPL that starts next week (April 20 & 27) in which we'll be looking at first pages of published novels and stories, as well as workshopping first pages of the participants' work. Register here: reginalibrary.ca/rpl_programs/r…

Celebrated my birthday by getting up and shoveling the driveway and sidewalks (again). Yay. At least I didn't collapse in a snowbank.

Heard joke once: man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him."

Experience the Quiet Apocalypse - Take advantage of this discount to join me in #TheLongDark and do your best to survive the winter cold while fending off wolves, bears, moose, and starvation. It's the most beautiful, terrifying, and deeply humbling game I've ever played.

Good news! I have my FB account back. It took a few days, but I'm grateful that everything is intact and that I can move forward.

Anyone else head to U of Victoria for the #DHSI2024? I’ll be there for the Engaging Play and DH for Librarians courses.

Day 20 of Mysterious Ways / You Know Nothing 2.0 challenge in #TheLongDark. Join me for more survival, poetry readings, cat noises, and geeky conversations! twitch.tv/babbaginator

We're back! Day 22 of our You Know Nothing 2.0 challenge in #TheLongDark. Join me for more survival, poetry readings, cat noises, and geeky conversations! twitch.tv/babbaginator

Day 24 of Mysterious Ways (a You Know Nothing Astrid 2.0 challenge) in #TheLongDark. Join me for more survival, poetry readings, cat noises, and random geekery. twitch.tv/babbaginator

Day 28 of our Mysterious Ways/You Know Nothing, Astrid 2.0 challenge in #TheLongDark. More customized randomness (or randomized customedness). Join me for survival, poetry, cat noises, and geeky conversations about rpgs, Victorian tech, literature, & AI. twitch.tv/babbaginator

Day 30. Mysterious Ways / You Know Nothing Astrid 2.0 Challenge in #TheLongDark. Join me for survival, poetry, geeky conversation, and cat noises. twitch.tv/babbaginator

Please spread the word! I'm running a 10-day workshop for Emerging Poets (Sage Hill Workshops). June 30 - July 9. Apply by April 22! A mix of craft discussions, group workshops and writing, and one-on-one manuscript or work consultations. sagehillwriting.ca/writing-retrea…