Report from the Society : List of Published Reports

an assemblage of writing in response
to the work of contemporary writers

including
poems, critical writings
and
philosophical transactions

Report from the (Stephen) Brockwell Society Vol. 1 No. 1 (February 2022)

Report from the (Amanda) Earl Society Vol. 1 No. 1 (February 2022)

Report from the (Stuart) Ross Society Vol. 1 No. 1 (February 2022) : which Stan Rogal discusses over at periodicities: a journal of poetry and poetics :

Report from the (Kate) Siklosi Society Vol. 1 No. 1 + No. 2 (April 2022)

Report from the (Elizabeth) Robinson Society Vol. 1 No. 1 (April 2022)

Report from the (Monty) Reid Society Vol. 1 No. 1 (May 2022)

Report from the (Cameron) Anstee Society Vol. 1 No. 1 (July 2022)

Report from the (Phil) Hall Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (July 2022)

Report from the (Gregory) Betts Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (August 2022)

Report from the (Sarah) Mangold Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (August 2022)

Report from the (Helen) Hajnoczky Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (October 2022)

Report from the (Pattie) McCarthy Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (November 2022)

Report from the (Robert) Hogg Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (November 2022)

Report from the (Amish) Trivedi Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (February 2023)

Report from the (Brenda) Iijima Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (March 2023)

Report from the (Jessica) Smith Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (March 2023)

Report from the (Nikki) Reimer Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (April 2023)

Report from the (Pearl) Pirie Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (June 2023)

Report from the (ryan) fitzpatrick Society, Vol. 1 No. 1 (October 2023)

Report from the Society logo by C. McNair, editor’s devil (retired)

above/ground press: prose/naut imprint,

Founded in September 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and corresponding lockdowns, the above/ground press “prose/naut” imprint focuses on single-author chapbooks of literary prose. Why a prose imprint? With more than one thousand poetry-specific publications produced over the past nearly thirty years, why branch out into prose? I suppose the straightforward answer is that there appear to be fewer possibilities for publication for lyric prose than there once were, despite the wealth of materials being produced. There is some incredible work being done, and my own frustrations as a reader has brought us, one might say, to this.

The series includes multiple single-author chapbooks of prose, from fiction to other forms, all of which are included as part of the regular above/ground press annual subscription package. Naturally, review/media copies are available upon request (while supplies last). Here are links to the entire series-to-date (most of which are currently still in-print):

26. Susan Gevirtz, DOCTOR SHAMAN (November 2024)
25. M.A.C. Farrant, The Literary Cow Festival (July 2024)
24. Jacob Wren, From Desire Without Expectation (March 2024)
23. Clint Burnham, The Old Man: new stories (February 2024)
22. Aaron Tucker, The Last Horse: Prologue (November 2023)

21. Evan Williams, An Extremely Well-Funded Study of Doors (September 2023)
20. Jamie Hilder, {NANCY} (July 2023)
19. Ryan Stearne, Bits and Bobs (June 2023)
18. Douglas Glover, Teeth (November 2022)
17. David Miller, AN ENVELOPE FOR SILENCE: Some Short Fiction 1977-1989 (May 2022)
16. Wade Bell, Visions of Bolaño (March 2022)

15. Karl Jirgens, ECO BLUES: A tale in 3 parts (February 2022)
14. Sarah Rosenthal, Fire and Flood: Enacting Rehearsal as Performance (December 2021)
13. Susan Rukeyser, Whatever Feels Like Home (November 2021)

12. Gary Barwin, SAYING “BOY” IN A WILDERNESS OF SONG (September 2021)
11. Ken Sparling, the girl arrived (August 2021)

10. Summer Brenner, DO YOU EVER THINK OF ME (July 2021)

9. M.A.C. Farrant, SOME OF THE PUZZLES (June 2021)

8. Adam Thomlison, Kid Commitment Proves Them Wrong (June 2021)
7. Anik See, The Great Beauty (March 2021)
6. Al Kratz, OFF THE RESTING SEA (February 2021)

5. Kristjana Gunnars, a moment in flight : essay on melancholy (November 2020)

4. Keith Waldrop, from THE LOSS FOR WORDS (October 2020)

3. rob mclennan, Twenty-one stories, (September 2020)

2. Jane Eaton Hamilton, Would You Like a Little Gramma On Those? (September 2020)

1. Amanda Earl, Sessions from the DreamHouse Aria (September 2020)

bibliography of canadian literary magazines and presses,

After having spent the past couple of years working on my bibliography (with the occasional profile and/or new interview) of Ottawa-specific literary magazines, journals and presses, I've felt prompted to further my scope to include profiles and interviews with other publishers/editors from around the country. Here is some of what I've engaged with so far:

; Commoners' Press, Ottawa ON (c. 1970s) : 2016 interview with Neil Flowers, editor of Northern Comfort (1973) ; CrossCountry – a magazine of Canadian-U.S. poetry/CrossCountry Press (1975-1983) : 2021-22 interview with Ken Norris and Jim Mele and bibliography ; mouse eggs, Montreal QC (1976-1981; online version 2021-) : 2020-21 interview with Ken Norris and Endre Farkas and bibliography ; Sparks magazine, Ottawa ON (1977-8) : 2015 interview with Blaine Marchand and bibliography; Ouroboros, Ottawa ON (1982-1989) : 2015 interview with Colin Morton and bibliography; Surrealist Poets Gardening Assoc., Toronto ON (1984-1993) : 2021 interview with Lillian Nećakov and bibliography ; The Rideau River Review, Ottawa ON (1987-1988) : 2016 interview with Stephen Brockwell and bibliography; Hostbox, Ottawa ON (1992-1995); 2020 interview with Chris Pollard and bibliography; STANZAS magazine, Ottawa ON (1993-2006) : my bibliography of STANZAS magazine; Hook & Ladder, Ottawa ON (1993-1997) : 2015 interview with Victoria Vernell and biography; GraffitiFish, Ottawa ON (1994-1997) : 2015 interview with Warren D. Layberry and bibliography; graffito: the poetry poster, Ottawa ON (1994-2000) : electronic archive; 2015 interview with b stephen harding and bibliography; Bad Moon Books, Ottawa ON (1995-2004) : 2015 interview with Warren D. Layberry and bibliography; Grove Avenue Press, Ottawa ON (c. 1996-8) : 2015 interview with Colin Morton and bibliography; Missing Jacket, Ottawa ON (1996-1997) : my bibliography/write-up; The Contemporary Journal of Literary Stuff, Toronto/Ottawa ON (c. 1996-1997) : 2016-7 Grant Wilkins interview and bibliography; Backwater Review, Ottawa ON (1997-1999) : 2015 interview with Leo Brent Robillard and bibliography ; Queen Street Quarterly, Toronto ON (1997-2005) : 2020-21 interview with Suzanne Zelazo and bibliography ; Front&Centre, Ottawa ON (1999-2016) : 2017 interview with Matthew Firth and bibliography; ₤IbEl, Edmonton AB (2000); 2021 interview with Andy Weaver and bibliography; (orange) magazine, Calgary AB (2000-2002) : 2021-2 interview with Nikki Reimer, ryan fitzpatrick and Chris Patrick Carolan and bibliography; Murderous Signs, Ottawa ON (2000-2007) : 2015 interview with Grant Wilkins and bibliography; MODL Press, Calgary AB (2000-2009) : 2022 interview with ryan fitzpatrick and bibliography ; The Moose & Pussy, Ottawa ON (2008-2012) : 2016 interview with Jeff Blackman and bibliography;

Six Questions interviews : Chaudiere Books

Begun in January 2020 at the Chaudiere Books blog, the Six Questions interviews is a series of short interviews with current/former Ottawa poets and fiction writers, all conducted by myself.
Six Questions: Manahil Bandukwala : Conyer Clayton : Mark Frutkin : Dessa Bayrock : Anita Dolman : Laurie Koensgen : Sandra Nicholls : Chris Johnson : Ronnie R. Brown : Rob Thomas : Amanda Earl : Claudia Coutu Radmore : Blaine Marchand : nina jane drystek : Anita Lahey : D.S. Stymeist : John Barton : Ellen Chang-Richardson : K.I. Press : Jason Christie : Christian McPherson : Ian Roy : Gabriella Goliger : Kate Heartfield : Susan J. Atkinson : Ron Seatter : Frances Boyle : Mer Brebner : Matthew Firth : Elizabeth Hay : Sarah Kabamba : Abby Paige : Colin Morton : Mary Lee Bragg : Nadine McInnis : Namitha Rathinappillai : Helen Robertson : Maha Zimmo : Laura Farina :  Rusty Priske : IAN MARTIN : Chris Jennings : Pearl Pirie : Terry Ann Carter : Nicola Vulpe : Jennifer Baker : Tim Mook Sang : David Groulx : Jean Van Loon : Warren Dean Fulton : Cameron Anstee : Joseph A. Dandurand : Missy Marston : Sean Johnston : Jennifer Falkner : Deborah-Anne Tunney : Monty Reid : Rachel Small : Colin Browne : Wanda Praamsma : Andrea Thompson : a.m. kozak : Julian Day : Christopher Levenson : Adele Graf : Michael Lithgow : Nicholas Power : Charlene Kwiatkowski : Jay Heins : Laura McGavin : Rob Winger : Kim Fahner : Aisling Murphy : Peter Richardson : Susan McMaster : Vera Hadzic : Christina Shah : Cindy Arlette Orellana : Cyril Dabydeen : Carla Hartsfield : Ranylt Richildis : Sarah Priscus : Armand Garnet Ruffo : Adam Meisner : Brandon Crilly : Justin Million : Debra Martens : Robert Hogg : Alison Gresik : Cara Waterfall : Adrienne Stevenson : Natalie Morrill : Grant Wilkins : Marnie Pomeroy : Simon Turner : Sonia Tilson : Pamela Mosher : Lana Crossman : Kathleen Klassen : rob mclennan : Michael F. Stewart : Nathan Hauch : Suzanne Alyssa Andrew : Richard-Yves Sitoski : Jérôme Melançon : Allana Stuart : Sonia Saikaley : Waubgeshig Rice : Mary F. Hawkins : Peter Darbyshire : Naomi K. Lewis : Albert Dumont : Jacqueline Bourque : Allison Armstrong : Christy Ann Conlin : Katie Welch : Wade Bell : Chantel Lavoie : Andrew Faulkner : Michael Caesar : Janna Klostermann : df parizeau : Dave Gregory : Jesse Keith Butler : Jennifer Cox : Rob Manery : Phil Mader : Liam Burke : Michael Murray : Becky Halton : Olive Andrews : Michael Blouin : Tanya Rakh : Brenda Chapman : Kimberly Quiogue Andrews : Zoe Dickinson : Sarah Feldman : Jeremy Hanson-Finger :  Myriam Legault-Beauregard : Suzanne Doerge : Gordon G. Bowman : Leah Schnurr : Charlotte Esme Frank : Anvesh Jain : Chris Lackie : Shannon Quinn : Leslie Roach : John Geddes : Katherine Lawrence : Tree Abraham : Salem Paige : Carolyne Van Der Meer : Selim Ulug : Mark Bourrie : Dean Steadman : Sharon King-Campbell : David Blaikie : Katie Nolan : Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin : Laurie Anne Fuhr : Andrea Vasile : Lisa Alletson : allison calvern : Mary-Lou Zeitoun : Maria Saba : Heather Ferguson : James Moran : Cath Morris : Jamie Chai Yun Liew : Barbara Sibbald : Michael Bryson : Abigail Rabishaw : Samara Garfinkle : Sierra Duffey : Michelle Sinclair : Nathan Erb : Alix Laimite : Trevor Mahon : Kyle Vingoe-Cram : Gerald Lynch : John Moss : Murray Citron : Frances Peck : Amelinda Bérubé : Stephanie Bolster : Fabienne Shepherd Stone : Dave Cooper : Sara Power : Madeleine Stratford : David Currie : Rebecca Kempe : Terry Fallis : Lynn Coady : Don LePan : Julie McArthur : Robin Blackburn McBride : Jennifer Hulshof : Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer : John Baglow : Marjorie Silverman : Dominik Parisien : Finn Harvor : Heather Mallett : Spencer Gordon : Mahaila Smith : Joan Rivard : Jillian Clasky : Alyssa Gonzalez : Christine McNair : Ian FitzGerald : Vincent Tinguely : Cara Goodwin : Tazi Rodrigues : Rafia Mahli : Jean-Sebastien Grenier :

National Poetry Month : full list : Chaudiere Books

I've been curating poems for National Poetry Month over at the Chaudiere Books blog since 2014 (there are other activities on the site apart from that, of course). Here is a list with links for the entire series to date.

2024: Beatrice Szymkowiak ; Renée Sarojini Saklikar ; George Shelton ; Concetta Principe ; Geoffrey Young ; Geoffrey Olsen ; Kacper Bartczak, trans. Mark Tardi ; Rae Kearney ; Frances Boyle ; Victoria Mbabazi ; Monty Reid ; Jake Byrne ; Maxine Chernoff ; Pete Smith ; Tiff Dressen ; Liam Burke ; Adam Beardsworth ; Elizabeth Clark Wessel ; Madeleine Stratford ; Nicholas Bradley ; Erín Moure ; Kyle Flemmer ; Chris Banks ; Kyla Houbolt ; Ellen Chang-Richardson ; Pearl Pirie ; Nate Logan ; Melanie Dennis Unrau ; Sarah Blake ; Klara du Plessis ;

2023: Rasiqra Revulva ; Leslie Roach ; Vivian Vavassis ; Sandra Ridley ; Valerie Coulton ; Evan Williams ; Samuel Ace ; Laura Kerr ; James Hawes ; K.I. Press ; Candace De Taeye ; Dennis Cooley ; Caelan Ernest ; Gil McElroy ; Vivian Lewin ; Geoffrey Young ; Steph Gray ; Geoffrey Nilson ; Aja Couchois Duncan ; Misha Solomon ; Stephanie Bolster ; Emma Rhodes ; Amanda Deutch ; John Barton ; Heather Cadsby ; Claire Marie Stancek ; Tara Borin ; Khashayar Mohammadi ; Maw Shein Win ; Jérôme Melançon ;

2022: rob mclennan ; Julie Carr : Ryanne Kap ; Sarah Hilton ; Bruce Whiteman ; ryan fitzpatrick ; Bronwen Tate ; Armand Garnet Ruffo ; Juliane Okot Bitek ; Susie Campbell ; N.W. Lea ; Monica Mody ; Adele Graf ; Liz Howard ; Shaindel Beers ; Conyer Clayton ; Christian McPherson ; katie o'brien ; Dale Martin Smith ; Sarah Mangold ; Helen Robertson ; Sacha Archer ; Saba Pakdel ; Gregory Betts ; Sarah MacDonell ; Margo LaPierre ; Blaine Marchand ; em kniefel ; Andy Verboom ; Michelle Desbarats ;

2021: Virginia Konchan ; Cecilia Stuart ; Genevieve Kaplan ; Ashley Hynd ; psw and Kate Siklosi ; Lea Graham ; Franco Cortese ; Rebecca Rustin ; Zane Koss ; Frances Boyle ; Melissa Eleftherion ; Chris Johnson ; Gil McElroy ; Michael Sikkema ; natalie hanna ; Buck Downs ; Helen Hajnoczky ; Matthew Walsh ; Ben Robinson ; Trish Salah ; Jennifer Londry ; Vasilios Billy Mavreas ; lukas ray hall ; Roxanna Bennett ; Andy Weaver ; Kate Hargreaves ; David Groulx ; Carlie Blume ; Anita Lahey ; Misha Solomon ;

2020: Lizzie Derksen ; Amish Trivedi ; Shannon Maguire ; nina jane drystek ; Hugh Thomas ; Jaime Forsythe ; Stan Rogal ; natalie hanna ; Stephen Collis ; Heather Sweeney ; Emily Izsak ; Mia Morgan ; David Ly ; Douglas Barbour ; Gillian Parrish ; Stuart Ross ; Kayla Czaga ; MLA Chernoff ; Sanita Fejzić ; Nikki Reimer ; Michael Edwards ; Lydia Unsworth ; Chris Banks ; Alina Stefanescu ; Annick MacAskill ; Amanda Earl ; Julian Day ; Ellen Chang-Richardson ; Margo LaPierre ; Dale Tracy ;

2019: Jane Virginia Rohrer ; Geoffrey Nilson ; Julia Polyck-O'Neill : Stephen Brockwell ; Chris Johnson ; Chris Warren ; Kate Siklosi ; Simon Brown ; Zane Koss ; Renée Sarojini Saklikar ; Elee Kraljii Gardiner ; nina jane drystek ; rob mclennan ; Sharon Harris ; Stan Rogal ; natalie hanna ; Alice Burdick ; R. Kolewe ; Amy LeBlanc ; Kristina Drake ; Conyer Clayton ; Karen Massey ; Jason Christie ; Gil McElroy ; Anita Dolman ; Isabella Wang ; Pearl Pirie ; Ian Martin ; Joe Blades ; Manahil Bandukwala ;

2018: rob mclennan ; Chris Johnson ; Alyssa Bridgman ; Jenna Jarvis ; Michael Dennis ; John Barton ; Gary Barwin ; Michael e. Casteels ; Kate Hargreaves ; Aaron Tucker ; Justin Million ; Molly Cross-Blanchard ; K.I. Press ; Amanda Earl ; Natalee Caple ;

2017: Anita Dolman ; rob mclennan ; N.W. Lea ; Kristina Drake ; Chris Johnson ; natalie hanna ; Sean Braune ; Sharon Harris ; Elee Kraljii Gardiner and Andrew McEwan ; Jamie Sharpe ; Stan Rogal ; Carl Watts ; Lauren Turner ; nathan dueck ; Joe Blades ; Julia Polyck-O'Neill ;

2016: Andy Weaver ; rob mclennan ; Jennifer Londry ; Nikki Sheppy ; Virginia Konchan ; Jason Christie ; Gil McElroy ; Chris Turnbull ; Elizabeth Robinson ; Stephen Brockwell ; Natalee Caple ; Marcus McCann ; George Elliott Clarke ; Amanda Earl ;

2015: Anya Douglas ; Gil McElroy and Christina McElroy ; rob mclennan ; Jennifer Londry ; derek beaulieu ; Chris Turnbull ; Karen Massey ; Lea Graham ; Stan Rogal ; Pearl Pirie ; Sarah Mangold ; Hugh Thomas ; Kayla Czaga ; Joe Blades ; Helen Hajnoczky ; Janice Tokar ; 

2014: Helen Hajnoczky ; rob mclennan ; N.W. Lea ; Joe Blades ; Anne Le Dressay ; Roland Prevost ; Karen Massey ; derek beaulieu ; Pearl Pirie ; Marilyn Irwin ; Rhonda Douglas ; Marcus McCann ; Anita Dolman ; Eleni Zisimatos ; Gil McElroy ; Amanda Earl ;