Jim Johnstone

Episode 93: above/ground press

http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/ Guest Poetry Journal Touch the Donkey Periodicities Tuesday Poem, Dusie the book of smaller by rob mclennan rob mclennan i talk to rob mclennan about the press, how it has changed since he began it in 1993. we talk about why chapbooks are good forms of publication. We discuss the subscription service. rob addresses…

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The Small Machine Talks to Conor Mc Donnell, Episode 74

Recorded on Sunday, January 10, 2021 Conor Mc Donnell is a physician & poet. He has published two chapbooks, The Book of Retaliations (Anstruther Press), and, Safe Spaces (Frog Hollow Press). He received Honourable Mention for The Fiddlehead’s 2018 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize, was shortlisted for the RawArtReview 2019 Charles Bukowski Prize, and was runner-up…

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Episode 68: Interview with Klara Du Plessis

recorded on October 29, 2020 via Zoom Klara du Plessis is a poet, critic, and literary curator. Her debut collection of multilingual long poems, Ekke, won the 2019 Pat Lowther Memorial Award, was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, and garnered much critical acclaim. She lives in Montreal and Cape Town. In her second…

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The Small Machine Talks Episode 57 Trees, Rain, Bicycles, Gardens, Wandering, Spring!

I open the episode with a reading of an excerpt from Samuel Beckett, Watt (Olympia Press, 1953). Good morning and welcome to the Small Machine Talks Episdoe 57. I’m alone again, recording the episode solo due to Covid-19’s physical distancing requirement. At this time, I find myself seeking out some of my favourite poems about…

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Episode 53- Interview with Ellen Chang-Richardson

Episode 53: The Small Machine Talks with a.m. kozak and Amanda Earl Interview with Ellen Chang-Richardson Recorded on Sunday, December 8, 2019, 2pm Ellen Chang-Richardson is an emerging poet, writer and copyeditor based in Ottawa & Toronto. Recipient of the 2019 Vallum Award for Poetry, her work has appeared or is forthcoming in publications such…

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