THE MINUTE REVIEW issues #1-11 are now available for purchase or free download: derekbeaulieu.ca/2024/05/09/the…

Read all of bpNichol's fiction in a single book! NIGHTS ON PROSE MOUNTAIN gathers his novels, his short stories, and his Governor General's award-winning novella: chbooks.com/Books/N/Nights… Coach House Books #canlit

The loss of another titan. Rest in peace FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)

download a free PDF of ANOTHER PIECE OF REASSURING PLASTIC; my exploration of concrete poetics: derekbeaulieu.ca/wp-content/upl…

Poets, Writers, Literary Experimentalists: Apply now for this special literary residency with the SETI Institute. We are accepting applications now! [Pls forward to all]

Please DM or email me at gbetts at brocku.ca with any questions.
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Heartbreaking. Rest in Peace PAUL AUSTER (1947-2024); his new york trilogy (and so many more) is mindblowing.

Last day of #nationalpoetrymonth , so as I started, download free PDFs of everything i've written: derekbeaulieu.ca/pdfs/
(or please do support the publishers & buy a book: derekbeaulieu.ca/buy-my-work/ )

Teachers/profs: as you imagine your courses for next year, consider reaching out: I'd love to talk to your students about poetry, experimentalism, small press publishing, the Banff Centre's offerings and more!

It's #nationalpoetrymonth -- I have written 2 volumes of literary criticism: SEEN OF THE CRIME (out of print but now a free PDF from ubuweb: ubu.com/contemp/beauli… ) and THE UNBEARABLE CONTACT WITH POETS (download or purchase from ifpthenq : ifpthenq.co.uk/books/beaulieu… )

It's #nationalpoetrymonth -- at least 4 people have had my poetry tattooed on their bodies. Do you have a poetry tattoo? #poetrycommunity #PoetryMonth #tattooart #tattooideas

It's #nationalpoetrymonth -- Talonbooks published 2 of my books: HOW TO WRITE (a collection of conceptual and constraint-based short fiction) and FRACTAL ECONOMIES (a collection of visual poetry with an accompany essay theorizing the form): talonbooks.com/authors/derek-…

'I think it’s terribly dangerous for an artist to fulfill
other people’s expectations—they generally produce their worst work when they do that.' -- David Bowie

CALL for MANUSCRIPTS. New series of general public books by Peter Lang for texts from ALL FIELDS of enquiry pertaining to the theme of 'Reimagining Canada'. DM me if you want to talk.

It's #nationalpoetrymonth --for years I have been creating a visual response to Erik Satie’s 1893 composition 'Vexations.' Unpublished in Satie’s own lifetime, the New York Times called it “a dangerous & evil piano piece.” check it out : derekbeaulieu.ca/2017/09/27/vex…

It's #nationalpoetrymonth -- i have published two punctuation-only 'novels': A, A NOVEL (in response to Andy Warhol: Jean Boîte Éditions : jbe-books.com/products/a-a-n… ) and SILENCE: LECTURES AND WRITINGS (in response to John Cage, Timglaset Editions : timglaset.com/produktsida/de…)

It's #NationalPoetryMonth -- Portgual's Sal Nunkachov (paper view books) created a fabulous rug from one of my visual poems; transforming page-based visual poem into a piece of fuzzy art!

It's #nationalpoetrymonth -- Seen Studio published my issue of LAY-OUT as a saturated 4-colour riso printed spectacular where all the poems are combined & printed in a random manner such that each copy of the book is a totally unique: shop.seenstudio.com/collections/al… Rob Carmichael