A few photos from the London Small Publishers Fair, October 2024 — what a fabulous event!

i’m proud to have launched 3 new editions at the 2024 London Small Publishers Fair :

IL PLEUT from Intergraphia Books

IN MEMORY OF BOB COBBING from Essence Press

and SEVEN SQUARES from Paper View Books …

order your copies today and support these fabulous small presses in their efforts to publish weirdo poetry…

I’m proud to announce that Julie Johnstone’s Edinburgh-based press, ESSENCE PRESS, has just published my visual poem suite “In Memory of Bob Cobbing” as a limited edition. Copies are now available for order — Essence press always makes beautiful, subtle editions and i’m sure they will go quickly…

NEW BOOK DAY! my copies of SOME LINES OF POETRY FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF BPNICHOL, which I co-edited with Gregory Betts, arrived in the mail today! I’m so proud of this book – order your copy from Coach House Books!

New from No Press:

“the great silence of the poetic line.” by rob mclennan

A mournful reflection on poetry, aging, and melancholy … produced in a limited edition of 50 copies; each copy features japanese paper covers, black flyleaves and hand-sewn binding.

Copies are only $5CDN each including postage (paypal derek@housepress.ca to order)

As Banff’s Poet Laureate, it was such a pleasure to host a new session of Poetry and Pints at the Banff Legion last night! Not only did we honour the poetic legacy of long-time Banff resident Charles Noble by naming him Honourary Banff Poet Laureate; we also had a fantastic crowd — and performances by Amal Alhomsi, Sarah Elmeligi, Chris Lorway, Alexandra Wilder, Shawayne Dunstan & Jake Loughy, Heather Jean Jordan & Caitlyn Connelly — a fabulous night!

Glasgow’s Richard Capener interviewed me as part of his youtube/podcast series Morgiana’s Podcast. Check it out as we discuss poetry, poetics, small press publishing and the legacy of bpNichol…

I’m proud to announce two new issues of THE MINUTE REVIEW:

Issue #12 – In Memoriam Paul Auster, Marjorie Perloff, and Jerome Rothenberg with contributions from Bruce Andrews, Jennifer Bartlett, Gary Barwin, Charles Bernstein, Craig Dworkin, Holly Melgard, Joe Teodoro, with cover image by Derek Beaulieu.

Issue #13 – with contributions from Sacha Archer, Alex Benedict, J.R. Carpenter, Franco Cortese, Nasser Hussain, Sacha Stiles, Greg Thomas & Monika Szuba, Philip Terry, Robin Tomens, Roy Willingham, with cover image by Kate Siklosi.

Each issue is $6 CDN (including postage), order by sending payment and postal address via paypal to derek@housepress.ca

(free downloadable PDFs of each issue, and all past issues of The Minute Review are available here)

No Press is proud to announce the publication of

ONE BY ONE BY VIK AND BOB by Vik Shirley and Bob Brightt

ONE BY ONE BY VIK AND BOB is a suite of linked poems all told in single-syllable words; a playful tour-de-force.

Published in Canada in a limited edition of 60 copies with colour covers and hand-sewn binding. Copies are $5 CDN each (including postage); payment via paypal to derek@housepress.ca.