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"I put my head down and started working really hard. And when I looked up again, 30 years had passed.” This beautiful tribute to Steven Heighton by @AislinnHunter brings him back with such clarity, and with love. theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-i…

Favourite #PoetryInTransit this year! Thank you Billeh Nickerson 🙏

Delighted to see Plenitude by socialism or barbarism, Umbilical Cord by Hasan Namir, and Duct-Taped Roses by Billeh Nickerson on the CBC Books list of titles to read this Pride Month!

On this day in 1969, police raided the #Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in NYC. The #LGBTQ rights movement began when the community, whose central figures were trans people of color, fought back against police for arresting them for living authentically. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #EqualityForAll

Don't miss PRIDE IN THE WORD hosted by Billeh Nickerson, author of Duct-Taped Roses. Also featuring Tawahum Bige, Robin Stevenson, Ali Blythe, Danny Ramadan, and Isabella Wang! July 2 7 pm PT Victoria Conference Centre 720 Douglas Street Victoria, BC More info: do250.com/events/2022/7/…

Arts invites applications from established or emerging Indigenous artists and writers, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, for two positions as an Indigenous Artist-in-Residence (indeedhi.re/3yPHjXy) and an Indigenous Writer-in-Residence (indeedhi.re/3PhMvZp).

In Long Island there was a duck that participated and finished a marathon. The duck was awarded a medal and a standing ovation Olympics up next. x.com/shouldhaveaduc…

I could eat watermelon and feta salad all year long. Maybe I do.

When we don’t go out of our way to be kind, what happens? Ants put the colony before their own needs, so why won’t people wear masks or use a person’s correct pronouns? @MichaelVeeSmith keeps returning to an anecdote of consequences: thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/0…

Entrancing, surprising, and memorable: The Poetry Bash on Oct 21 is an absolute must for poetry lovers. Featuring threa! (mostly updates) Claudia Castro Luna Andrew Faulkner Tayi Tibble Charlie C Petch 🇺🇦 🇮🇪 🏳️‍⚧️ + Alexandra Oliver, hosted by Billeh Nickerson. writersfest.bc.ca/festival-event…

"My mother always told me I wouldn't amount to anything because I procrastinate. I said, `Just wait.'" -- #JudyTenuta #RIPJudyTenuta

Barbara Walters, the trailblazing television news broadcaster and longtime ABC News anchor and correspondent who shattered the glass ceiling and became a dominant force in an industry once dominated by men, has died. She was 93. gma.abc/3VAnQ5a

ALL HAIL THE GREATEST OF KING EDIN "That's the best shot I've ever seen in my life!" - Russ Howard #WMCC2023

Poets, if you've ever thought of coming to SiWC, this is your year. We have our first-ever master class getting published in poetry as well as amazing workshops and panels with several incredible poets including Billeh Nickerson, Tolu Oloruntoba, MD, Renee Sarojini Saklikar and Yilin @ stop erasing translators of color!. #SiWC23

Continuing our MUBI Canada pairings for Pride, this week we’re reading Duct-Taped Roses by Billeh Nickerson and watching And Then We Danced, directed by Levan Akin!

Just one Canadian author documenting the income loss of the last decade. 77% in this case. Did the writing stop during that time? Nope. Did the copying stop? Nope. The only thing that stopped was fair payment. #FixCopyright Pablo Rodriguez François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 Justin Trudeau

Visitors have asked daily about the basement at the Alamo thanks to the 1985 movie “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.” We're grateful for Paul Reubens' unforgettable contribution to pop culture. There is no basement in the Alamo Church, but there is one under our gift shop! Rest in peace.

Thank you Carla De Lemos for the gold leaf resin Cher. Check out Carla’s Etsy shop for more kitschy joy: etsy.com/uk/shop/dontlo…