" Mechanical poetry journal" in Toronto vends little broadsides for a toonie

Toronto Poetry Vendors have a launch of their latest (spring 2011 -- it's only a little late) issue at one of the newest installations of their poetry vending machines at Shopgirls gallery boutique in Parkdale,  June 30 at 7 p.m. TPV will also be at Clinton’s Tavern (693 Bloor St. W, near Christie Station) on July 9 for the Meet the Presses chapbook market with their portable, travelling machine

Weighing the magazine factor for Trillium Book Award finalists

Magazines have played a part in the careers of some of  the English finalists for the $20,000 Trillium Book Award, Ontario's most prestigious literary prize. Among those for fiction:James Fitzgerald, for What Disturbs the Blood (Random House Canada). Fitzgerald has been a frequent contributor to Toronto Life and the University of Toronto magazine. 
 Ken Sparling, for Book (Pedlar Press).

Quote, unquote: Why (some) literary magazines should fold

"The problem with the market for literary journals now is that there’s too much supply for too little demand. The demand is there, to be sure, and isn’t in danger of diminishment should a number of these journals fold; quite the opposite. A culling will improve quality on both sides of the editorial table; the quality of submissions will increase as places to publish become more scarce, as will

New poetry magazine from B.C. belies its name -- Poetry is Dead

A new semi-annual publication called Poetry is Dead magazine is being launched in BC, and expects soon to publish 1,000 copies of its first issue, with the theme death/rebirth. "We publish any form of poem that is intriguing, hilarious, ridiculous, inspiring, timely, unfortunate or provocative," say the editors. "We are looking for Canadian poets with a style for the current, relevant, topical,

Scream kicks off with Matrix launch and two challenging panels

The Scream Literary Festival, now in its 15th year, is hosting two inspiring events in Toronto as part of its July 3 to 9th run. "As always," they say, "the festival reaches its boiling point with The Scream in High Park, Canada's largest single-night outdoor reading, on July 9."(Both events may be interesting not only to literary and cultural magazine publishers but also to their hard-pressed

Arc aims to rehabilitate reputations of forgotten and neglected Canadian poets

Arc Poetry Magazine is this month launching a special Forgotten and Neglected issue featuring poetry by 13 “forgotten and neglected” Canadian poets. Photographs and essays by many of Canada’s best contemporary poets and critics illustrate their arguments why the featured writers' work ought to be revered and remembered. (The kickoff is a reading on on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 5 pm at the Manx

Five, seven, five for spring

Maisonneuve magazine ran a contest for readers to write a "spring" haiku. The winners are in. And here is one of them:the daffodils dancelike girls drunk on bottled beershimmying freely (Scott Lucero)