#phoebewang

So glad I was able to be on the lineup of the @vallummag Issue 15:1 launch and got to spend some time with Phoebe Wang, author of ‘Admission Requirements’ (McClelland & Stewart @penguinrandomhouse). Here we are holding each others’ books. Phoebe very kindly wrote the following blurb for my new book Blackbirds (@eyewearpress): ‘Underlying the simplicity of Santos’s poems is a hard-earned wisdom and the courage of living with loss. Wherever they take you – Angkor or Lisboa, Paris or his backyard, his poems with their fragmented glimpses of connections will “feel real.”’ – Phoebe Wang . . . #gregsantos #blackbirdspoetry #admissionrequirements #phoebewang #poetry #vallummagazine #mclellandandstewart #randomhouse #eyewearpublishing #poets #canlit #bipoc (at Rocket Science Room)

Photos: KIRBY

Enjoying Andrew Forbes' The Utility of Boredom, a book of baseball essays, after Thursday's Invisible Publishing launch. Brent van Staalduinen launched his debut novel, Saints, Unexpected, at the same event. The two authors joked about their shared Ottawa experiences - both once worked at, and were fired from, the same CD Warehouse, by the same manager (but not at the same time). Also reading at the event was poet Phoebe Wang, whose chapbook is coming soon from Invisible's poetry counterpart, The Emergency Response Unit. A fantastic evening at Holy Oak! #invisiblepublishing #andrewforbes #brentvanstaalduinen #phoebewang #canlit #baseball #hamilton #toronto #holyoak #canadianfiction #canadianpoetry #theemergencyresponseunit #thursday #ottawa #cdwarehouse #bookstagram #booklaunch