Poet – Halifax, NS
Tangled & Cleft is officially out in the world. Thanks to everyone at Gaspereau Press for making it happen. I highly recommend grabbing a copy (or three) from the fabulous folks at Bookmark II here in Halifax, direct from Gaspereau Press, or from your favourite indie bookseller elsewhere in the world.
It's Saturday, and we're going shopping - doing some initial scouting, really - for a new living room set later this afternoon. The loveseat and the big, blue comfy chair have reached the ends of their respective lines; they need replacement, soon. Basically now. Sure, they're well over ten years old: they've survived (among other things)... Continue Reading →
On the 2nd of February, Halifax's Paisley Chapbook Press will be launching their Accordion series, featuring quirky love stories just in time for Valentine's Day laughs! Be sure to join everyone at The Khyber (on Barrington Street) from 8:00-11:00pm on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 for a night of open mic readings! The Paisley Chapbook Press... Continue Reading →
It's the season, no? Merry and happy to each and every. CHRISTMAS let me say this much, he says: i have nothing here to offer you this christmas; nothing but the now blooming pulse of what we’ve known this year as it leaks — smashed bottle-spilt — from the heel of my left... Continue Reading →
Happy Father's Day! It's been a while since the last of these 'From the Vault' posts, but here it is: number 4 (and number 5, really) in this series of revisited poems from previous collections. Today's piece, given the occasion, is dedicated to my Dad. As noted in the earlier instances of these 'From the Vault'... Continue Reading →
MATT ROBINSON 