Poet. Teacher. Editor. Interviewer. Festival Director. Plum memer. Not necessarily in that order. Usually found in Vancouver, Port Moody or Abbotsford. http://roblucastaylor.com/https://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mvnt6efxb22xDo it, people!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnt6efxb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mvj2br2zwk2bAl Purdy A-frame 2027 residency applications are due in by the end of this week. Do it, people! Staying at the A-frame was one of the best things I've done as a writer: www.alpurdy.ca/residency/ https://www.alpurdy.ca/residency/14 Sep 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj2br2zwk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mux6rh5uwc2m"Things Artificial Intelligence Can’t Do" by Aaron Belz, from the September 2026 issue of Poetry Magazine. Full text here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/1814999/things-artificial-intelligence-cant-do07 Sep 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux6rh5uwc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3munhc4c3rc2tI'm back on my bullshit. (Running a neighbourhood book swap mostly so I can make dumb posters.) If you're nearby, I'd love to see you there on Oct 24th!03 Sep 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3munhc4c3rc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mun5vxbrik2bPort Moody! @winstonle.bsky.social, Rahat Kurd and @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social are coming our way! Friday, September 11, 6:30 PM at PoMo Arts! Free, but reserve tickets before it fills: https://simpli.events/e/coinage-neologisms-kennings03 Sep 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun5vxbrik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3muia2abrrc2lMy favourite short story I've ever written is in this issue. Check it out! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muia2abrrc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mui7wh76hk2lWelll, this was up there as one of my best mail days ever. What Andrew Steeves does for Canadian poets and poetry is incomparable. www.pressvhare.com01 Sep 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui7wh76hk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mu3xjyhjus2rBlack Sheep Books on Saltspring Island knows where it's at. Pick up a copy of I Will Be More Myself In The Next World and be happy!27 Aug 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3xjyhjus2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mtkaa6ww5224I'm hosting a reading and discussion between Russell Thornton and Christina Shah at @wordvancouver.bsky.social. Saturday, September 19, 2026, 12:30 PM, at UBC Robson Square. Free and open to all. This is going to be a good one, people. Don't miss out! https://www.wordvancouver.ca/poetry-tent-1/across-generations20 Aug 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkaa6ww5224https://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mstmbpsppk2rApplication deadline is the end of this week! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstmbpsppk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3msqzc3bv4k2uHey look! CNQ lives! After a two year hiatus, Canadian Notes & Queries is back. The first new issue features a ten page essay on the poetry of Alexandra Oliver, written by James Pollock. Needless to say, no magazine in Canada is quite like it. Grab a copy! Subscribe! www.notesandqueries.ca10 Aug 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqzc3bv4k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mrlw4kpipc2cDanny Peart's sons, Nick and Max, are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for @sevacanada.bsky.social, as Danny and his wife, Janette, did almost 20 years ago. You can learn more, and donate to the fundraiser, here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/following-dads-footsteps-up-kilimanjaro/27 Jul 2026 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlw4kpipc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mrfzq2f2zk24Interview #5 in my 2026 #BCPoetry interview series with @readlocalbc.bsky.social is here! I spoke with Joseph Dandurand about his new @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social collection, "I Would Like To Say Thank You." I hope you enjoy it: https://www.readlocalbc.ca/2026/07/23/my-words-will-keep-coming-until-i-no-longer-breathe-an-interview-with-joseph-dandurand/24 Jul 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfzq2f2zk24https://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mrb4z5weik2c"The Greats" by @chrisbanks6625.bsky.social, from the new issue of @eventmags.bsky.social. If you aren't reading Event these days, you're missing out! So many gems every issue.22 Jul 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb4z5weik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mqs5ehpsk22kApplications are open for @goufv.bsky.social's 2027 Writer in Residence. Work two days a week on the UFV Abbotsford campus from January - March. Applications are welcome from writers working in all genres. The pay is $11,000 and the deadline is August 15. https://www.ufv.ca/english/writer-in-residence/apply/16 Jul 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs5ehpsk22khttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mqnbksutcc2i"Willow Street," by @razovsky.bsky.social, from The Sky is a Sky in the Sky (@coachhousebooks.bsky.social).14 Jul 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnbksutcc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mqkec7yapc2oWell, this looks fantastic! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkec7yapc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mqinxcqbe22f🚨 New Canadian chapbook press alert!🚨 deuteragonist press is based in Victoria. They are currently open to submissions, looking for poetry manuscripts (25-40 pages), especially from BC poets: www.deuteragonistpress.com13 Jul 2026 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqinxcqbe22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mqfuqmy6uk2nLit Mags in 2006: Submissions are free year-round. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope and we'll get back to you in 6-12 months. No one: Help! This is a disaster! Submittable: We're on it. Lit Mags in 2026: Submissions are $10, open for four hours one day in Feb. Response time 6-12 months.12 Jul 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfuqmy6uk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mqajt6c2k22gChris Banks on the short poem! Well worth a read. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqajt6c2k22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mpzrx2p3422kNew Westminster's Poetry in the Park series lineup has been announced! This Summer, they'll feature @raoulfernandes.bsky.social, @allegorically.bsky.social, @christinashah.bsky.social, @jkirton.bsky.social, @isabellawangbc.bsky.social, @kevinspenst.bsky.social, and more. @rclas.bsky.social07 Jul 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzrx2p3422khttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mpottcwiw22sA tribute to Sandy Shreve and work poetry by @christinashah.bsky.social, for @periodicities.bsky.social: https://periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/07/christina-shah-meticulous-fascination.html?m=102 Jul 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpottcwiw22shttps://bsky.app/profile/roblucastaylor.bsky.social/post/3mpml6ndsds24The Al and Eurithe Purdy A-Frame has opened applications for their 2027 residencies (deadline Sept 28th). www.alpurdy.ca/residency/ Applications for the Steven Heighton Fellowship are also open, with the same deadline: https://www.alpurdy.ca/steven-heighton-fellowship/ https://www.alpurdy.ca/residency/01 Jul 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:k2vorm4gjmodtysjos2zfk6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpml6ndsds24