RE: https://cmrosens.com/2026/04/15/author-spotlight-meet-a-poet-pixiewithpens/

New Spotlight up for Pixie, a poet based in Sweden but writing in English. Their new collection, Poetry F☆cks, is out now.

You can either read the post on Mastodon, or head to cmrosens.com to read the original.

Follow the quoted account & subscribe to notifications to get posts and spotlights weekly, although pixie is the only poetry spotlight for this year.

Check out cmrosens.com/author-spotlight-series for more poets!

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back then:
number, no remainder
proof, no question

years on
straight lines only
no deviation

no feeling
no need for anything

then—
something tilts
in what is straight

a listening
that does not ask back

breath
out of order

uncertainty
remains

between then
and now

no concept left—

only a space
that stays
when i stop explaining

https://allpoetry.com/poem/19051781-straight-lines-by-Uma-Hanaeda

The Last Book Lover

I think he’s being kind of a
Pain in the ass, to be honest,
Like one of those assholes you meet
In college with the finest stereo system
Imaginable along with a slight stack
Of the absolute shittiest, dullest
Records. Weather Report, Mike Oldfield,
This kind of thing. I’m down w/books
And everything but I’m fine w/the
Electric ones, too. I mean, grow up!

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some little moments softly stay
they cling they stick
won't drift away
like honey warm
like drops of glue
they stick to hear
they seep right through

they grip the mind and will not fade
pressed in the cracks the past has made
no time can shake them
none erase
— they hold on tight
in silent space

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Several sessions from Ottawa's annual festival of poetry, VERSeFest, are now available for everyone to watch. The Factory Lecture Series features established poets talking about their craft. This year's lectures are especially entertaining.

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Versefest 2026 - 3:00 PM SUNDAY: THE FACTORY LECTURE SERIES
https://youtube.com/live/C8ilpKPrDU0?si=juzGYHXwi8QN7-wi

The Thing Is

Haiku must at least
Imply a leaf is falling
Somewhere in the world.

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If you're in Ottawa you still have 15 minutes to get down to Arts Court for tonight's #versefest events, or follow the link to livestream. Please make a donation if you're able.
https://www.verseottawa.ca/en/versefest

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