Black Moss Press

04/07/2023

To wrapping up a fantastic launch…make sure to buy a copy of In The Middle Space! Online orders available at blackmosspress.com.

Thank you to everyone who made this a successful night! Those involved did their best to make this a wonderful event.

04/06/2023

Thanks for watching our book launch of In the Middle Space!

04/06/2023

Thank you to everyone in attendance tonight! We have a full house and are so happy to see the support of our launch of .

04/06/2023

Thank you to AM800 CKLW and Dan MacDonald for speaking with us on Tuesday about the launch of ! Featuring Marty Gervais, Grace Hamelin, Julia Sanders, and Iori Khuhro.

Check out the audio clip here: https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/audio/in-the-middle-space-poetry-1.19501654?mode=Article

04/06/2023

Congratulations to Windsor’s Poet Laureate Emeritus Marty Gervais, the students of the University of Windsor's Editing & Publishing Practicum, and the local poets who collaborated on ‘In the Middle Space’. This latest in the City’s South Shore Collections series celebrates Windsor’s Public Art collection & launches tonight at 7 p.m. at Mackenzie Hall. . https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tea-poetry-in-the-middle-space-tickets-605108916057?fbclid=IwAR3kXX8BLyOTIYyj_hWnOeztXCNZOIf3wNa1Fv64chM9wGYVXSuMuqRuAkY.

04/06/2023

Maya Jessop is a member of the Seneca nation and Snipe Clan. They are currently a master’s candidate at the University of Windsor in the English Literature and Creative Writing program. In 2022 they received their bachelors of English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Windsor.

Maya is an author featured in , which is launching tonight! We look forward to seeing everyone at the event, 7PM in MacKenzie Hall.

Who’s excited to get their hands on a copy? 📚 $5 of every book sold tonight goes to the Windsor Endowment for the Arts.

04/05/2023

Check out some behind the scenes photos of our rehearsal today! We’re all so excited for you to see what we have prepared for the launch of .

For anyone interested in attending, the event will take place in MacKenzie Hall tomorrow and start at 7PM. Free parking, refreshments, and admission! $5 of the proceeds from each book sold at the launch will be donated to the Windsor Endowment for the Arts.

We look forward to seeing you there!

04/05/2023

Want to read more of Christopher Menard’s poem “Gateway”?
Then join us tomorrow evening Thursday April 6th, 2023 in Mackenzie Hall at 7:00pm to help us celebrate the launch of our newest anthology “inthemiddlespace”!
Admission and parking will be free, and refreshments and entertainment will be provided.
$5.00 of every book sold at the launch will go towards the arts community in Windsor!

04/05/2023

🚀 Book launch! 🚀 In the Middle Space: Windsor’s Public Art, a poetry anthology of 13 local authors.

A public event on April 6 will formally launch “In the Middle Space,” produced by students in the Editing and Publishing Practicum course.

Learn more: https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2023-03-29/reception-launch-student-produced-anthology

04/03/2023

With only a few days left until the launch of , our launch crew is working harder than ever to ensure that the event runs smoothly!

Will you be at our Thursday book launch at 7PM? Let us know in the comments!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-middle-space-book-launch-tickets-537904726517

04/02/2023

Laurie Smith’s poetry has had success in Canada and the U.S. Her collections include The Truth About Roller Skating (CTP, 2011), smack in the middle of spotlit obvious (Urban Farmhouse Press, 2016), Said the Cannibal (Urban Farmhouse Press, 2017), and Suck & Spit (Black Moss Press, 2020). A freelance editor and writing tutor/coach, she is currently developing several manuscripts.

Laurie’s work will also be featured in ! Join us to celebrate its release 7PM Thursday, April 6th at MacKenzie Hall, free admission.

04/01/2023

Rawand Mustafa is a Palestinian Syrian student and writer living in Windsor, ON. She draws inspiration from her religious perspective as a Muslim woman and from social justice causes, and she is particularly impassioned by the struggles and resilience of Palestinians living in exile or under occupation.

Rawand is both the Editing/Publishing Practicum’s GA as well as one of the authors in !

Join us to celebrate its launch 7PM Thursday, April 6th at MacKenzie Hall! Free admission.

03/31/2023

Dorothy Mahoney is the author of several poetry collections, the most recent Ceaseless Rain (Palimpsest Press, 2020) and The Inevitable (Red Moon Press, 2022), an experimental novel of 50 haibun. She won an honourable mention in the Genjuan International Haibun Contest in Japan, 2017.

She is also one of 13 authors featured in ! Launching April 6th, join us to celebrate 7PM at MacKenzie Hall (free admission).

03/30/2023

All Write In Sin City will give listeners a sneak peek into our upcoming anthology In The Middle Space. Keep an eye out for the podcast’s release!

03/30/2023

Check out this great article by the Windsor Star about our upcoming release!

One of the coolest courses at the University of Windsor just became cooler.

03/30/2023

Who recognizes Bell Measure by Stephan Cruise from our riverfront? It’s one among many of the public art pieces that inspired our upcoming anthology .

Join us to celebrate the launch of our new book 7PM Thursday, April 6th at MacKenzie Hall! Free admission.

📸 Emma Stein (Windsor, ON)

03/29/2023

Want to read more of Vanessa Shields’ “Monday Afternoon in Autumn”?
Check out our newest anthology “in the middle space”!
Join us at the launch event on Thursday April 6th, 2023 in Mackenzie Hall at 7:00pm!
Admission and parking will be free, and entertainment will be provided!
$5.00 of all book purchases at the event will be donated to the arts community in Windsor.

03/28/2023

Introducing Aaron, who is a member of our social media and marketing team!

Hi everyone! I'm Aaron, and I'm a fourth year English major at the University of Windsor. Currently involved with the Publishing Practicum's newest poetry anthology "in the middle space" launching this April. I'm a graduate from St. Clair College for Advertising and Marketing Communications, and am aiming to go into teaching when my schooling at the university is finished. My hobbies include reading, writing, art, gaming, and exploring new things!

03/27/2023

Hot off the press! Students got to hold a copy of for the first time today. We’re so excited to celebrate its launch with everyone on April 6th!

03/27/2023

Last week, our teams in the University of Windsor's Editing and Publishing Practicums presented a pitch about our newest book, !

Big, big thanks to Martin Deck, Amina Abdulle, Kim Conklin, and Meghan Desjardins for attending!

03/25/2023

Check out All Write in Sin City's latest podcast!
Featuring our newest anthology, In the Middle Space!

Works by Rawand Mustafa, Teajai Travis, and Christopher Lawrence Menard appear beginning at 29:35!



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Kate Hargreaves is the author of the poetry collection, Leak, as well as Jammer Star, a roller derby novel for young readers, and Talking Derby, a book of prose vignettes. She holds an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Wind...

03/25/2023

For more information about our newest collection, In the Middle Space, read this news release from the City of Windsor! In the Middle Space is the newest book in the South Shore Collections, a series based on the city's Poet Laureate & Storytellers program.

Onsite at the launch event only, $5.00 from the sale of each book will be donated to the Windsor Endowment for the Arts (WEA) Changing the Odds program (https://wea-arts.com/cto-programs-2/). This WEA initiative seeks to make the arts more accessible to local youth living with challenging social, emotional, financial, physical or mental health circumstances, and who tend to be under-served due to their life situations.

Learn more about the City of Windsor's Poet Laureate & Storytellers program here: https://www.citywindsor.ca/residents/Culture/Pages/Poet-Laureate-and-Storytellers.aspx

Register for the April 6th 7:00pm book launch at Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-middle-space-book-launch-tickets-537904726517?fbclid=IwAR3QofGoAZdvh5OJw0AjTOFQz8w3kEOaRI1vAG47WCHaxSyO4wBCaa2Vh9g

03/25/2023

Irene Moore Davis is an educator, historian, podcaster, documentary film producer, TV talk show co-host, and community advocate who teaches, speaks, and writes frequently about African Canadian history as well as equity, diversity, and inclusion. Her published work includes poetry, history, and journalism. A graduate of the University of Windsor, Western University, and Queen’s University, Irene resides in Windsor with her husband, Rodney Davis.

Check out her contributions to our upcoming release !

Join us at the launch event for our new book 7PM Thursday, April 6th at MacKenzie Hall.

03/24/2023

Carlinda D’Alimonte has authored three books of poetry with Black Moss Press: Now That We Know Who We Are (2004), Other Living Things (2009), and Morning Song (2018). She collaborated on Because We Have All Lived Here: Poems Along the South Shore (2017). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals and anthologies.

She will also be one of 13 authors featured in our upcoming anthology ! Launching 7PM Thursday, April 6th at MacKenzie Hall, free admission.

Comment below if you are interested in attending!

03/23/2023

is an anthology of poetry and prose inspired by Windsor's public art, and is a unique way to explore and connect with your community!

Join us 7PM on Thursday, April 6th at MacKenzie Hall to celebrate the launch of this new book. Free admission!

📸 Emma Stein (Windsor, ON)

Ambassador Bridge

03/22/2023

Want to read more of Barry Brodie’s “From Ground to Ask the Sky”? Check out more of his work in our newest anthology “in the middle space”! This poem was inspired by Royden Mills’ sculpture of the same name.
Join us in Mackenzie Hall at 7:00pm on Thursday April 6th for the launch party.
Admission and parking for the event are free, and refreshments and entertainment will be provided.
Find us on Eventbrite to RSVP.
$5.00 of all copies sold at the launch will be donated towards supporting the arts community in Windsor.

03/21/2023

Introducing Leah, who is a member of our social media and marketing team!

Hi everyone! My name is Leah, and I am a fourth-year English and Creative Writing student, with minors in Greek and Roman Studies and Psychology. I would like to pursue a career in publishing, making the Editing and Publishing Practicums with Black Moss Press eye-openers into the industry for me. I am a poet, and working with 13 poets on this project, including several previous Windsor Poets Laureate, was a really special experience!