new from above/ground press

hydrant
a small chapbook of poems
by rob mclennan

$4

a poem in relation to
a poem i wrote before
(for lia

is this anything like it was? the snowbird
on the beach, watching bathers

you have the most beautiful shoulders
i have seen in any literature

the day you made soup, hair wet
from the shower, falling over

your bare, thin shoulders

i have less interest these days
in crossing things out

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rob mclennan lives in Ottawa, even though he was born there. the author of
10 trade poetry collections, & the most recent chapbook "carnage" (As We
Try & Sleep Press, Winnipeg), he thinks he would make a good City of
Ottawa poet laureate. i mean, it's not like anyone else is doing it. in his
spare time, he edits/publishes above/ground press, STANZAS magazine,
ottawater (www.ottawater.com) & a bunch of other things even he can't keep
track of. he is currently finishing a novel or two.

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published in ottawa by above/ground press. subscribers rec' complimentary
copies. to order, add $1 for postage (or $2 for non-canadian) to rob
mclennan, 858 somerset st w, main floor, ottawa ontario k1r 6r7. backlist
catalog & submission info at www.track0.com/rob_mclennan

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above/ground press chapbook subscriptions - starting January 1st, $30 per
calendar year (outside of Canada, $30 US) for chapbooks, broadsheets +
asides. Current & forthcoming publications by Adam Seelig, Julia Williams,
Karen Clavelle, Eric Folsom, Alessandro Porco, Frank Davey, John Lavery,
donato mancini, rob mclennan, kath macLean, Andy Weaver, Barry McKinnon,
Michael Holmes, Jan Allen, Jason Christie, Patrick Lane, Anita Dolman,
Shane Plante, David Fujino, Matthew Holmes + others. payable to rob mclennan.

STANZAS subscriptions, $20 (CAN) for 5 issues (non-Canadian, $20 US).
recent & forthcoming issues featuring work by rob mclennan, Jan Allen &
Michael Holmes. bibliography on-line.

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