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House of Blue Skies announces release of “If I Must Leave”

You may have noticed that we’ve been quiet over here at blue skies poetry for the past while. While we both love our work at The House of Blue Skies, sometimes it takes a back seat to other parts of our lives — work, family, and other creative projects (most creative folks know how that […]

12 Avenue SE – June 22 2013

~ Rob Meurin Good Neighbours and the Flood – by Dymphny Dronyk I live at the foot of Nose Hill, so when flooding hits our city, our house stays dry. During the epic flood of 2013 our home was not directly affected by water – but as with most people in southern Alberta that year […]

Book Launches!!

The Calgary Project – A City Map in Verse and Visual is here!! We are so excited to be celebrating the anthology and all of our amazing contributors – the wonderful artists who have so generously shared their work with our project. The anthology, featuring the work of more than 90 Calgary poets and visual […]

THE GREAT FLOOD OF 2013 & The Calgary Project – A City Map in Verse and Visual

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO GIVE OUR FABULOUS ARTISTS TIME TO RECOVER FROM THE FLOODING – NEW DEADLINE: AUGUST 15, 2013! Our hearts go out to all people in southern Alberta who have been devastated by the flooding, including many of our RE:actors. The RE:actors have all been busy – surviving the storm, mucking out, taking stock, […]

Happy New Year

Cheers to all of you lovely poets, and lovers of poetry!! Here’s wishing you peace, creativity, maybe a little poetic rabble-rousing, and much joy for 2013. The RE:ACTors will be busy in the coming year! Mark March 2 on your calendars – The Poetry Unmasked Mardi Gras Ball is coming to a venue near you! […]