Michelle Elrick

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The ___ Place on CBC

May 3, 2021 | 0 Comments

Just released! A new poetry film collaboration created for the CBC creator network, as part of their “Happy Place” series. “The ___ Place” as in,...

Sea and the Pine

November 26, 2020 | 0 Comments

When I was a child, the Pacific lifted drifting logs of cedar and pine up onto the beaches where we played. My sister and I...

New poetry in CV2

November 26, 2020 | 0 Comments

Every writer has their publishing origin story. Mine began with a single poem in Event magazine, quickly followed by another in Canadian Literature. But by...

Reading at Café Lara

November 11, 2019 | 0 Comments

Saturday, November 23rd, in Halifax! I’ll be reading new work in support of the launch of Pivot Point, a lyrical memoir by Bren Simmers, featuring illustrations by...

‘Photon Touch’ poems + music

June 5, 2019 | 0 Comments

Digital studio album by River of Diamonds + 24-page book of poetry by Michelle Elrick Infused with ideas of world-making and images of space-light, fishing birds,...

River of Diamonds album release

April 9, 2019 | 0 Comments

Poetry + Pop Music = River of Diamonds debut album, ‘Photon Touch.’ All Winter, I’ve been working with producer and multi-instrumentalist, Michael Belyea on a spoken...

Geist magazine, loving the forts

September 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

Geist is truly a fantastic magazine. I’ve been a reader for over a dozen years and have loved the blend literary non-fiction, poetry, photographic essays,...

New film to premiere at LDF

September 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

we are small, delicate fools on a slip of reflection over deepening shades of dark. we look back to see where we’ve come from I...

#nationalpoetrymonth

April 5, 2018 | 0 Comments

It’s April. We all know what that means–soggy gardens, rainy weather and the company of long evening light. April is also National Poetry Month! All...

Dalhousie Review

March 12, 2018 | 0 Comments

The Dalhousie Review recently published a review of then/again in their Summer 2017 issue (Vol 97, No 2). The reviewer, Laura Bohnert, discusses the “linguistic dualities” and “experimentation...

Shivering Songs 2018

January 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

Performing at Wilmot United Church as part of “Storytellers & Songwriters” hosted by Laurie Brown. Plus! Performances by Sandro Perri, Fiver, Greg Hemmings, and Camille Delean.

November tour dates announced

October 21, 2017 | 0 Comments

Ontario! Quebec! I’m coming to you with then/again this November for a reading tour, making stops in Toronto, Guelph, Montreal & London. Full details are on...

2017 Arty Award for Literary Excellence

September 23, 2017 | 0 Comments

*UPDATE October 3, 2017* It took a few days for the news to cross the country, but the winner is…!   Special thanks to Harry...

“How I Wrote It” on CBC Books

July 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

CBC has been a great advocate for my work in recent years, as I have been of theirs! Our national public broadcaster gave me my...

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