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a reading, writing, and photo blog. oh and animals. and their rights. there ain't never been any reimer reason, and i'm not gonna start now

Tiger and lion (Taken with instagram)

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I love you #eastvancats (Taken with instagram)

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End of an era (Taken with instagram)

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I love you #eastvan (Taken with Instagram at Eye Contact)

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#photoadaymay #17: snack (Taken with instagram)

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#photoadaymay #16: I’m reading my dear friend D-Zomp’s words on the train! And remembering him bitching about this photo shoot even tho he is clearly a babe. @poetryisdead (Taken with Instagram at Joyce - Collingwood SkyTrain Station)

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Lily from Liz (Taken with instagram)

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#photoadaymay #15: love (Taken with instagram)

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#photoadaymay #14: grass (Taken with Instagram at New Amsterdam Cafe)

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Sea vegetable goes to the beach (Taken with instagram)

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Happy Birthday Dido

Posted by Nikki Reimer on Saturday, August 28, 2010, In : Genealogy Saturday

8/27/30 - 4/25/92

Would have been 80 today. The gentlest of men. A glass of rye whiskey on the rocks in your honour, sir.

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Malahat Review Open Season Contest

Posted by Nikki Reimer on Friday, August 27, 2010, In : events & contests & conferences & such

The Malahat Review Open Season Awards

Deadline: November 1, 2010
$1000 Prize in each of three categories
Submit work in any of our three marquee genres: poetry, short fiction, or creative non-fiction. Poetry: up to three poems per entry (max. 100 lines each); Short Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction: one piece (max 2500 words)
Fees: $35 CAD for Canadians
$40 USD for US entries
$45 USD for entries from elsewhere
(entry fee includes a one-year subscription)
For more information:
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95BooksBlog read #67

Posted by Nikki Reimer on Thursday, August 26, 2010, In : Book Review

67. THE HAYFLICK LIMIT BY MATTHEW TIERNEY

Like somebody else posted here a while ago, summer is a difficult time for reading with any consistency. One picks something up, reads it a bit, puts it down, picks up something else, and etc.

However I’m working away at about 3 or 4 books right now, and I did finish this little book a while ago.

Tierney’s poetry is good, just not for me, I think. I wrote the following in my notebook:

I can tell that I’ve lived in Vancouver for a relatively long ti...

outside Vancouver Maritime Museum

Posted by Nikki Reimer on Saturday, August 21, 2010, In : blog blog blog

Some recent online writing

Posted by Nikki Reimer on Monday, August 9, 2010, In : poetry & poetics

I haven't been cross-posting pieces I've written elsewhere to this blog, which is perhaps a mistake, as I have ownership over this site (archival purposes) and also I have no idea who (if anyone) is reading this.

Nevertheless, I've recently posted the following online:

On Lemon Hound, a cheeky read of the movie Bright Star:

A Few Things I Learned About Life as a Poet from Watching Bright Star

I approached this movie ready to be snarky and suspicious. No romantic frippery for this lady, in either ...

spam or poetry SUNDAY!

Posted by Nikki Reimer on Sunday, August 8, 2010, In : spam OR poetry? wednesday

This one made it into my inbox, rather than my spam folder.

Buuy aany perscription mdeicine you colud possilby neeed

"Her illusion wouldn't work here in Mundania, dummy," Irene retorted. We havee maany reuglar byuers duee to oour faast delviery and a pricniple of fuull cilent's privcay!

And so The Journalist told Dan about how the construction of the Starship Titanic had bankrupted the planet of Yassacca, and how Star-Struct Inc. had then removed the construction work, without paying their debt...
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not quite as funny as lost cat but in the same vein

Posted by Nikki Reimer on Friday, August 6, 2010, In : blog blog blog

Nikki Reimer

to Greg

Aug 5

Do you have time to help me design a business card?

I just want it to say my name and contact info in a sexy modern yet professional looking font.

Sincerely,

Girl Tenant

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Greg

to me

Aug 5

done.

erasure & Harryette Mullen

Posted by Nikki Reimer on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, In : poetry & poetics

My writing class this past week seemed only moderately successful, however I believe we were all lethargic from the heat. I vow to do better next week.

I did read them the first poem from Harryette Mullen's S*PeRM**K*T, which, though out of print, is highly highly recommended. Louis Cabri included a Mullen poem in his "poetry pack" at his recent KSW Negotiating the Social Bond of Poetics seminar, which inspired me to pull S*PeRM**K*T off the ol' shelf and give it a re-read.

We are all poet-con...