The Selected Poetry of Ronna Bloom is in the works!

I'm thrilled to share the news that Wilfred Laurier University Press will publish a book of my selected poems in 2023!

Books, PoetryRonna BloomJuly 14, 2022selected poems, poetry

Bukowski

“Bukowski” a new poem

Featured PoemRonna BloomApril 1, 2022poem, Bukowski, Literary Review of Canada

The Launch of a new chapbook!

My chapbook, Who is your mercy contact? is now out. This first edition of Who is your mercy contact? is limited to 100 hand-sewn, numbered copies. You can purchase the book here.

BooksRonna BloomMarch 2, 2022chapbook

An Excruciating Blue Day

A new poem

Poem of the momentRonna BloomFebruary 1, 2022

Truth and Reconcilation, remembering Desmond Tutu

On December 26, 2021 Archbishop Desmond Tutu died. I wrote the poem “Truth and Reconciliation” and published it in Personal Effects in 2000. Forever inspired by his words and leadership. RIP

Poem of the moment, In The NewsRonna BloomJanuary 8, 2022poem

Best Canadian Poetry 2021 -- the launch is up!

It was a thrill to participate in the book launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2021. Watch us poets find our voices beautifully and awkwardly on the air.

In The News, BooksRonna BloomNovember 11, 2021Best Canadian Poetry 2021

I'm telling you what i saw

“I’m telling you what I saw” is a new poem in long con magazine. It is based on the film Satantango. But you don’t need to know the film to get the poem.

Poetry, Featured PoemRonna BloomSeptember 1, 2021poem

Elegy for My Friend the Accountant

A new poem in Queen’s Quarterly

Featured PoemRonna BloomJuly 15, 2021