Weblog of Brenda Schmidt. “Writer, painter, birdwatcher, bog walker, author of A Haunting Sun (Thistledown Press, 2001) and More Than Three Feet of Ice (Thistledown Press, 2005).”

And yes! Poets take risks in their work (online video).

Saskatchewan,  Canada
http://birdschmidt.blogspot.com/

Maria Scala is a former Ottawa resident and editor of Bywords, who now lives in Scarborough, Ontario, where she works as a freelance writer, poet, and editor.

Scarborough,  Ontario,  Canada
http://mariascala.blogspot.com/

“This is an independent library of short, recorded audio readings by Canadian authors of fiction and poetry…. The authors you’ll find here have all had books published by recognized Canadian publishing houses.” Trevor Cole is the author and journalist behind AuthorsAloud.”

Canada
http://www.authorsaloud.com/

Wanda O’Connor’s blog out of Montreal. With Ottawa connections.

Montreal,  Quebec,  Canada
http://misswanda.blogspot.com/

A weblog with poetry, audio, and opinion from Zachariah Wells, “writer, editor, train guy” and Arc regular.

See also Zach’s website www.zachariahwells.com/.

Vancouver,  British Columbia,  Canada
http://zachariahwells.blogspot.com/

“The Descant Blog is a handy tool and thoughtful read that’ll keep you in the know about national calls for submissions, launches and all things literary. It will also offer stunning original content you won’t find anywhere else, with knowledgeable and insightful literary and arts commentary by our team of bloggers: Zoe Whittall, Leah Sandals and Michelle Alfano.” (from Descant’s email announcement)

Also, check out Descant in its other incarnations.

Toronto,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.descant.ca/blog/

“Mr. MacDonald works in Ottawa and can usually be seen, but not heard, where authors congregate. He tries to project humor into otherwise serious situations…”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.johnwmacdonald.com/blog/

“Jon Paul Fiorentino is a writer and editor. His most recent book of poetry is The Theory of the Loser Class (Coach House Books, 2006). He is the author of the poetry book Hello Serotonin (Coach House Books, 2004) and the humour book Asthmatica (Insomniac Press, 2005). His most recent editorial projects are the anthologies Career Suicide! Contemporary Literary Humour (DC Books, 2003) and Post-Prairie—a collaborative effort with Robert Kroetsch, (Talonbooks, 2005). He lives in Montreal where he teaches writing at Concordia University and is the Managing Editor of Matrix magazine.” See asthmatronic, his blog.

Montreal,  Quebec,  Canada
http://www.jonpaulfiorentino.com/

The Max Middle Sound Project has been described as “earnest avoidance of shock and awe spectacle or just plain egregious unruliness.”

Here you can find poetry recordings, some vispo, and Max Middle’s blog.

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.maxmiddle.com/

“The main aims of the Canadian Poetry Association are: To promote the reading, writing, publishing and preservation of poetry in Canada through the individual efforts of members; To promote communication among poets, publishers and the general public; To encourage leadership and participation from members and to encourage the formation and development of autonomous local chapters.”

Features include the Canadian Poetry Association’s magazine/newsletter POEMATA, the CanLit Search Engine, and members poetry.

Canada
http://cpatalkpoetry.wordpress.com/

covering Ottawa writing, writers & concerns, etc.

with correspondents Amanda Earl, Gwendolyn Guth, Jesse Ferguson, Laurie Fuhr, rob mclennan, Max Middle, Colin Morton, Wanda O’Connor and Ritalin.

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://ottawapoetry.blogspot.com/

Brian Campbell is a poet, translator and singer-songwriter. His “poetry has appeared in Grain, Prairie Fire, The New Quarterly, Dusie, Nth Position, and other reviews. His first book, Guatemala and Other Poems, was published in 1994 by Window Press, Toronto…. Undressing the Night, his translation of selected poems of the Nicaraguan/Canadian poet Francisco Santos, has recently been published by Editorial Lunes, Costa Rica.”

Posts from his poetry and poetics blog “Out of the Woodwork” have later incarnated as a critical essay in The Rock Salt Plum Review and as a book review in Pacific Rim Review of Books.

Montreal,  Quebec,  Canada
http://briancampbell.blogspot.com/

Pearl Pirie’s poetry blog: “poetry drafts and poetry mullings in one tidy spot.”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://pearlformance.livejournal.com/

rob is “an Ottawa-born & based writer, publisher, critic, visual artist & a few other things, as well as the author of seven poetry collections & over three dozen poetry chapbooks….He currently runs the small press action network - ottawa (span-o) & the ottawa small press book fair, as well as various literary readings around Ottawa.”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://robmclennan.blogspot.com/

“poetry about pirates, pachyderms, Scrabble, Ouija, burlesque, flowers, and The Greatest Oudoor Show on Earth!”

Call her “teach”: Jill sometimes gives poetry workshops at the Alexandra Writer’s Centre.

Calgary,  Alberta,  Canada
http://semi-p.blogspot.com/

Amanda Earl is the managing editor of the Bywords Quarterly Journal.

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://amandaearl.blogspot.com/

“The Calgary Literary Community - Blogged!”

Calgary,  Alberta,  Canada
http://calgaryblowout.blogspot.com/

“bored? drive north; no, further…”

Prince George,  British Columbia,  Canada
http://theculturemill.blogspot.com/

“wordcurrents is me thinking out loud. At my age, I’m entitled to mumble unintelligibly, if that’s what this is. Most of this is rough drafts; and, believe it or don’t, some of it actually works, mainly because I have listened to what you say — or don’t say; and I have revised things…”

“I also write a blog about this blog and my process. That blog is called Platinum River.” —Doug Hill

Every day, a poem or more. Plus theatre reviews and the occasional podcast.

Cornwall,  Ontario,  Canada
http://riverwriter.ca/wordcurrents/

“The Workshop Blog is an online resource for those who have attended past Writers’ Trust workshops and to those interested in exploring their own creativity. The blog provides recommended reading lists, writing exercises and advice (via video) from noted Canadian authors to encourage and nourish Canada’s writing community.”

Canada
http://www.writerstrust.blogspot.com/

“Writing the bastards dizzy.” Blog of Rob Budde, poet and creative writing professor at UNBC.

Fort George,  British Columbia,  Canada
http://writingwaynorth.blogspot.com/

“internashunul postering campayne” of bill bissett’s “inkorrect thots”

International
http://inkorrectthots.blogspot.com/

“International Exchange for Poetic Invention is a multilanguage weblog with links and information on poetic invention – our term for exploratory/ investigative/ experimental/ radical/ conceptual poetry. We hope the site will serve as an international point of contact for the exchange of information among those interested.” —Charles Bernstein & Ton van ‘t Hof

International
http://poeticinvention.blogspot.com/index.html

“MoonTown Cafe is an online poetry and writing website designed to get your work read, critiqued, and published. Our free forums and blogging space are designed to help you succeed with every area of your writing.”

International
http://www.moontowncafe.com/

“The Itinerant Poetry Librarian travels the world with a library of ‘Lost and Forgotten’ poetry, installing the library & librarian and recording the sounds, poems and poetry of the cities, peoples and countries she meets.”

Date: Started in UK, toured Europe, currently based in USA. See weblog for cities and dates.
International
http://www.itinerantpoetrylibrarian.blogspot.com/

“Readings of poetry by the scottish poet Robbie Burns including: Tam O shanter, The Twa Dogs, Epistle to John Rankine, The Inventory, The Ordination, To the noble Duke of Athole, To the Same ( John Lapraik), Tribute by Longfellow, Scotch Drink, Verses on the destruction of the woods near Drumlanrig, Address of Beelzebub, Halloween, Libertie - A Vision, A Dream, The Holy Fair, Tam O Shanter, The Auld Farmer’s New-Year morning.”

U.K. (Scotland)
http://robertburns.farraige.com/

“Alternatives in Print & Media: Guides to New Books, Magazines & Music along with News & Views from the Net of Interest to Booksellers, Publishers, Librarians, Writers & Readers.” Includes Canadian magazines. See also their Guide to Weblogs and Daily News Wites.

United States
http://www.newpages.com

“A weblog focused on contemporary poetry and poetics.”

From Wikipedia, on Ron Silliman’s blog: “Debuting on August 22, 2002 to little fanfare and without expectations of an audience, it is now (arguably) the most influential English-language blog on the web that is devoted to contemporary poetry and poetics.” (as updated January 25, 2007)

United States
http://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/

“In celebration of the 50th anniversary of On the Road, the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics will share news of Kerouac celebrations around the world, updates about the School’s own Kerouac Festival on June 30 and July 1, 2007 and perspectives of special guest bloggers.”

Date: One time. June 30 and July 1, 2007 at Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. Plus other celebrations around the world in 2007.
Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado,  United States
http://www.naropa.edu/blogs/index.php?blog=2