The Porcupine's Quill
Celebrating thirty-five years on the Main Street
of Erin Village, Wellington County
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PQ Weekly Roundup: 18 Mar 2016
Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form. Kurt Vonnegut’s first rule of creative writing: “Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite … Continue reading
PQ Weekly Roundup: 27 Nov 2015
Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form. How many of us read translated books? Outside of some of the more popular … Continue reading
PQ Weekly Roundup: 02 Oct 2015
Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form. “People can be dangerous for literature. People, for example, who do not read.” Damn, … Continue reading
PQ Weekly Roundup: 4 Sep 2015
Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form. Here’s an interesting way of promoting life-long literacy: a pilot project in Scotland plans … Continue reading
Happy Bad Poetry Day!
It’s hard work being a poet. You have to have a huge vocabulary, a lyrical ear, a unique way of looking at the world … and a thick skin to protect you from the eviscerating comments of critics. So it’s … Continue reading
PQ Weekly Roundup: 7 Aug 2015
Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form. Are you a grammar nerd? Do you find yourself mentally correcting other people’s grammar? … Continue reading
The Porcupine's Quill would like to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. The financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) is also gratefully acknowledged.
