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The Folly House Poetry Prize

Hi friends. Especially the subset of you that fancy yourselves as writers. Folly House, the ramshackle little community press I help run, has started a…

May 18 •

Isaac Vallentin

A Guide to Nowhere, Part One

The english version of a Japanese serial on rural Nova Scotia

Apr 28 •

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A Concert, an Anniversary, an Interview

Hey. I’m playing a concert in Halifax on April 11. It's been a year since Juma was released. Shortly after, a fellow named Khaled Ali showed up in my…

Mar 31 •

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Folly House / Iraklio Poems

A publishing co-op, and our first book

Nov 18, 2022 •

Isaac Vallentin

Hello friends, It’s the middle of September as I write this. I’ve been off work for the last two weeks and tearing apart my house to fix it before…

Sep 20, 2022 •

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Writing Process: As I Wake from an American Dream

Mar 31, 2021 • Isaac Vallentin

Notes on Nunangat

Jun 16, 2021 • Isaac Vallentin

The Entertainer

May 5, 2021 • Isaac Vallentin

Spring, Joyce Park

May 18, 2020 • Isaac Vallentin

Apr 1, 2022 • Isaac Vallentin

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Hi all. Hope you’ve been well. Here’s Allen Ginsberg performing “Do the Meditation Rock” with Arthur Russell on cello and Peter Orlovsky sitting zazen…

Jun 16, 2022 •

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Juma, the movie

Hey, The full film component of Juma was released this week. 45 minutes of yours truly walking around an empty Nova Scotian landscape last November. It…

Jun 1, 2022 •

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The Neighbourhood

A song about people and money

Apr 21, 2022 •

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An album of songs and poems

Apr 1, 2022 •

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Great Blue Heron

The second song from Juma, which arrives April 1

Mar 22, 2022 •

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Bright as the Moon

The first song from Juma, which arrives April 1

Mar 15, 2022 •

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Gatekeepers of Love vol. 1: Pasta on the Moon

Ford Madox Brown, The Hayfield (1855-6) Hi friends. It’s been a while. Here’s a piece of writing for the release of my friend Owen’s new live album. I’m…

Sep 11, 2021 •

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