Amanda Earl

@amandaearl.bsky.social

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she/her: sharing Ottawa -area sugar crone (tinyurl.com/ottawamandy) literary, spoken word, storytelling & nonfiction events daily ish. Out now!: Beast Body Epic, Autumn 2023. https://linktr.ee/amandaearl.

Benoit licks ice cream cone on hot poster from his forthcoming show
i just want to find people to combine art and sensual pleasure with me. art inspires sex. sex inspires art. i want to write songs in bed together. i want to make a poem of your body with my tongue. i want to sculpt every part of you with my hands and lips. i want to kiss you as the sun sets and for one moment forget the trials and tribulations of the world. i want us to comfort each other and embody our sorrows. for one moment, not to feel alone.
table with chapbooks. the ottawa small press book fair spring 2026 catalogue with rose petals and an I heart poetry Bywords.ca button. Thank you on a tag in front of pink and white roses on a table.
this summer my love affair will be with my novel, Mel and Ire. instead of bothering with all the rigamorole of whatever dating is, I'll work on it. Mel through voice recordings. Ire through stints at cafes and pubs. I will enjoy time with beloveds when they are available but otherwise I'm choosing intimacy through creation and connection to fellow kindred misfits through my and their writing, art and music. i am no longer going to try to do conventional dating anymore. i have never been interested in it. it has never worked out for me. fetlife is still an option for serendipitous flings at some point, but i think I'm sick of that too. for now. we'll see. where i am always excited is in art, sharing and experiencing. all my relationships will be forged because of art from now on.
I'm wearing a red scarf and lavender top 💜
messy hair. red lips. cute face. Amanda Earl
ice on a river cracking up and breaking free. text: maybe... a change of heart. Amanda thru the Looking Glass. amandaearl.substack.com
Grey background. TEXT: Sunday, April 19, 2026 5pm. Poetry Reading. Lieutenant’s Pump (361 Elgin Street). Shane Neilson, Jim Johnstone, Susan J. Atkinson, Amanda Earl, Chris Johnson.
close up of an open purple clematis. text: NOTHING BUT FLOWERS, A NOVELLA
Background is yellow flowers overlaid with a photo of snow covered buildings and a pink sky. Photo credit: Charles Earl. Logos of Amanda Earl, the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Ottawa and the Writers Union of Canada. TEXT: 2026.04.26 14 h EDT. for Zoom link: amanda@angelhousepress.com. Celebrate the end of winter with Eliza Rankin & Amanda Earl. songs & poems!
you are beautiful written in green cursive on a black wall. The Nightmare Dolls' Imperfect Reunions - beginning. Amanda thru the Looking Glass. a gift to paid subscribers. AmandaEarl.Substack.com
Background is yellow flowers overlaid with a photo of snow covered buildings and a pink sky. Photo credit: Charles Earl. Logos of Amanda Earl, the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Ottawa and the Writers Union of Canada. TEXT: 2026.04.26 14 h EDT. for Zoom link: amanda@angelhousepress.com. Celebrate the end of winter with poems by Amanda Earl.
pink peony bud in front of blurred pink peonies. TEXT: 1 scholarship available now! for poetry mentorship. tinyurl.com/poetrywithamanda
a doodle of faces with a bubble that says “Welcome to Upper Zygonia” followed by asemic writing. In the background a yellow paper with vertical lines, covered in asemic writing and green magic marker grass with a blue sky. TEXT: Welcome to Upper Zygonia. Free PDF for paid subscribers. Available May 11, 2026. AmandaEarl.Substack.com
a champagne bucket against a balcony window overlooking the snow. In the bucket the word "today" on a sheet of paper is clipped with a red clip to a booklet with a poster for the Bywords.ca poetry open mic. doors: 1:30pm readings at 2pm to 3pm.
Text: THE VISPO BIBLE: JUDGES. Visual poem - the text for Judges XII from the Old Testament, distorted and layered using Photoshop. Colour of text is red and gold. it’s a symmetrical piece with four points.
Bywords.ca logo winter scene: Ottawa River with ice and snow covering most of it. black metal rail of bridge. photo taken on a moving LRT train over the bridge. text: poem wanted guidelines at Bywords.ca City of Ottawa logo
Coming soon, the Bywords.ca Poetry Open Mic! More info: tinyurl.com/bywordsopenmic blue background with a champagne bucket, a ticket roll, a red mic and a time marking 5 minutes. TEXT: Bywords.ca Poetry Open Mic 26.01.25. doors & sign up: 1:30pm. The Lieutenant's Pump. 361 Elgin. Event: 2-3pm. 10 spots. tinyurl.com/bywordsopenmic
Bywords logo. TEXT: poems wanted/guidelines at Bywords.ca. City of Ottawa logo. Photo: a winter scene with iced river, bridge rail and trees
the poetry book,.Scattered Snows, to the North stands against my balcony window overlooking a frozen window and traffic on Bronson Avenue in Ottawa.
winter light with trees, long shadows, Parliament Hill. TEXT: thank you to the City of Ottawa for a 2025 Creation and Production Fund for Established Writers Grant. Logos: City of Ottawa; Amanda Earl (whimsy, exploration, connection in blue, pink and green in a circle.
photo of plowed bike path (red arrow)& unplowed pedestrian path. (green arrow)
dancing CDs in multiple colours. text reads: Bandcamp Friday
Wall calendar open to December 2025 with a photo of a red cardinal. Dec 15 has been marked with a glowy red orb. TEXT: poems by 251215 for 2601 issue Please. Bywords.ca
After All This Hurt by Mahaila Smith, chapbook cover Cover art is Postmen of the Wilderness by Arthur Heming, first published in his Drama of the Forests (1921).
Amanda is holding a copy of her book Beast Body Epic and she is smiling..in the background a clutter of untidy books on shelves
my legs upside down in black and white with red angel wings at my feet. Photo by Charles Earl from a series he did in 2009 and one I refer to in Beast Body Epic I.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Book cover of Beast Body Epic is red with a visual poem from a quote from Dante’s Inferno.
chapbook cover for After All This Hurt by Mahaila Smith. Cover art: Postmen of the Wilderness by Arthur Heming, first published in his Drama of the Forests (1921).
COVER OF BEAST BODY EPIC. PHOTO OF AMANDA EARL on a bridge overlooking the Ottawa River, blue sky, clouds, trees and a white building in the background. TEXT: 25.11.12: AMANDA EARL. A READING FROM BEAST BODY EPIC ON ZOOM. 1900 LINK: amanda@angelhousepress.com LOGO: Amanda Earl (whimsy, exploration, connection in pink, green and blue)
ALT TEXT: TEXT: BYWORDS.CA 2025 JOHN NEWLOVE POETRY AWARD PHOTO OF SUSANNE FLETCHER IN FRONT OF A BRICK WALL A TREE AND A PORCH. TEXT: WINNER: SUSANNE FLETCHER. HONOURABLE MENTIONS: IAN LI & LAURA HEBERT. JUDGE: CONCETTA PRINCIPE. MORE INFORMATION: BYWORDS.CA, CLICK ON NEWLOVE. LOGOS: BYWORDS. CITY OF OTTAWA.
Ottawa International Writers Festival logo
BYWORDS.CA CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS We publish a monthly online magazine of poetry. Call for unpublished poetry by current and former Ottawa students, residents & workers. Max 250 words and 45 lines, 5 poems. Deadline: 15th of each month for next issue. Payment is $40. E-mail poems as one doc, docx or rtf file to submissions@bywords.ca NO PDFS PLEASE or Google Docs please. More info: amanda@bywords.ca or visit Bywords.ca and click on guidelines.
large black question mark with text: 2025 Newlove Award Recipient
Smith wears mirror sunglasses and stands outside in front of a brick building.
TEXT on side: AngelHousePress.com. Horizontal: Sunday, September 28, 2025. Image: photos of Amanda Earl, James K. Moran and AJ Dolman. TEXT: The Lieutenant’s Pump, 361 Elgin, The Gallery. Doors: 1:30PM. 2PM. Logos: The Writers Union of Canada. Amanda Earl: whimsy, exploration, connection. Canada Council for the Arts
IMAGE: maraschino cherry in a glass. TEXT: DOLMAN/EARL/MORAN. 250928 14H. ANGELHOUSEPRESS.COM. THE LIEUTENANT’S PUMP. LITERATURE WITH THE CHERRY ON TOP. LOGOS: Canada Council for the Arts. The Writers Union of Canada. Amanda Earl.
Amanda Earl reading with AJ Dolman & James K Moran. Sunday, September 28, 2025. 2:00pm Doors: 1:30pm. Please RSVP: amanda@angelhousepress.com. More info: AngelHousePress.com. The Lieutenant’s Pump, 361 Elgin Street, Ottawa. BOOK COVERS: Judith Women Making Visual Poetry. Beast Body Epic. Trouble. Kiki. Coming Together Presents Amanda Earl. A World of Yes. LOGOS: TWUC. CCA. AE.
JAMES K. MORAN reading with AJ Dolman & Amanda Earl. Sunday, September 28, 2025. 2:00pm Doors: 1:30pm. Please RSVP: amanda@angelhousepress.com. More info: AngelHousePress.com. The Lieutenant’s Pump, 361 Elgin Street, Ottawa. BOOK COVERS: Town & Train. Fear Itself. LOGOS: TWUC. CCA. AE.
TEXT: AJ DOLMAN reading with Amanda Earl & James K Moran. Sunday, September 28, 2025. 2:00pm Doors: 1:30pm. Please RSVP: amanda@angelhousepress.com. More info: AngelHousePress.com. The Lieutenant’s Pump, 361 Elgin Street, Ottawa. BOOK COVERS: Crazy/Mad. Speech Dries Here on the Tongue. LOGOS: TWUC. CCA. AE.
a plastic container with falafel, chicken, hummus, tomato, peppers, cucumber, feta cheese and hummus beside a peach on a table. receipt: 6.53
a being with black petals surrounding the face, in a pink gown, beneath a landscape and sky of blue green leaves and purple swirls. my circular logo with my name, Amanda Earl plus whimsy, connection and exploration in pink green and blue. Creatively Yours in white on the right hand side. by Amanda and Charles Earl in peach at the bottom. on a watercolour frame with yellow blue and orange overlapping ovals.
blurry poem with my name on it
rusty bridge strut covered in secret codes in swirls of black, white, green & blue above the murk of river beside green flora under a grey sky
blurred background of outdoor setting with a small stone landmark and a cardboard cup full of summer flowers: dandelion, purple and pink blooms. a cardboard sleeve around the cup with the word poetry framed by an outline of a heart. TEXT in multiple colours: Attention current & former Ottawans, Poems wanted monthly. Deadline: 15th of every month. $40 honorarium. Please read guidelines on site. Bywords.ca
a man stands with his back facing forward and arms outstretched towards a white dove surrounded by two white bright spots.. The sun is on the right hand side with its rays beaming down onto him. The Bamm’s Snack Shack Logo is beside him and below the sun. It has a yellow 9 pointed shape layered underneath a blue cloud. in red, the text read’s “BAMM’s” and in black “Snack Shack.” Text in white: A culinarily inclined poetry event. We are bringing you a selection of Ottawa’s brightest poetic minds; tasked with challenging BAMM’s chefs to interpret their poems and provide a dish based on their composition. A fluffy dark grey cloud is below the text and the man. Text within the cloud: 09 August, 2025/starting at 6pm
blue ukulele under a tree
the ottawa small press book fair, spring 2025. span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents the ottawa small press book fair. spring 2025: will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Station Road. Drawing of a cow with numbers on the back Ottawa Small Press Book Fair in the middle.
poster with flowers in a cup with a heart and the word poetry in the heart. TEXT in multi-coloured font: Attention current & former Ottawans: poems wanted monthly. Deadline: 15th of every month. $40 honorarium. Please read gudielines on site. Bywords.ca. Logos for Bywords and City of Ottawa