joe blades (1961-2020)

by now you've most likely heard that fredericton poet, publisher and chaudiere books author joe blades passed away last week,

here's his obituary:
https://yorkfh.com/tribute/details/6758/Joseph-Blades/obituary.html#tribute-start
and my obituary for him, posted today:
https://robmclennan.blogspot.com/2020/04/joe-blades-1961-april-22-2020.html

i still have copies of his full-length poetry collection casemate poems (collected) that we published in 2011 through chaudiere books, as well as copies of his more recent chapbook tribeca: 20th anniversary edition from 2017, published through above/ground press; if anyone wishes for copies of these, simply cover postage, and you can have copies of both for free (im mailing once a week or so): paypal or e-transfer via rob_mclennan@hotmail.com (or send me an email if you'd rather mail a cheque or something) [canadian orders $5.75; american orders $11.14; international $22.28 letter/$13.78 surface]

although if you wish to purchase his casemate poems (collected) from invisible publishing, who took over the books/rights for the chaudiere titles, that would be fine also: https://invisiblepublishing.com/product/casemate-poems/

i am putting together a collection of tributes for joe blades on my poetics journal, periodicities, so let me know if you or anyone you know might be interested in writing something as part of such; ill be putting that together in 2-3 weeks or so; see the recent ken belford tribute included in the first issue as a rough guideline:
https://periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2020/04/folio-ken-belford-1946-2020_4.html

i shall miss him; what the hell,