my debut book, Elegy for Opportunity, is out now with Wolsak and Wynn. it has been the joy of a lifetime to bring this book into the world! please enjoy this video of me unboxing it for the first time! 💙🌌
well, friends... it's happening. my debut book of poetry is forthcoming in spring 2025 from @wolsakandwynn, edited by the incomparable @spondeee.
excited to be co-hosting this launch!! join us for an afternoon of beautiful poetry & solidarity. 🇵🇸💚
We’re launching Issue 13 and you’re invited! 💐
Along with readings from our contributors, there will be chances to win copies of Issue 13 as well as a community conversation for sharing resources related to P@lestine, Sudan, and elsewhere. Register: buff.ly/3yiQt0Q 💌
not on here much anymore but hey!! look at this cool news!! I am thrilled to have joined the @canthius editorial board & so so excited about the amazing writing and art we'll get to showcase together. ✨
We're thrilled to announce that the editorial team at Canthius is getting bigger! Join us in welcoming Natalie Lim (@nataliemlim), Rachel Shabalin (@rachelshabalin), and Moni Brar. 🎉
Learn more about these incredible writers on our website: buff.ly/3LsGNEW
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fun fact: I was supposed to do a Dead Poets Reading in March 2020, and, well...
I'm excited to finally read Jason Shinder for you all. come on out! 💛
See our alumnus @nataliemlim at Dead Poets Reading on Sunday, September 10th at 3 p.m. Register to enjoy an afternoon of reflection and celebration as poetic conversation and recitation travel through time @MassyArts.
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#sfuenglish @sfufass
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"The poet way is to write a poem about every small thing."
@manahilbanduk's residency at @OpenBookON continues to be a gift to us all 💐
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despite the freezing cold in Ottawa, my heart has never been warmer. thank you to @VERSeOttawa & @canthius for having me and thank you to all the wonderful people I met who showed me such kindness & hospitality.
look at our beautiful panel!! much love to @manahilbanduk & @ehjchang & @sannareya for helping me feel so seen and heard as a BIPOC writer in this industry.
(thank you @battleaxenat for the photos!)
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and we're back in t-minus one hour for tonight's @canthius reading!! so excited to be back on the @VERSeOttawa stage. tune in online or in person! 🥰
See you at @VERSeOttawa Sunday March 19:
- Panel discussion at 1 pm between @ehjchang & Natalie Lim, moderated by @manahilbanduk.
- Readings at 7 pm by @sannareya, Natalie Lim, @conyerclayton, & @dannymclrn, hosted by @manahilbanduk.
Details: buff.ly/3lewMB5
hang out with us this Sunday!! this is my first EVER panel and it starts at 1 pm EST / 10 am PST and will be livestreamed for all my west coast friends.
I'm so excited and totally not nervous at all!!!
Join us for the @VERSeOttawa Canthius panel discussion between @ehjchang, @sannareya, & @nataliemlim, moderated by @manahilbanduk, on March 19th, 1:00-2:00 PM! Tickets for that event, plus the Canthius reading at 7 PM, are available now! 🤩
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ALT A poster for the Canthius reading at Versefest, with headshots of Sanna Wani, Natalie Lim, Ellen Chang-Richardson, and Manahil Bandukwala, arranged below the Canthius and Versefest logos. Below the photos is the text: “19 March 2023, 1:00–2:00 pm ET, Knox Church + Streamed Online.” Above Manahil's photo is text that reads, “Panel Discussion moderated by Manahil Bandukwala”
east coast I am coming for you!!!!
absolutely thrilled to be attending @VERSeOttawa this year & to be reading & panel-ing with so many talented people. my heart is so full 💖
See you at @VERSeOttawa Sunday March 19:
- Panel discussion at 1 pm between @ehjchang & Natalie Lim, moderated by @manahilbanduk.
- Readings at 7 pm by @sannareya, Natalie Lim, @conyerclayton, & @dannymclrn, hosted by @manahilbanduk.
Details: buff.ly/3lewMB5
I've written a lot of love poems over the last year and a half, but I think this one is my favourite.
here's to the people who bring home with them everywhere they go. & here's to my forever valentine, who is not on twitter (probably better that way). ❤️

ALT love poem #117 yes, in the checkout line at Save-On Foods / Googling 'how to ripen avocados,' / yes in the coffee shop after, / your head on my shoulder as I write, / yes in the rush out the door to the party, / costumes and homemade guac done just in time— / yes in the quiet of the car ride back, / your hand in mine, / both of us knowing / we're already home.
the always-wonderful @manahilbanduk wrote a review of arrhythmia and I have never felt so seen & understood.
✨It's #USEREVIEWEDNESDAY & today we're pleased to feature the second review this month by Manahil Bandukwala (@manahilbanduk): a capsule review of Natalie Lim (@nataliemlim)'s debut poetry chapbook ARRHYTHMIA (@rahilasghost, 2022).
Read the full review: blog.carouselmagazine.ca/use…
"This is a chapbook that sheds expectations and instead lives where the poet wants it to live."
yes yes yes that's the whole thing!!! I am so grateful. thank you @manahilbanduk & @carouselmag ❤️
this is tomorrow!! come on out come on out
#PoetryNight | On Tuesday, December 6, join Massy Arts Society, @massybooks and a collective of literary talents for Reading Our Selves: An Evening of Identity Poetics featuring @Dallas_Hunt @nataliemlim @cat_writes_604 @toluini + Andrew French. Register: bit.ly/3UkdzcC
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brb pinching myself because I get to read with this lineup of incredible poets!! thank you to @theandrewfrench for inviting me and see you all on Dec. 6!!!
I'll be hosting a reading about identity and self-discovery at @MassyArts in ONE WEEK (Dec 6 at 6pm) with some fantastic poets. Register below if you'd like to hear poems from myself, @toluini, @Dallas_Hunt, @cat_writes_604, and @nataliemlim! 💛📚
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I am opening for Manahil at her @MassyArts reading and couldn't be more thrilled to celebrate Monument together. come on out! 💛❤️💜
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I am...fashionably late to this party but! I have a new poem in the latest issue of @canthius, guest-edited by the wonderful @sannareya!!
it's called "august 7, 2021" and it is about the joy of imagining your future with someone for the first time.
what's that I hear? is it TINA DO SEASON YET AGAIN?????
as always I am very proud of this spectacular human & writer. and also of her dedication to using the photo I took of her with a dinosaur at the Bronx Zoo.
LOOK MA! I made it! Honoured to be on this @cbcbooks longlist with so many incredible writers!
this is tomorrow!! can't wait to celebrate Quarandreams with a whole host of incredible poets 💜
over the pandemic I've been very lucky to take part in this poetry & photography project curated by @MaggieMac89, and I'm excited to read some poems at the launch next week! come on out if you can!!
today!!!
Join us TODAY for readings from Kelsey Andrews, @nataliemlim and Murray Reiss, hosted by @susanalex13. bcwriters.ca/event-4943264
🙏🙏 @CanadianPoets & @BCArtsCouncil
@ReadThistledown #kelseyandrews @ronsdalepress @rahilasghost #murrayreiss #fbcw #bcwriters #bcauthors #yukonwriters
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over the pandemic I've been very lucky to take part in this poetry & photography project curated by @MaggieMac89, and I'm excited to read some poems at the launch next week! come on out if you can!!
for more info & to RSVP the beautiful (and I mean BEAUTIFUL) book: maggiemacpherson.ca/rsvp
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