Samantha eff Jones

@sjonespoet

Earth scientist. Poet. Editor. Arctic. Geohumanities. Black Canadian & white settler. Books: Attic Rain (NeWest) & I'll Get Right On It! (Roseway). Greyhound enthusiast. Speaks/Parle/Puhun English, mal français, vähän suomea.

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Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· 5d

I don’t always use a walking stick… but when I do, it’s to help me fucking walk. In meme form.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· 9d

Day 5 of the #SealeyChallenge. Devotional Forensics by Joseph Kidney, published by @gooselane.bsky.social. #Poetry #CanLit gooselane.com/products/dev...

The poetry book Devotional Forensics standing in front of a pink flowering vine. The book cover is white and red and features an icon with the face scratched out.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· 10d

Day 4 #SealeyChallenge. Spruce to Cedar by Lasänmą, published by Brick Books. #Poetry #CanLit www.brickbooks.ca/shop/spruce-...

Book cover of Spruce to Cedar featuring two rabbit silhouettes made of leather and beads on a navy blue background

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· 10d

Bonus book for day 3 of my #SealeyChallenge. Baba Yaga and the Girl Who Ate the Rope by Kate Rogers, published by Frontenac House. And look at that #CoverDesign featuring linocut art by Diem Dangers 😍 #CanLit #Poetry www.frontenachouse.com/product/baba...

Yellow book cover featuring a black ink linocut of Baba Yaga with a cloak made of the forest, the owl, and a girl.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· 22d

My dog often looks like a tiny stick dog in photos if there isn’t something obvious for scale. Then folks are surprised when they meet him irl and realize he very big stick dog.

A black greyhound lying stretched out across a whole sofa with his legs in the air.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· 23d

More salad from my urban diarrhea-free-lettuce harvest.

Caesar salad with green lettuce, croutons, and grated Parmesan cheese.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· 23d

My fav variety to grow in containers, the Unbelievable Miss Montreal bi-gonia.

A mustard-colour cube pot with pink and peach begonia flowers spilling over the sides and a small bisexual pride flag.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· Jul 8

Icefielding it up on my way to UNBC to do postdoc things.

Athabasca Glacier under blue skies in Jasper National Park.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· Jul 1

Read.

A small booklet of the Truth and Reconciliation 94 Calls to Action.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· Jun 22

Snacking on my bountiful lettuce garden 😍

A bowl filled with garden salad in front of a raised planter full of huge lettuce heads.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· Jun 12

Book Launch: sometimes, forest Shelf Life Books June 16, 7:00 PM Elee Kraljii Gardiner launches her new book of poetry, sometimes, forest, a “hylofeminist” work exploring how our bodies and those of the ecosystems around us are permeated and interwoven.

Book launch event for “sometimes, forest” by Elee Kraljii Gardiner at Shelf Life Books in Calgary, Alberta, on June 16 at 7:00 pm. Joined by poet friends Tolu Oloruntoba, Nikki Reimer, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Samantha Jones.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· Jun 4

Thank you @albertaviews.bsky.social for noting "I'll Get Right On It" in the June issue! It means a lot to keep this important conversation about workers and climate at the forefront. #ReadAlberta #CanLit #Poetry #ClimateChange #Workers @fernpub.bsky.social Link: albertaviews.ca/ill-get-righ...

A copy of the poetry anthology, I'll Get Right On It, next to an open page in the June 2026 Alberta Views magazine that includes a short review on the book.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· May 29

This is what they call “fine art.” See y’all at Riley Park ✊🏽✊🏼 #ableg #abpoli

A protest sign that shows Alberta Premier Danielle Smith as Mr Notwithstanding Claus with a grinch body that has a heart that’s two sizes too small.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· May 2

Getting my Saturday morning brain scramble in. IYKYK 🇫🇮

Textbook page showing three of the verb types in the Finnish language.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· May 1

Happy May Day! Do you love books AND workers?? Might I suggest "I'll Get Right On It: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis." I'm a proud co-editor of this unique collection published by @fernpub.bsky.social in 2025. #CanLit #Poetry #ClimateChange #Workers fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ill-get...

Book cover image featuring red and navy wood grain pattern behind the text "i'll get right on it: poems on working life in the climate crisis" edited by the Land and Labour Poetry Collective, with a foreword by Anjali Appadurai.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· May 1

Omg there are some absolutely epic crash outs happening on the other place. Worth a little look and a chuckle if you still have your account. #ableg #abpoli

Suez Canal meme. The container ship is labelled “the doo doo David Parker is in right now” and the tiny excavator is labelled “Have you ever heard of a phone book!!”

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· Apr 27

You know an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But have you heard about a book that is bi to make your education minister cry?! Read the goods 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 and tell the Alberta government to keep their bigoted hands off books and libraries. #freedomtoread #freedomtowrite #nobookbans #abpoli #ableg

Set aside a few moments each day to read a book that would make Demetrios Nicolaides cry.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· Feb 25

*TODAY* Join us for a Black History Month movie screening organized by PhD Candidate @joy_cel, a human geography scholar researching racist logics in property data. Thank you event sponsors: Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Work, and the Institutes for Transdisciplinary Scholarship.

Event poster for Black History Month Movie Screening and Discussion. Join us in watching a biopic about Fred Hampton, Former Chairman of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, followed by a discussion about the BPP. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2:30 - 5:30 pm, Collections Room (ES 457), Department of Geography, University of Calgary. Light Snacks and drinks will be provided. There is a QR code that links to optional readings associated with the planned discussion.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· Feb 19

Special day 😎 Last year I registered my debut book, Attic Rain, with the Canada Council for the Arts Public Lending Rights Program—a way for authors to be compensated for their books that appear in libraries across the country. Thank you, love your libraries, and keep funding the arts ✌🏽 #CanLit

Corner of an envelope that shows the sender as Canada Council for the Arts Public Lending Rights Program.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· Feb 14

Oooo got some mail from home today 😍 The African Nova Scotian flag.

A flag with red, gold, and green vertical bars and a black sankofa on the centre yellow bar.

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· Feb 7

*EVENT* NorthWest Passages, Feb. 12, 7-8- pm MST. Join hosts Elizabeth Haynes (TWUC National Council rep for Alberta, NWT & Nunavut) and Jackie Carmichael for this free online reading by authors Lori Hahnel, Samantha Jones, Karen K. Lee & Maiden Manzanal-Frank. #CanLit #ReadingSeries #TWUC

Samantha eff Jones@sjonespoet· Feb 7

This one is a full collection and check this out, Gaspereau Press always makes these beautiful, unique designs for each poetry book under the flaps… always gorgeous.