PUBLICATIONS
POETRY
2010 [sic]. Forthcoming from Frontenac House, spring 2010.
—Forthcoming from “us vs. them,” “without warning the girl cousins.” W 2009. p. 65-74.
—Forthcoming. “guide to the city,” “vegemite,” “anorexia nervosa,” “gentrified,” “impractical cats,” “a hiss because,” “criminal,” “clinical diagnosis,” “gentle cycle,” “each undifferentiated structure signals a subtle shift in the landscape,” “mount pleasant.” West Coast Line Issue 62. p. 56-61.
2009 “as long as you’re not doing anything wrong”. Matrix Magazine Issue 84: The New Vancouver. Eds. Anne Stone & Sachiko Murakami. p. 8-9.
—fist things first chapbook. Vancouver: Wrinkle Press, 2009. Limited edition of 200. p. 1-15.
—from “us. vs. them.” Front Contemporary Art and Ideas. January/February 2009 p. 20-21.
2007 from “speech act” (“very hard for a woman to penetrate…”). _Room to Move Autumn 2007. Ed. Jason Christie.
—from “speech act” (“25 most commonly used nouns…”). Prism International 45.4. p. 38.
—from “illness narratives” “clutch thorns to chest and march down Hastings Street,” “why is everyone such an asshole?”, “script for a blue movie.” BafterC 3.1. August 2007. Ed. Mark Truscott & Jay MillAr. p. 11-15.
2006 “angry & millitant.” Blow Out 2 Chapbook: Lung Capacity, 2006. Stacked Press & filling Station chapbook.
— “romance,” “next top model,” “mount pleasant,” apparition,” “apparition 2.” filling Station Issue 36. p.8-11.
—“career planning 101.” NÔD Magazine Issue 2 Winter 2005-2006. p.57-8.
2004 “ideology.” dANDelion Magazine vol. 2 issue 30. p. 85-7. 3 pages.
2003 spite my face. napalm press chapbook. (2003) Self-published. Limited edition of 40.
— “rest on my laurels why don’t you.” sudden magazine 1340 April 2003.
— “infinite east”. Queen Street Quarterly 2003 6.4 p. 54.
2002 “leaves fall to construct this fable,” “suburban anecdote #3.” bemused 2.2 spring 2002. p. 32.
— “knitting needles.” YARD 1 chapbook. Ed. Jason Christie. June 2002.
2001 “jarring.” filling Station Issue Twenty. p. 50-1. (reprinted in fist things first chapbook 2009)
—“neck,” “lips,” “mast cell,” “ashes.” filling Station Issue Nineteen. p. 45 (reprinted in fist things first chapbook 2009)
2000 “room 204,” “first linger on tongue…” manual 3.64 chapbook. the 3.64 collective 2000. p. 8, 22.
1999 “Traces” (as Nicole Reimer). Grove Summer 1999. p. 39. 1 page.
REVIEWS
2010 95 Books Blog
2009 “Nikki Reimer recommends two books: 2 Books: Empire of Illusion & Prismatic Publics.” Advent Book Blog. 18 Dec 2009.
—“Of Seeds and Semen.” Review of Seminal: The Anthology of Canada’s Gay Male Poets. Schema Magazine. 7 May 2009.
BLOGGING/ONLINE MAGAZINES
2010 Lemon Hound
2009 Vancouver Is Awesome
2008-9 Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival Blog
2007-9 Schema magazine
SELECTED CURATORIAL/EDITORIAL/PUBLISHING
2009-10 Kootenay School of Writing (KSW). Organized and promoted various readings, including Negotiating the Social Bond of Poetics series based on Jacques Lacan’s four discourses, co-curated with Nancy Gillespie. Sept 2009 to June 2010. Vancouver. Writers to include: Peter Jaeger, Steve McCaffery, David Marriott, Kaia Sand & Jules Boykoff, Jeff Derksen, Rachel Zolf, Colin Smith, Roger Farr, Clint Burnham, Nicole Markotic and Louis Cabri. This series is partially funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
—5 Poets: Jared White, Nicole Markotic, Christine Leclerc, Shannon Stewart, Farrah Field Reading. KSW / disjunct! performance series reading. Flack Block Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 15 July 2009.
2008 Lisa Robertson and Nathalie Stephens Reading. disjunct! performance series. Spartacus Books, Vancouver, BC. 19 Sept 2008.
—Under/Current. Julie Beveridge, Graham Nunn, Jacqueline Turner, Matt Rader, Nikki Reimer and the pppoetry band reading and performance. disjunct! performance series. Rhizome Cafe, Vancouver, BC. 10 July 2008.
—Cara Hedley with Jill Hartman & Brea Burton reading. disjunct! performance series. Spartacus Books, Vancouver, BC. 20 Feb 2008.
2007 snaring the new west book tour. ryan fitzpatrick, Natalie Zina Walschots & Paolo Javier reading. disjunct! performance series. Spartacus Books, Vancouver, BC. 21 Nov 2007.
—W12: The All Music Issue. KSW. Ed. Jonathon Wilcke, Designer and Ed. Nikki Reimer. 22 Oct 2007.
2000-2 (orange) Poetry | Prose Magazine. Co-founding editor, managing editor, publisher and publicist. 8 Issues. Calgary, AB.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
2009 Poetry reading & launch of fist things first chapbook (Wrinkle Press 2009.) Flywheel Reading Series. Pages Books, Calgary, AB. 3 Sept 2009.
—Poetry reading & launch of fist things first chapbook (Wrinkle Press 2009). Five Feisty Poets: Reading & Nomados / Wrinkle Press Chapbook Launch. Ten Sixty-Seven, Vancouver, BC. 26 Aug 2009.
—Poetry reading. 5th Annual Calgary Blow-Out! Performing Arts Festival. Arrata Opera Centre, Calgary, AB. 3 July 2009.
2007 Nikki Reimer, Mark Dahl, Jaime Denike & Tiziana La Melia. KSW Emerging Poets Reading. Spartacus Books, Vancouver, BC. 23 June 2007.
—Reading with Jay MillAR and Jenn Farrell. Robson Reading Series. UBC Bookstore Robson Square, Vancouver, BC. 3 May 2007.
—Rodrigo Toscano & Laura Elrick poetry reading. Truax Inimical with Donato Mancini, Andrea Actis, Margot Butler, Ivan Drury, Nicholas Perrin, and others. KSW Reading. Spartacus Books, Vancouver, BC. 31 Jan 2007.
COMMISSIONED WORK
2005 my poem “survival guide for dislocation city” performed by Figueroa, Sarisa. “Larimer Street.” Decidedly Jazz Danceworks dancer-choreographed show. Vertigo Mystery Theatre, Calgary, AB. 16 – 20 Feb 2005.
—my poem “gentle cycle” performed by Marr, Jaime. “Larimer Street.” Decidedly Jazz Danceworks dancer-choreographed show. Vertigo Mystery Theatre, Calgary, AB. 16 – 20 Feb 2005.
ART/PHOTOGRAPHY
2009 VancouverIsAwesome.com. 52 Weeks of East Van Cats. 24 August 2009 to 16 August 2010.
2004 Author photo. Lai, Larrisa. When Fox Is a Thousand. (With new afterword.) Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004.
RECENT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
2009-10 Kootenay School of Writing, Collective Member & Board Member, Vancouver.
—W2 Community Media Arts Society, Board Member, Vancouver.
2007 BC SPCA’s Paws for a Cause Walk, Participant Fundraiser, Vancouver
2006 BC SPCA’s Paws for a Cause Walk, Participant Fundraiser, Vancouver
—Kootenay School of Writing, Co-Office Manager, Vancouver
2005-6 Kootenay School of Writing, Collective Member, Vancouver
EDUCATION
2009 Tics That May Tick You Off: Poetics and Politics Workshop. Kootenay School of Writing. Vancouver.
—Going Public: Managing & Promoting Your Writing Life Workshop. SFU Continuing Studies Writing & Publishing Program. Vancouver.
2007 The Art of the Sentence Workshop. Geist Magazine. Vancouver.
2006 The Art of the Short Review Workshop. Geist Magazine. Vancouver.
2004-6 SFU Continuing Studies Writing & Publishing Program. Vancouver.
—Basic Copy Editing
—Basic Proofreading
—Ethics and Legal Issues in Writing and Publishing
—Grammar: A Quick Review of Common Puzzles
—What Editors Do: An Introduction
—Business Skills for Freelancers
—Proposals: Writing for Success
—QuarkXPress: An Introduction
—Starting a Small Magazine
2002 BA English (Honours). University of Calgary. Calgary.
AWARDS
2008 Best disjunctive literary performance series. “Best of Vancouver.” Georgia Straight. 18 Sept 2008.
2001 University of Calgary Undergraduate Merit Award.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2009-10 Freelance Writer. Vancouver, BC.
2008-9 Researcher/Communications Assistant, ETV Diversity Initiatives. CBC. Vancouver, BC.
2007-8 Communications Assistant. CBC. Vancouver, BC.
2006-7 Special Projects Assistant/Administrative Assistant. CBC. Vancouver, BC.
2004-6 Administrative Assistant/Receptionist. Cordex Realty (BC)/ Walton International Group. Vanouver, BC.
2002-4 Sales Correspondent/Office Administrator. Parker Hannifin. Calgary, AB.