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“Intimate reflections are contrasted with geopolitical and environmental concerns as Schönmaier’s fierce intelligence focuses on what is most essential in our lives.” Continue reading Arrivals: Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete
The Art of Writing #52 has been published in talking about strawberries all of the time where I answer the questions: How did you first come to writing poetry? What is it about the form that resonates? “I love how … Continue reading Art of Writing: Interview
Excerpts from “Bottling” and “Quinzhee.” Continue reading The Antigonish Review
Wellenlängen deines Liedes is featured and reviewed on Westdeutscher Rundfunk (West German Radio) Continue reading On German Radio
“Sky,” “Shrinking,” “Windowpanes,” “Neighbours,” and “Kintsukuroi” have been published online in talking about strawberries all of the time. “Sky” under the former title of “Sambro” was a finalist for the Arc Award of Awesomeness in December. Kintsukuroi In her rosedress … Continue reading Five Poems
Enjoy April with strawberries, blue sky, seaweed, and a preview from the Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete. Continue reading National Poetry Month
In September 2020 I was invited to Cologne to the European Literary Festival but was unable to attend in person. An audio book has now been published featuring poetry from all the participants. You can hear me read a few … Continue reading European Lit Fest Audio Book
“Music is an integral and interwoven part of my life and my poetry….” Thomas Whyte interviewed me and you can find my answers to his six questions online here. I’ve also reached my favourite moment in the publishing of a … Continue reading Interview + Proof Pages
In May 2020 the Arc Poetry Magazine prompt for the Arc Award of Awesomeness was to write a poem about the global pandemic but without using any words directly related to the pandemic. I didn’t enter the May contest but … Continue reading Arc Award of Awesomeness
Dust Blown Side of the Journey (McGill-Queen’s University Press) is a finalist in the international Eyelands Book Awards in the published book category. The winner will be announced on December 30. You can read the full list of finalists here. Continue reading Eyelands Book awards Finalist
Thank you to everyone for your support and encouragement throughout this immensely difficult year. In 2021 let us continue to care for each other including strangers and the planet. Often this year I’ve thought of my former life as a … Continue reading In the year 2020
Bookfest: Wellenlängen deines Liedes will be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair this evening. Publisher Adrian Kasnitz will host the live event including Frankfurt based poets. Since most of us (including myself) are unable to travel, I’ve created this audio … Continue reading Frankfurt, October: Audio
Each envelope contains the research material and drafts for a single poem in Wavelengths of Your Song. I gathered a broad range of information including a photograph of a gold miner working underground, notes on the dietary habits of migratory … Continue reading Notes for Wavelengths
I’ve been invited to the Frankfurt Book Fair in October to read and talk about my newly released Wellenlängen deines Liedes (the German language translation of Wavelengths of Your Song). Canada is the guest country at the Frankfurter Buchmesse in … Continue reading Invitation: Frankfurt Book Fair
Don Domanski (1950-2020). We mourn the loss of a great poet.
I took the photo of Don at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. Continue reading Don Domanski
