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
“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
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
A wonderful moment happened during the translation of Wavelengths of Your Song when Knut Birkholz was working on the poem “Blindness” and looked up “flight note.” He sent me the following screen shot and said, “This is almost a poem.” … Continue reading Flight Notes about translation
Wellenlängen deines Liedes is the German translation of Wavelengths of Your Song (MQUP). For months I’ve worked closely together with the translator Knut Birkholz who gave careful attention to all details of the poetry. He asked many thoughtful questions and came … Continue reading Found in Translation
“…so that our thoughts/always lie in a hollow/of music…” The League of Canadian Poets has featured “Music” in their Poetry Pause program. “Musik” will be published in the German translation of Wavelengths of Your Song. Forthcoming from Cologne based parasitenpresse Wellenlängen deines … Continue reading In a hollow of music
