The poems “Bloom” and “At Play” have been accepted for publication in The New Quarterly. “Bloom” is about the Ukraine, and “At Play” is about a dystopian world where children have lost the ability to play. Continue reading The New Quarterly
League of Canadian Poets reviewed my latest poetry collection. Continue reading Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete reviewed
“Enter,” “Floats,” and “Ancestors” have been published in periodicities journal. I found the coast storm-strewn with French books… This physics of light… Continue reading Three Poems
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I was commissioned to write the lyrics for a cycle of three songs. The premiere by the Bosklank trio was in February. The concert included music by Schubert, Bernstein, Salazar and Gklistis. Continue reading Netherlands: Song Cycle Premiere
Poetry and fiction highlights from 2023. Continue reading The stories of 2023
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“Taiga” was one of the winners in the Poem in Your Pocket Day contest. When I was growing up in a northern wilderness settlement I witnessed multiple forest fires and my family was evacuated by air when I was a teenager. Also in 2023 Continue reading Poem in Your Pocket Day Contest Winner
It has been a wonderful year and I’m grateful to all of you for your ongoing support and encouragement. In this post you’ll find a summary of the year including photos. Continue reading The gifts of 2022
I retraced some of the memories that formed Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete along with doing new research in the form of notes and photographs (some of which you can view in this post). Michalis Paraskakis and I sat in… Continue reading Return to Crete
On Saturday I read poems in the wonderful wild space of an urban garden. Continue reading European Literature Festival
For those of you who watched my January poetry in conversation with composer Michalis Paraskakis you may also be interested in knowing about his forthcoming opera Strella which was commissioned by the Greek National Opera. Plus the Field Guide is featured in the Queen’s Alumni Review.
The Greek composer Michalis Parakakis and I had a wide ranging conversation about our individual and collaboration creative process. Continue reading Michalis Paraskakis: In Conversation
You’ll find an overview of the year’s highlights including lots of images, plus highlights of some of my favourite books. Continue reading In the wild year of 2021
Panos Gklistis and I had a wonderful time performing our Poetry in Concert. Continue reading Poetry in Concert
You’ll find the program for our poetry in concert plus visual imagery from some of the poems I’ll read. Continue reading Program for Dec 12: poets musicians
My partner joked that this might happen… A friend said, “Anyone who knows you well knows you don’t write travel guides…” Enjoy the journey! Continue reading Travel Guides