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Rush of Wingspan: Inspirations
As a guest blogger for McGill-Queen’s University Press, I explore what inspired Rush of Wingspan. Plus additional news! Continue reading Rush of Wingspan: Inspirations
Tag: wilderness
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Official Release Date
It’s the official release date for Rush of Wingspan. You’ll enter alternative worlds with lots of seaside imagery, and of course some owls Continue reading Official Release Date
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Rush of Wingspan: Arrivals
Rush of Wingspan has arrived. “Outwards from a northern wilderness childhood these poems thrum musically with intuitive environmentalism in urban, coastal, and boreal forests.” Continue reading Rush of Wingspan: Arrivals
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Rush of Wingspan: Blurbs
I’m grateful for the beauty of nature, and grateful to have endorsements for Rush of Wingspan (MQUP, March 2026) from J. Mae Barizo, Kevin Irie, Stephanie Bolster, Brian Bartlett and Julie Sedivy. Continue reading Rush of Wingspan: Blurbs
Rush of Wingspan: Proof Pages
Rush of Wingspan feels truly real now. I love viewing the proof pages, and I enjoy working on the final details so that the book can be as perfect as it can be (while realizing one can never actually reach … Continue reading Rush of Wingspan: Proof Pages
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Rush of Wingspan
Rush of Wingspan (MQUP) will be published in March 2026. Cover reveal. Continue reading Rush of Wingspan
Book Contract
My forthcoming poetry collection Rush of Wingspan will be published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in early 2026. I’ve just signed the contract. Plus more info about music-theatre and song premieres. And photos. Continue reading Book Contract
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CBC Poetry Prize Finalist
My Northern Childhood poem cycle is a CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) Poetry Prize finalist! From 2700 entries, five were chosen for the list! You’ll find all ten poems in the cycle published at CBC Books! Continue reading CBC Poetry Prize Finalist
CBC Poetry Prize Longlist
Northern Childhood, my cycle of ten poems, has been longlisted for the CBC poetry prize. From 2700 entries 27 were chosen for the list. Continue reading CBC Poetry Prize Longlist
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Linked Short Stories
Story #5 in my linked collection is a finalist in the International Literary Seminars fiction contest (in the top ten). The setting is in Halifax. You can also find details here about the previous four stories. Continue reading Linked Short Stories
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Honourable Mention Short Story Competition
My short story “The Other Side of the Map” received an honourable mention in the Dave Williamson National Short Story Competition. Together with the other prize winning stories, it has been published in both a print and ebook. Continue reading Honourable Mention Short Story Competition
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Poem in Your Pocket Day Contest Winner
“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
Notes for Wavelengths
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