Category: News
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Best Canadian Poetry + a reading
Publishing in literary journals is a long, slow process so I’m always glad when a piece makes its way into an anthology and has another life. I was really happy to learn this week that my poem ‘Vancouver for Beginners #1: Rainforest Paradise’ will be published in the 2014 edition of Best Canadian Poetry In…
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The things I heard about you
My second book, a collection of prose poems, is out in the fall with Nightwood. Here’s the cover, designed by Carleton Wilson. I couldn’t be happier with it.
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New work + upcoming readings
A few pieces from my book of prose poems that’s out in the fall with Nightwood, The things I heard about you, are in the new issue of online journal The Rusty Toque. You can read them here. A couple readings are coming up soon in June: I’m reading with Cecily Nicholson and Christina Cooke to celebrate the…
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Second book forthcoming in the fall
Glad to say that my second book, a collection of prose poems entitled The things I heard about you, will be published by Nightwood Editions in the fall. The manuscript was shortlisted this year for the 2014 Robert Kroetsch Award for innovative poetry, judged by Ken Babstock. I’m thrilled to be publishing with Nightwood. Thank you…
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Reading coming up — Vancouver poetry showcase
I’m reading again soon. The event is the Literary Press Group’s Vancouver showcase for poetry month. The lineup is pretty amazing — I’m excited to read andrea bennett’s first book Canoodlers out from Nightwood soon, I’ve heard great things about Jennica Harper’s book What It Feels Like For a Girl, and I’m a longtime admirer of…
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Upcoming reading: OPEN TEXT series
I’m glad to be reading at Capilano University’s excellent OPEN TEXT reading series on Monday March 24th in the afternoon. Event details are on the series website here.
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Reading coming up
On February 14th I’ll be performing as part of a team reading in support of west coast based Queer literary journal Plenitude, edited by Andrea Routley. Plenitude has published my work a number of times and I’m excited to support their ongoing work. The event is $10 at the door, which includes a subscription to Plenitude. The lineup is…
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ReLit Award nomination for People Who Disappear
I was pleased to find out this week that my book People Who Disappear is shortlisted for the 2013 ReLit Award for best collection of stories published by an independent Canadian press. My congratulations to my fellow nominees. You can read about all the shortlisted books here.
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For Rob.
I mostly use this blog only to post about my writing: readings at local series, published stories in literary journals and reviews of my work. I haven’t written very much about the other side of my writing life. For the past several years I ran writing workshops in many spaces in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and…
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