Earlier this month, Goose Lane Editions and UNB sent me on a phenomenal, if exhausting, tour of Montreal and the Maritimes, with stops at the Atwater Poetry Project, the legendary Fredericton Poetry Weekend, the Saint Mary's University Reading Series, and the Lorenzo Reading Series. The latter event, in Saint John with the great Ali Blythe, has been beautifully recapped by Katrina Pridgeon at The Baron.
Montreal Poetry Prize Shortlist
"Shards," from a book-length sonnet project I'm working on, is on the shortlist for the 2015 Montreal Poetry Prize. Read it and the other finalists here. Update: Excellent news for a terrific poet and for a terrific press — Eva HD has won the prize. Check out her Mansfield Press debut here, and hear her read the winning poem here.
Poem in New Quarterly
The latest issue of The New Quarterly includes "August Afternoon," a terminal I wrote based on a sonnet by the great Peter Van Toorn.
Boneshaker Anthology available from Teksteditions
The Boneshaker Anthology: 2010-2013, featuring many terrific writers who have appeared at the Toronto Public Library's Boneshaker Reading Series, is now available for purchase here. Editor and series host Lillian Nećakov has assembled work from a dizzying array of contributors, including Carey Toane, Stuart Ross, Gary Barwin, Emily Schultz, A.F. Moritz, and Beatrice Hausner, and has also included three selections from Water Damage.
Emberton Longlisted for Sunburst Award
The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic has announced its 2015 longlist, and Emberton has made the cut. Several formidable titles also appear on the list; it's excellent company!
poems on lemon hound
Three poems from The Gun That Starts the Race have been posted on Lemon Hound.
Early review for Gun That Starts the Race
Prompt reviews for a new poetry title are always a surprise, but Jonathan Ball at the Winnipeg Free Press weighs in early on The Gun That Starts the Race.
thought migration interview
A conversation with Goose Lane's Micah O'Donnell about knuckle sandwiches, the F-bomb, and writing poetry. (Update: That page no longer exists, but the F-bomb portion is excerpted here.)
globe and mail review
I've reviewed The Buried Giant, by the singular Kazuo Ishiguro, for the Globe and Mail.
poem online
The Vehicule Press Blog has featured "Super's Report," from The Gun That Starts the Race, as its Sunday Poem.