The latest edition of Best Canadian Poetry is out from Biblioasis. I’m thrilled to be included in such vaunted company as Kayla Czaga, Michael Ondaatje, John Elizabeth Stintzi, and Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang in this new instalment.
Staying at Home with Poetry
As people worldwide continue to hunker down at home, poet Claire Kelly has taken to YouTube to share her #StuckAtHomeBookClub posts—including this video that looks at Emily Nilsen’s award-winning Otolith and at The Gun That Starts the Race.
Poem in Vallum's "Fear" Issue
Vallum Poetry’s new issue explores the theme of “fear”; contributors include Nicole Brossard, George Elliott Clarke, and me.
Poems in Half a Grapefruit
Check out two new poems of mine featured this week by the good folks at Half a Grapefruit.
"Some of Us" Fresh off the Press
Some of Us and Most of You Are Dead is emerging from the binding machine, fresh off the press at Coach House Books (printing for Wolsak & Wynn), and it looks beautiful! (Sadly the same cannot be said for its author, also pictured.) Thanks to the fine folks at CHB for letting me in to take a look and bind a few copies myself. The book, along with the rest W&W’s fall slate, launches Monday in Toronto and Tuesday in Hamilton.
Answering Some Mini Interview Questions
Over at Poetry Mini Interviews, Thomas Whyte has been posing questions to a wealth of poets and publishing the answers one by one. My replies are being gathered here; the many excellent poets featured include Canisia Lubrin, Amanda Earl, and Micheline Maylor.
Wolsak & Wynn Hamilton launch October 23
Wolsak & Wynn’s Hamilton Fall 2018 Launch, Hamilton edition, is set for October 23, 7 p.m., at the Staircase Cafe Theatre, featuring new books by Lauren B. Davis, Julie McIsaac, John Terpstra, and Andrew Wilmot, plus Some of Us and Most of You Are Dead.
"Some of Us" Launches October 22
Some of Us and Most of You Are Dead launches on October 22 at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, as part of the Wolsak & Wynn Fall 2018 Launch, Toronto edition, featuring new books by Lauren B. Davis, Julie McIsaac, John Terpstra, and Andrew Wilmot!
Poems in The Fiddlehead
Two pieces from my upcoming collection of terminals, Some of Us and Most of You Are Dead, appear in the latest issue of The Fiddlehead.
Global Poetry Anthology 2017
The 2017 Global Poetry Anthology is available from Signal Editions; it features shortlisted entries from this year's Montreal Poetry Prize contest, including the winning poem, by Erin Rodoni, and a piece I wrote during a recent trip in the Southern U.S.
Newlove Award Honourable Mention
"Stimulant," a terminal from my collection forthcoming in 2018 from Buckrider Books, has been announced as an honourable mention for the 2017 John Newlove Poetry Award. Congratulations to winner Doris Fiszer!
Montreal Poetry Prize Shortlist
A poem I wrote about a conch is shortlisted for the Montreal Poetry prize. You can hear me read it here, and you can check out all the finalists here.
Poems in Event
The latest issue of Event Magazine includes two poems from my collection of terminals, forthcoming in fall 2018 from Buckrider Books.
Poem of the day
Calgary's poet laureate, Micheline Maylor, is doing a cool photographic "Poem of the Day" project through her Instagram account. Her December 12 selection was "Song of the Great Spectacle," from The Gun That Starts the Race.
"Sunrise with Sea Monsters" Poem Online
As any Douglas Adams fan will tell you, Vogon poetry is of course the third-worst in the Universe. So I tried writing some Vogon poetry of my own; the result is up on Paul Vermeersch's Sunrise with Sea Monsters blog, where poets respond to the Turner painting of the same name.
New Poetry Book Accepted for Publication
My fourth poetry book, tentatively titled Pressure Systems, has been accepted for publication with Buckrider Books, Paul Vermeersch's poetry and fiction imprint at Wolsak & Wynn. The book is a collection of terminals based on Canadian poems. Look for it in fall 2018!
New Review: Gun and Twoism
In the Malahat Review, Anouk H. Henri offers a fantastic review of two of last year's icehouse poetry titles: The Gun That Starts the Race and Twoism, by the great Ali Blythe.
Alexandra Oliver Reviews Gun for Arc
Arc Poetry has posted Alexandra Oliver's remarkably well-written review of The Gun That Starts the Race. (The "well-written" part will come as no surprise to those familiar with her poetry.)
Partisan's Year in Books
Partisan Magazine asked contributors to write about books that mattered to them in 2015. Danny Jacobs selected The Gun That Starts the Race, which also got a mention in Richard Sanger's entry.
Gun That Starts the Race: Review
Reviewer/blogger Brian Palmu has posted his take on The Gun That Starts the Race.