I have a poem in Best Canadian Poetry 2027 and will be reading along with a slew of poets at the Toronto International Festival of Authors.. Here’s what TIFA has to say:

At a moment when ideas of Canadian identity, culture and belonging are being challenged and reshaped, poetry offers a powerful space to reflect, resist and reimagine. Selected by award-winning poet and editor Tolu Oloruntoba, Best Canadian Poetry 2027 gathers some of the most compelling poems published across the country over the past year, capturing the range and vitality of poetry being written today. Oloruntoba and series editor Anita Lahey introduce the latest edition, accompanied by readings that bring voices from the anthology to the TIFA stage. Discover poetry that reflects, subverts and transcends our present moment, and asks anew: what makes a great poem?

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I am honoured by the invitation to read from my work as part of the Contemporary Writers Series at Canisius University in Buffalo, New York.

When: Tuesday, April 13, 7 PM
Where: Grupp Fireside Lounge

• Q and A session and reception will follow the reading

• Limited seating, first come, first served: doors open at 6:30 PM

• To watch a livestream, email series coordinator Mick Cochrane for a link. 

Here’s a bit about the Series: The Contemporary Writers Series brings nationally and internationally known writers to our campus to share their work and to discuss their art with Canisius students in an informal setting. Past guests to Canisius include Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award winners, McArthur "genius" grant winners, and a Nobel Laureate: Richard Russo, George Saunders, Edwidge Danticat, Sharon Olds, Ann Patchett, Junot Diaz, Paul Muldoon, Tracy Kidder, Tracy K. Smith, Alice McDermott, and Seamus Heaney, among others.

Founded with a grant from the John R. Oishei Foundation and continued through the Peter Canisius Distinguished Teaching Professorship Program, the writer series is generously supported today by the Hassett, Scoma, and Lowery Endowments; The National Endowment for the Arts; and with the cooperation of The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Just Buffalo Literary Center, The Center for Urban Education, and Talking Leaves Books.