The poem THE CITY has been installed on King Street in Toronto by PLANT Architects. To celebrate that public event more quietly, here is "The City" as one of the Bathrobe Videos.
The Bathrobe videos are made to reflect a less dressed, less stressed poetry practice. Writing prompts included.
Read MoreA line from my poem “Kensington Market” accompanied the recent exhibition at the Toronto Reference Library, “Toronto Revealed,” paintings, drawings and linocuts from the 30’s to now. The poem is from my book Personal Effects (Pedlar Press, 2000.) It is one of the poems featured on the Toronto Poetry Map.
Read MoreThe brilliant folks at CBC radio q created this short audio documentary as I prescribed poems in the cafeteria of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto.
Read MoreI had a dream I went to Beijing for five days. On the runway, the captain said "the computers have figured out how to get to China, but we need 10,000 more tons of gas. The gas truck is just pulling up." We landed 15 hours later. The next day. It was night.
Read MoreSteve Wasserman of The Poetry Pharmacy podcast in London England invites poets to prescribe a poem for his listeners. In our conversation though, I prescribed one for him and his online dating blues. Hear us here.
Read MoreI am thrilled to be part of the International Festival of Authors participation in The Bookworm Literary Festival in Beijing, with fellow Canadian authors Shari Lapena and Sylvain Nouvel. See more about the events I'm in and and have a look at the whole program to get a feel for the breadth of the festival itself.
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