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Visiting Lake Attersee this Summer
This summer, I visited Lake Attersee with my man. We were passing through Austria on our way to Slovenia (from Prague), when I remembered the lake. We looked at the map, and sure enough, it was on our way. Seeing (and walking) where Klimt relaxed, rowed, and painted was stirring. The lake itself is immense…
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Writers Read with Daphne Marlatt and Erin Mouré
On Friday night I attended another Writers Read at Concordia University, this time with Erin Mouré, who read brilliant dog poems (or poems with dogs in them), and Daphne Marlatt who read from her Sveva poems, among others. They were both in a (language) league of their own. You could practically fold the poems and…
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We’re Launching in Montreal
Please join me on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 @ 7pm at Dazibao (5455 avenue de Gaspé), as I’ll launch my debut poetry collection, Mechanics of a Gaze (Mansfield Press, 2017). Mansfield’s first fall launch will also feature new work by Puneet Dutt and Nelson Ball. Along with the Mansfield books, there will be a reading…
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Edits, Edits, Edits… and More Edits
Going over Ocean Vuong and Karen Solie’s edits of my poems. I had the pleasure of meeting them at the Banff Centre during my Writing Studio residency in May 2017. Karen’s edits were so meticulous, every semi-colon was interrogated; I loved it: Ocean was all about naming other poets for spark + pushing your personal…
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Poetry Book Published This Fall
It’s official: my poetry manuscript, inspired by the life and work of Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, has been accepted for publication. The book will be coming out this fall with Mansfield Press. The press is based in Toronto and I’m working with publisher Denis De Klerck. Everything happened so quickly; I’m currently (insanely) busy applying the…
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Nominated VP of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF)
I’m really proud to join the Executive Committee of the QWF as VP of the Board. Since day one, I fell in love with the mission of the QWF as well as all of the thoughtful individuals that make up its existence. It has been such a pleasure to work with Lori Schubert (the Executive Director),…
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I’ve Been Accepted Into Banff’s Writing Studio Residency
From time to time, a nice email pops-up in your inbox informing you of your acceptance to the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity’s Writing Studio residency. I look forward to connecting and working with other artists & poets during my stay there. And, of course, to getting some fresh air and mountain views! It’s Banff, after…
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My Poem Makes the Long List for the 2016-2017 Ralph Gustafson Prize for the Best Poem
When you work (i.e. write) for hours on end–days on end–immersed in the solitary world of the writer (yes, it really is a lonely metier; not recommended to the faint of heart!), it’s sometimes nice to be acknowledged, even if briefly. My poem, “Portrait of Helene Klimt”, made the long list for the 2016-2017 Ralph Gustafson Prize…
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Visiting Gustav Klimt and His 7 Muses at New York’s Neue Galerie
This weekend, it was all about Agnes Martin at the Guggenheim, Mel B at the Ambassador Theatre, August Kleinzahler at The Poets House, and Gustav Klimt & Emilie Flöge at the Neue Galerie in New York. A line-up went around the corner of 1048 Fifth Avenue, at 86th Street, as we waited in the cold for the…
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Last Night’s QWF’s Gala Was Filled With Small Fires and A Little Measure of Darkness…
Last night’s 18th QWF Awards Gala brought a few surprises… and a lot of applause. A large (and loud!) community of English–and French–writers and friends gathered on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 to honour their own. The gala was held at The Corona–a vintage silent film theatre built in 1912–in the Sud-Ouest borough. Tanya Evanson, host par excellence, opened the event with a spoken-word…
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