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A new film is opening soon about a controversy surrounding Gustav Klimt’s 1907 masterpiece, “Portrait of Adèle Bloch-Bauer I,” and I look forward to seeing it. A poem I wrote, published in The Malahat Review’s issue 177, looks at a study Klimt had done for the “Portrait of Adèle Bloch-Bauer I”. Here is a short description of the…

I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be hosting an exceptional literary event on Indigenous Women’s Writings during the Blue Metropolis Festival. Join me on Sunday, April 26 @ 11am at Hotel 10, here in Montreal. The event is presented by Maisonneuve Magazine. Tickets are available here. Details can be found below. — WITNESS: INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S WRITINGS PRESENTED BY MAISONNEUVE MAGAZINE Round-table…

Am now a proud member of P.E.N. Québec! “Parmi les 145 Centres du P.E.N. International dans plus de 100 pays à travers le monde, le Centre québécois est l’un des plus anciens, datant de 1926, à peine cinq ans après la fondation à Londres, de l’organisme d’écrivains qui, sous l’appellation P.E.N., – le signe de…

You can read one of my poems, ”Overhaul”, in this inaugural issue of The Trillium. The poem was inspired by one of Klimt’s paintings.

My suite of poems was longlisted for the Gwendolyn MacEwen Poetry Competition, and my poem “In Which Her Extremities Are Devil and Her Face is Angel” found a spot on their shortlist! I’ve always enjoyed that poem and I am glad someone else did too…

I’ve been longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize Award, together with fellow Montreal poet and friend, Stephanie Bolster. The news came to me via a phone call when I was standing among the Roman ruins, vacationing in Italy…

I’ve been invited to read at the Literary Death Match on Tuesday, September 18th, here, in Montreal! (All the details from their website below). “Montréal isn’t just a mecca for indie bands and bilingual babes, it’s also host to some of Canada’s greatest literary and comedic talent — which is why Literary Death Match, Ep. Trois returning…

You can read one of my poems online in The Fiddlehead Spring 2012 issue.

I just became ‘Associate Member’ of the League of Canadian Poets… Will see how that unfolds; have already started receiving their newsletter, which seems to be pertinent. I will also be able to post readings and other such announcements on there.

I will be reading my poetry on Saturday, Feb. 25th as part of the Nuit blanche 2012 festival, here, in Montreal. The event will occur at Galerie YellowFishArt (3623 St-Laurent). More details to come!