ABOUT
I'm a poet based in rural Ontario with roots in Atlantic and western Canada, and Montreal, with four books ( Yellow Crane, The Rapids, Volta and Swimming Among the Ruins ), several chapbooks ( Obelisk, Twenty Views of the Lachine Rapids ), and a solid collection of award nominations and reviews. Learn more and order my books here . My writing practice takes me on deep dives into the currents of inner and outer worlds. How to spark and hold to a writing practice is something I've thought a lot about over the years. The joy - and yes, sometimes the agony - of discovery in language is an ongoing passion. I also write collaboratively with three other poets in the group Yoko’s Dogs ( Whisk, Rhinoceros ). Other projects include HALIBUT , the online micro-poetry journal I co-curated with Mary di Michele during its exuberant three-year run, and Concrete & River , where now and then I talk with poets and write about poetry and the writing life. I'm available for read