Wonderful News! Great Silent Ballad has won the 2025 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize! The $10,000 prize, established in 2024 by Eurithe Purdy, honours the most outstanding new poetry book published by an established Canadian poet who has published five or more poetry books. The winner is announced annually on April 21, to coincide […]
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Come celebrate National Poetry Month in Ottawa and Toronto by attending an Anansi Bash! Ottawa, April 16 Ottawa Writers Festival: Anansi Poetry Bash7:00pm, Wednesday April 16, 2025St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church154 Somerset Street West, Ottawa FeaturingClémence Dumas-Côté’s The Seated Woman Farah Ghafoor’s Shadow PriceA.F. Moritz’s Great Silent Ballad Karen Solie’s Wellwater REGISTER FOR THIS
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It is an honour to announce that Great Silent Ballad is among the five books of poetry shortlisted by the Al Purdy A-Frame Association (APAFA) for the 2025 Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize. According to the APAPFA: The $10,000 prize honours the most outstanding new poetry book published in Canada in 2024 by an
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I am delighted to announce that Great Silent Ballad is among the ten books of poetry nominated by the Al Purdy A-Frame Association (APAFA) for the 2025 Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize. According to the APAPFA: The $10,000 prize honours the most outstanding new poetry book published in Canada in 2024 by an established
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Great Silent Ballad is featured and twice reviewed in Devour: Art & Lit Canada , Issue 20, March 2025: First, Shane Joseph teases the review in his Book Reviews Editor’s Letter (20-21). Next, Gordon Phinn then places his “trust” in Great Silent Ballad in a brief Review (22-23). Finally, Richard Grove offers a more extended
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Please join me in celebrating the launch of John Reibetanz’s newest book of poems, Everyday Light (Aelous, 2025). Reibetanz’s collection presents poetic responses to Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century. Reading from its pages will be Reibetanz’s friends and fellow poets, including myself, Maureen Scott Harris, Jeffery Donaldson, Maureen Hynes, and Ricardo Sternberg. The Master
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My poem, “The Gift,” from Great Silent Ballad, has been featured on the Kingdom Poets blog. Curated by D.S. Martin, the Kingdom Poets features a poem each Monday throughout the year. “The Gift” was featured on Monday, January 21, 2025. Kingdom Poets is meant to be “a resource of poets of the Christian faith, regardless
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Come join me for another celebration of Great Silent Ballad! On Monday, January 7, 2025, I will take part in the Victoria Fellows Book Launch at Alumni Hall, 95 Charles Street West, on the Victoria College campus, from 4-6pm. I will read from Great Silent Ballad, alongside fellow members and emeriti of the college who
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I will be celebrating the launch of my new book, Great Silent Ballad, throughout the Autumn of 2024. Below, you’ll find a list of my scheduled appearances, which are also available on the Events Page of my website. Anansi and Flying Books Present Great Silent BalladOfficial Launch, Introduced by Beatriz HausnerTuesday, September 24, 2024 6:30
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Anansi and Flying Books invite you to the launch of Great Silent Ballad, Poems, by A.F. Moritz Hosted by poet Beatriz Hausner, the launch will take place at 6:30pm on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at Flying Books, 784 College Street, Toronto View the Event Page on Flying Books
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My book, Great Silent Ballad, is listed on the CBC’s list of 44 Canadian Poetry Collections to Watch for in Fall 2024. Here’s what they had to say about GSB: Read this and explore the full list of titles on the CBC! Want more? Join me at the Toronto’s Flying Books for the Official Launch
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September 6, 2024 marks the release date of D.D. Jackson’s “Poetry Project,” featuring the work of poets Ayesha Chatterjee, George Elliott Clarke, Luciano Iacobelli, Irving Layton, Micheline Maylor, Bruce Meyer, A.F. Moritz, Giovanna Riccio, Libby Scheer, Yin Xioyuan and Choucri Paul Zemokhol, set to music by D.D. Jackson, and performed by instrumentalists D.D. Jackson, Rich
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In advance of its September 24 launch, The High Window has published both an review and an excerpt from my forthcoming book, Great Silent Ballad. Colin Carberry’s review considers Great Silent Ballad in relation to my previous works, identifying an emergence of a new tone: A burning need to confront social evils also preoccupies the
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COVER REVEAL! I’ve been teasing it on my Instagram page…It’s finally here! The cover of my next book of poems, Great Silent Ballad, publishing with Anansi on September 24, 2024. Preorder copies now from the publisher or your favourite bookseller! SAVE THE DATE! And I am happy to announce that the tentative date for the
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Please join me for the launch of The Civilizing Discourse: Interviews with Canadian Poets, Edited by Evan Jones. The event is brought to you by Véhicule Press and Flying Books. And it will be hosted by Derek Webster. As one of the poets interviewed for the book, I will appear as Jones’ special guest. This
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I have a new poem in Devour: Art & Lit Canada. “The Path,” from my forthcoming book, Great Silent Ballad, appears alongside poetry from several other prominent Canadian writers and former poets laureate in issue 19 of Richard Grove’s magazine. Access Devour 019 online here.
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The Toronto Bengali community will be hosting a literary festival on Saturday, July 20, at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event features honoured Bengali-originated authors now in Canada, writing in English or Bengali or both. Authors come from the Toronto area of course, but also from
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Someone Editions invites you to the launch of its new imprint: FRENCH LETTER SOCIETY on Saturday July 6, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, at CAPSUL STUDIO, 2nd floor, 25 Liberty Street, Toronto. The event is free, but please feel free to RSVP via Eventbrite. Also see our Facebook Invitation! The prototype and the first two of the
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I have a new poem in Juniper! Juniper is an online poetry journal founded in 2017 by Lisa Young which publishes 3 times a year: February, June, and October. According to the editorial statement, the journal “seeks poems that bring the reader back to themselves and leave them with a deeper understanding of the world(s)
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Wonderful news! After a hiatus of several years, independent small press Rufus Books has returned to the publishing scene in Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Having renewed their presence online, the publisher has begun to list available fine-press poetry and fiction chapbooks from its archives. My chapbook, Sound of Hungry Animals, originally published in
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Evan Jones’ book of interviews with Canadian Poets, The Civilizing Discourse, is now in print with Véhicule Press. You’ll find my interview in chapter 8 of the new book: “A.F. Moritz, In Which The Journey Is A Dream.” Here’s what the publisher has to say about The Civilizing Discourse: “If I can impart one final
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Please join me at 6pm on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 120 St. George Street, Toronto, for the twelfth edition of 5 Poets Breaking into Song. Hosted by George Elliott Clarke, this series presents a melding of poetry and music. Poets read from their work, followed by performances of
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Mark your summer calendars! On Saturday, July 6, 2024, we will celebrate the launch of letterpress publisher Someone Editions’ new imprint, the French Letter Society. This event will take place from 7-9pm at CAPSUL Studio, at 25 Liberty Street. The French Letter Society will release of its first two letterpress book objects, This Message Has No
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I have two new poems in Ars Notoria, “When I Was a Child” and “This is You.” Do have a look!
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It’s time for a Sunday Salon at the Laurier Gallery! Join me on March 24, 2024, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at Laurier Gallery, 113 Jefferson Avenue, Toronto, M6K 3E4. This Sunday’s Salon will be hosted by poets George Elliott Clarke and Giovanna Riccio. Come view the photography of Leah den Bok. Then, stay for
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Over the past few years, James Rolfe has been at work setting lines from my book, The Garden, to music. Commissioned by George Elliot Clarke, the selected verses, now known as “Marigold,” were first performed by James Rolfe and Juliet palmer at the Seventh Edition of Clarke’s poetry series, Five Poets Breaking into Song, hosted
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REVISED DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 2024 Please join me at 7:00pm on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 for Poetry at the Phoenix! I will be a featured poet along with Linda Besner, whose bio you can read below. Poetry at the Phoenix takes place at West End Phoenix Central, 3 Bartlett Avenue in Toronto. As space is limited,
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Best mark your calendars NOW for the November 21st launch of Beatriz Hausner’s She Who Lies Above (Book*hug Press). I am proud to be the moderator for this event, which will take place at Flying Books in Toronto. She Who Lies AboveBook LaunchTuesday, November 21st, 2023Event from 6:30-8:00 pm ETFlying Books, 784 College Street, Toronto
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Hello, friends! Please come to a celebration and reading of six outstanding poets, recently deceased, who were major participants in the Italo-Canadian poetry phenomenon of the 1970s and after: one of the major components of the new Canadian literature of the 1960s and 1970s. The poets are Giorgio Di Cicco, Verena Fazio, Len Gasparini, Luciano
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The Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto invites you to the launch of Ben Meyerson’s poetry collection, Seguiriyas (Black Ocean Press). The launch will take place on Tuesday, October 17th from 5:30pm to 8:00pm in the Massey College Common Room, 4 Devonshire Place, Toronto. Readings will begin at 6:00pm and will also
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Please join me at Toronto’s Heliconian Club, 35 Hazleton Avenue on the evening of Friday, October 13 or Saturday, October 14, 2023 for Confluence Concerts: Wound Turned to Light. Starting with a pre-show chat at 6:45 p.m., we will celebrate the launch of the CD of composer James Rolfe’s beautiful settings of the work of a
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My poem, “The Grant Narrative,” from The New Measures, has been featured on the Kingdom Poets blog. Curated by D.S. Martin, the Kingdom Poets features a poem each Monday throughout the year. “The Grand Narrative” was featured on Monday, September 25, 2023. Kingdom Poets is meant to be “a resource of poets of the Christian
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Please join me on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. for the secret handshake reading series: xtraordinaree poets in an xtraordinaree time. Come and hear me read from new work alongside fellow poets Andrea Thompson, Kate de Jong, Kedrick James, Adeena Karasick, Honey Novick, Marcy Rogers, Andrea Thompson and David Tinmouth. I am happy
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Please join me at 7:00pm on Monday, May 15, 2023 at the Free Times Café [320 College Street, Toronto] for the Art Bar Poetry Series. I will join fellow poets Khashayar Mohammadi and Shelly Grace for a trio of readings followed by an Open Mic. I’m looking forward to seeing you there and hearing your
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It is with a warm heart that I welcome Lillian Allen as Toronto’s Next Poet Laureate. By way of introduction, if one is necessary, please listen to this powerful voice for our city: Lillian Allen is an acclaimed poet, writer/performer and long-time arts activist and was named a foremother of Canadian poetry by the League
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Active History has published an article about my recent appearance at the Emma Goldman symposium in Toronto and the poem I wrote, “Inheriting Your Life: Homage to Emma Goldman,” for the event. Do read it now! Inheriting Her Life: Toronto’s Poet Laureate Remembers Emma Goldman. Here’s the video of my reading: And here’s the text
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Anansi’s Annual Poetry Bash is Back! This year, the party will be held on April 27th, 7:00 to 10:00pm, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Toronto! This pay-what-you-can event is TICKETED, so I’m inviting you to RSVP via MOCA right NOW! The 2023 Anansi Poetry Bash will highlight the launch of three stunning poetry
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Join me on Tuesday, April 25th at 5:45 pm, in the Southern Cross Lounge at the Tranzac Club in Toronto for Minstrels and Bards. Hosted by Brenda Clews, Minstrels and Bards is a quarterly Soirée celebrating writing and music. For Spring 2023, Beatriz Hausner and I will be the featured poets, along with featured musicians
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On Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 2:00pm, I will take part in a sixty minute webinar with the Writers’ Union of Canada. Zoom in and celebrate National Poetry Month with this discussion between Poets Laureate from different cities across the country. At Poetry and Place: In Conversation with Poets Laureate, you will hear from myself,
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Please join me for the launch of Acta Victoriana. On Friday, April 14th, 2023, Acta Victoriana will celebrate its first in-person launch since 2019! The editors look forward to welcoming you to the Cat’s Eye for a very literary evening of readings, refreshments, and meeting their wonderful literary journal contributors and editors from the past
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