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Great Silent Ballad: Fall 2024 Events

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 …

You’re Invited to the Toronto Launch of Great Silent Ballad

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 ...

Great Silent Ballad on CBC’s Fall Poetry List

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 ...

D.D. Jackson’s Poetry Project Available Now

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 ...

Great Silent Ballad in The High Window

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. ...

Cover Reveal and Toronto Launch of Great Silent Ballad!

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 ...

Launch of The Civilizing Discourse

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 ...

New Poem in Devour: Art & Lit Canada

I have a new poem in Devour: Art & Lit Canada. “The Path,” from my forthcoming book, Great Silent Ballad, appears alongside poetry from several ...

Canadian Bengali Literary Festival Appearance

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. ...

Reminder: French Letter Society Launch

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, ...

New Poem in Juniper

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: ...

Sound of Hungry Animals is Available Once More from Rufus Books

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 ...

The Civilizing Discourse

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 ...

Five Poets Breaking into Song, The Fisher Sessions

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 ...

Mark Your Summer Calendars for the French Letter Society Launch

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. ...

Poems in Ars Notoria

I have two new poems in Ars Notoria, “When I Was a Child” and “This is You.” Do have a look!

Laurier Gallery Reading

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 ...

“Marigold” Album & Video

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, ...

Join me for Poetry at the Phoenix! [Revised Date, February 20th]

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 ...

Join me for the launch of Beatriz Hausner’s She Who Lies Above

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 ...

The Tough Romance, A Commemoration for Six Italo-Canadian Poets

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 ...

Join me for the Launch of Ben Meyerson’s Seguiriyas

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 ...

Wound Turned to Light

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 ...

xtraordinaree poets in an xtraordinaree time

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 ...

Join me at the Art Bar on May 15, 2023

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. ...

Congratulations Lillian Allen, Toronto’s Newest Poet Laureate

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 ...

Active History: Inheriting Her Life, Toronto’s Poet Laureate Remembers Emma Goldman

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: ...

Get your tickets for the Anansi Poetry Bash NOW!

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 ...

Spring Minstrels and Bards

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 ...

Register for Poetry and Place: In Conversation with Poets Laureate

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 ...

Acta Victoriana Launch, 2023

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 ...

Join me at the Main Street Library for “Spring into Poetry”

On April 15, 2023, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, please join me at the Toronto Public Library’s Main Street Branch (137 Main Street, Toronto) for ...

Two Exile Events

I would like to draw your attention to two events for Exile Quarterly and Exile Editions in early April. Both are ticketed events with admission ...

Join me for the launch of The Ampersand Review, Issue 3 – NEW DATE!

NEW DATE! On Thursday, March 23, 2023, I will be travelling to the Hazel McCallion Campus of Sheridan College for the launch of The Ampersand ...

Read “Christmas Decorations” from The Yale Review

…Small hard firesfastened in place of birds to naked twigs. As the year closed, The Yale Review reposted my poem, “Christmas Decorations.” Read it Now: ...

The Poets Read: A Celebration of Luciano Iacobelli

You are cordially invited to an evening of readings from the late Luciano Iacobelli’s poetry. The Poets Read: A Celebration of Luciano Iacobelli takes place ...

Please join me for Five Poets Breaking into Song #7

On Saturday, November 19, at 7:00pm, please join me at The Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph Street, for an evening of poetry, music, and ...

Victoria University Special Lecture and Reception

On Wednesday, October 26, I will take part in a special lecture and reception to celebrate the Honorary Doctorate conferred on Dr. Blake Charles Goldring in 2021. ...

Minstrels & Bards, The Halloween Edition

The Minstrels & Bards reading series presents a celebration of Halloween with poetry and music. The event takes place from 7:00pm to 9:15 pm on ...

A Symposium on Emma Goldman in Toronto

This Saturday, October 15, I will be attending a one-day event entitled “A Symposium on Emma Goldman 82 Years After Her Death in Toronto.” In ...

Gordon Hill Press Audiobooks Launch, October 1st

Register now and join me on Saturday, October 1st, at 3pm, in celebrating the launch of these Gordon Hill Press audiobooks, including all their poetry ...

Join me at TIFA on Friday for The ReRead, A.F. Moritz on T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land

Toronto International Festival of Authors explores the influential books and writers who defined genres and captivated readers for decades. Each session of The Re-Read features ...

TIFA + Theater of War, The Waste Land Project: Register Now!

REGISTER TO WATCH IN PERSON REGISTER TO WATCH ONLINE On Sunday, September 25, at 4:00 pm, I will take part in the Toronto International Festival ...

A Memorial for Luciano Iacobelli

This evening, Friday, September 23, I will take part in a Tribute and Readings in memory of my friend and fellow poet, Luciano Iacobelli [d. ...

Five Poets Breaking into Song Meets Tartan Turban

REGISTER FOR THE FREE ZOOM NOW VIA EVENTBRITE!! Please join me for the next iteration of Five Poets Breaking into Song, a zoom event hosted ...

TIFA 2022: The Waste Land Project Appearances

The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) is Canada’s largest and longest-running literary festival, presented with a vision to inspire, empower and connect through the ...

Join me for Liter-Art-I: Poetry at the Art Table

Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 21st, from 11:30am to 1:00 pm, I will take part in Liter-Art-I: Poetry at the Art Table, sponsored by The Stop’s Wychwood ...

Oakville Public Library Literary Café

At 2:00pm on Saturday, September 17, please join me online for the Oakville Literary Café, in Partnership with the Oakville Literary Alliance. The Oakville Literary ...

Eh Poetry Podcast!

Great news! I’m today’s feature on the Eh Poetry Podcast! Hosted by Jason E. Coombs, the Eh Poetry Podcast provides: A space to listen to ...

Open Cut, July 22-24, 2022

Please join me for the launch of a multidisciplinary artists’ book event, Open Cut, July 22-24, 2022. Someone Editions, with myself and and poet Beatriz Hausner, ...

The Arts, Culture, and Environment in a Technological Society: Revisiting Jacques Ellul

This week, I will attend the 2022 International Jacques Ellul Society Conference at McGill University in Montreal: “The Arts, Culture, and Environment in a Technological ...

Lost Launches IV at the Art Bar

The fourth and final evening in the series, Lost Launches, takes place at 7pm, June 28, 2022, at the Art Bar (Clinton’s, 693 Bloor W, ...

LOST LAUNCHES III

Join us for Lost Launches III at the Art Bar, Tuesday, May 31, 7pm, Clinton's, 693 Bloor W., Toronto

Rooftop Poetry Reading: Campagna Sculpture Show

I invite you to join me for a rooftop poetry reading this Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 7:30 at 1718 Queen West, in Toronto. I ...

One Week Until Lost Launches II

Please join me for the second evening in an ongoing series, Lost Launches, at 7pm, April 26, 2022, at the Art Bar (Clinton’s, 693 Bloor ...

Join me for The Spirit of Poetry Across Ontario

In celebration of National Poetry Month, please join me for an evening of readings by Poet Laureates across Ontario! Time & location Apr 21, 7:00 ...

Introducing Lost Launches at The Art Bar

I’m pleased to introduce Lost Launches at the Art Bar! During the Covid-19 crisis, several poets launched books rather quietly into the world. In my ...

Join Me For Crosscurrents I!

You’re invited to a special evening of readings and conversation with Victoria College Faculty and authors Adam Sol, Albert Moritz, Robert McGill and Sarah Dowling, “Crosscurrents Part 1: ...

VIU 2022 Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet Reading and Lecture

I am honored to announce that I have been named Victoria Island University’s Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet for 2021-22. This residency includes a public poetry ...

NRB TV Celebration

This weekend, I was honoured to give a brief introductory talk for the Toronto Bengali community’s celebration of Basha Shahid Dibos, Martyr’s Day and International ...

Dead Poets Society Presser!

I was very happy to read Kathy Flaxman’s review of our December Dead Poet’s Society event at the Art Bar in this weekend’s Toronto Star. ...

Dead Poets Society Night, December 14, 2021

Please join me on Tuesday, December 14, 7pm at Clintons, 693 Bloor West, for the Art Bar’s Dead Poets Society Night. The Dead Poets Society ...

An Interview in The Artisanal Writer

I have a Craft Interview in the online publication, The Artisanal Writer. The Artisanal Writer is an online journal about the craft of writing and reading. ...

Ravine Days, October 2-11, Poet Laureate Haiku

Come Celebrate Ravine Days with the City of Toronto! This series of events, hosted by Toronto Parks & Forestry, takes place from October 2-11, 2021. ...

JLF Toronto Virtual Edition: CanListcape Poets and Storytellers

Please join me this weekend, October 2 & 3, 2021, for the Virtual Edition of JLF Toronto: CanLitscape Poets & Storytellers. Register for free right ...

Word on The Street 2021

I am happy to be participating in this year’s iteration of Toronto’s Word on the Street. On Saturday, September 25, at 11:30 am, I will ...

A Greek Translation of The Sparrow

Vakxikon has published Σπουργίτης, Stergia Kavvalou’s Greek translation of my short poems from The Sparrow. And my great friend, the poet and translator Beatriz Hausner ...

CBC Ideas

Catch me on the CBC Ideas podcast with Nahlah Ayed, “No Feeling is Final, the Wisdom of Rainer Maria Rilke.” The podcast aired on May ...

As Far As You Know is a 2021 Finalist for the Trillium Book Award

Wonderful news! As Far As You Know is among this year’s five finalists for the Trillium Book Award in English, awarded by Ontario Creates. I ...

Launching The Garden

Last Sunday, I took part in the Gordon Hill Press Spring 2021 Launch Party. I launched my book, The Garden, a poem and an essay, ...

The Garden is one of CBC’s Spring Poetry Picks for 2021

My new book, The Garden, a poem and an essay, is part of the CBC’s list of 55 Canadian Poetry Collections to Check Out in ...

The Garden Launches with Gordon Hill Press This Sunday!

My new book, The Garden, a poem and essay, launches this Sunday! Join me for the Gordon Hill Press spring launch in collaboration with Knife | ...

Two Poems and an Interview in Volume

I am pleased to have two poems in Issue 4 (2.15.21) of Volume online poetry magazine. The poems printed in this issue are: “The Only ...

Interview with David O’Meara

For National Poetry Month, I thought I’d provide you with my hour-long interview with David O’Meara from a few months back for the Ottawa International ...

New Book, The Garden, to Launch in April

Gordon Hill Press will be publishing my next book in April. The Garden is comprised of a long-form poem, “The Garden in the Midst,” and ...

“Exactly Here the Marvel Spoke”

In my role as Toronto’s Poet Laureate, I had the honour of reading my poem, “Exactly Here the Marvel Spoke” at the March 10, 2021 ...

Poet Laureate Reading at Toronto City Council

Tomorrow, March 10, at approximately 9:30 am, in my role as Toronto’s Poet Laureate, I will present a poem marking one full year of Toronto’s ...

Don Domanski: A Celebration

Please join me on March 4, 2021, at 7:30 pm EST [8:30 pm AST] for the Saint Mary’s University Reading Series, Don Domanski: A Celebration. ...

Here is Elsewhere [Updated]

You are cordially invited to HERE IS ELSEWHERE, Literature in Translation on Friday, February 19, 2021, from 7 -8 PM. Together with LUCIANO IACOBELLI, I ...

Mirrors and Windows, Canadian Poets Translated by Anna Yin

I am pleased to have Anna Yin’s translation of three of my poems into Chinese appear on WePoetry [January, Vol. 28, 2021.] Yin offers her ...

AGNI recommends As Far As You Know

I’m so glad to see As Far As You Know is still top of mind for your 2021 reading lists! Earlier this month, Esteban Rodríguez, ...

As Far As You Know One of CBC’s Best Books of Canadian Poetry for 2020

I’m pleased that my book, As Far As You Know, has been included in the CBC’s list of Best Books of Canadian Poetry for 2020! ...

knife | fork | book’s “Most Memorable Read of the Year”

Many thanks to Kirby at knife | fork | book for including As Far As You Know in kfb’s year-end round-up. Here’s what Kirby had ...

Anansi Hardcover & Broadsheet Editions of As Far As You Know are Available Now

I am beyond thrilled to announce the publication of the Special Edition Hardcover and the Broadsheet of As Far As You Know. Both are on ...

Victoria College Faculty Reading with Sarah Dowling

On Thursday, November 19, at 3:00 pm, I will take part in the Victoria College Faculty Reading series along with colleague and fellow poet, Sarah ...

Reading Election Haiku for The Star

In my role as Toronto’s Poet Laureate, the editors of The Star asked me to read a selection of Haiku composed by Star readers in ...

Ottawa International Writers Festival & VerseFest2020: As Far As You Know, An Interview with A.F. Moritz

Moritz’s sensibility is unique: melancholic, intellectual, comic, erotic, pitying . . . The emotional content of Moritz’s work is so abundant and accessible that the ...

Where I’m From, the TWC Installation at Union Station

As part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors, I am pleased to introduce you to a new video installation created by the Toronto Writers ...

Toronto International Festival of Authors

I am pleased to be participating in this year’s Toronto International Festival of Authors, which takes place from October 22 through November 1, 2020. For ...

Tartan Turban Secret Reading #27 This Friday!

Please join me online on October 23, 2020 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm for Tartan Turban Secret Readings #27, A Political Poetry Reading, curated by Kate ...

Poetry in Translation, East Meets West, Group Event

Earlier in the month, I was happy to participate in the final group roundtable for Poetry in Translation, East Meets West, hosted by Anna Yin. ...

Join Me at Word on the Street 2020

Canada’s largest book festival has gone virtual! Please join me at The Word on the Street 2020, a national celebration of literacy and Canadian writing. ...

Thin Air 2020

The Winnipeg International Writers Festival has taken their annual Thin Air Festival and made it into an interactive online experience. I am proud to be ...

Poetry in Translation, East Meets West: Videos

Thanks to Anna Yin, our interview and discussion session for her Poetry in Translation, East Meets West series are now online. Here’s the main discussion: ...

Poetry in Translation, East Meets West: One on One with Anna Yin

On Saturday, August 29, at 3:00 p.m., join me for Poetry in Translation: East Meets West, a zoom interview with Anna Yin. We will read ...

HOWL Appearance

On Tuesday, August 4th, I appeared on HOWL, CIUT Radio 89.5 FM Toronto’s weekly 10-11pm music and spoken word broadcast. I had the pleasure of ...

Eden Mills Writers’ Festival: Hot Nights. Cool Poets. REGISTER NOW

Register now for the opportunity to ZOOM in on one of the hottest tickets in ANY town: the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival virtual event: Hot ...

The Quarantine Review, Issue 2

My son, Blaise Moritz, and daughter-in-law, Roseanne Carrara, have a trio of paired drawings and poems entitled “‘Til Now” in the second issue of The ...

Different Boat, Same Storm Podcast Appearance

I am pleased to appear as the inaugural guest on the Different Boat, Same Storm Podcast. DBSS was created by Abhayjeet Singh Sachal, Atharv Agrawal ...

As Far As You Know Is Part of KFB’s July/August Subscription Bundle

KFB, aka Knife Fork Book, offers a twelve-month subscription series. And As Far As You Know is part of the July/August duo! If you subscribe ...

Toronto Celebrates Canada Day 2020 Online

Celebrate Canada Day Remotely! On July 1, three livestream programs showcasing Toronto’s top talent from performing arts to culinary & comedy will unite all neighbourhoods, ...

#ItsAllRightNow Collaboration with Blaise Moritz

I’m pleased to have been invited to create a piece with my son, the artist and poet, Blaise Moritz, for the Covid-19 Responsive Public Art ...

#onpoli Podcast Interview

The deep job of writing one-year-anniversary poems for the memorial services for the North York Van Attack Tragedy and for the Danforth Shooting Tragedy. Those ...

Toronto Fox Family Mention

‘They are full of courage, full of wit, full of resource and unremitting effort to survive,’ said Al Moritz, Toronto’s poet laureate. Catherine Porter, Canada ...

CBC Q Interview with Tom Power, “Thoughts in Time of Plague”

Towards the end of National Poetry Month, I had the pleasure of speaking with Tom Power of CBC Radio’s Q about my poem “Thoughts in ...

Kirby reads “Names of Birds”

I am thrilled and honoured that Kirby of knife|fork|book chose to read “Names of Birds” from my new collection, As Far As You Know, as ...

Review of As Far As You Know in The Toronto Star

He also finds beauty in “waste lands” of ruin, overgrown with weeds, which become a playground for children. Barb Cary, The Toronto Star, April 23, ...

“The Healer is Dead” on Poetry & Healing #NPM2020

Today, April 21, 2020, I am the featured reader on Poetry & Healing. You can hear me read my poem, “The Healer is Dead” followed by a meditation ...

As Far As You Know Featured in the Globe and Mail Spring Books Preview

The Toronto Poet Laureate’s 20th collection unfolds in six movements revolving around “Terrorism” and “Poetry” in all the forms they might take. – Becky Toyne ...

East End Arts Featurette!

I’d like to send some special thanks to East End Arts for featuring me on their Facebook page! It certainly was a pleasure to take ...

As Far As You Know on CBC Books Top 22 Poetry Books for #NPM2020

As Far As You Know is featured in CBC’s list of 22 Canadian Poetry Books to Read to Celebrate National Poetry Month. This CBC piece ...

Anansi Bash From Home: “A Throw of the Dice”

In place of the the multi-city bashes Anansi had planned for its three poetry titles this Spring, the press has asked each of its poets ...

As Far As You Know Recommended on CBC Radio

Thanks to CBC Radio for posting two recommendations of As Far As You Know during National Poetry Month. Sean Wilson First, CBC’s All in a ...

MPP Percy Hatfield Celebrates National Poetry Month with “Thoughts in Time of Plague” and Susana Wald’s Spanish Translation

I am so very pleased that MPP Percy Hatfield took the time on April 15, 2020 to reprint my poem, “Thoughts in Time of Plague,” ...

Poetry Pause x Biblioasis #NPM2020: “A Slender Presence”

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the League of Canadian Poets has presented my poem, “A Slender Presence” as part of their Poetry Pause series. ...

As Far As You Know PUBLICATION DAY!

Today is the Publication Day for my new collection of poems, As Far As You Know from House of Anansi Press. Congratulations, as well, to ...

Starred Review of As Far As You Know in Quill & Quire

In advance of its release date (Tomorrow! April 7, 2020) Quill & Quire has given my new collection As Far As You Know a starred ...

“Thoughts in Time of Plague” in the Toronto Star

Today, my poem, Thoughts in Time of Plague, appears on the cover of the print edition of theToronto Star. The Star’s Books Editor, Deborah Dundas, ...

Poetry & Healing Launches Today #NPM2020

With Poetry & Healing, we all can explore the indigenous concept of “medicine,” the healing power of words, and the transformative and inspiring power of ...

THE SUNDAY EDITION: BOOKS FOR SOLACE, PERSPECTIVE, AND CONNECTION DURING SELF-ISOLATION

Inspired by the #TolstoyTogether reading project hosted by writer YiYun in collaboration with New York’s A Public Space, CBC Radio’s Michael Enright canvassed Canadian writers ...

Poetry & Healing, A League Fundraiser for Sick Kids Hospital [MOVING ONLINE!]

THIS EVENT WILL BE MOVING ONLINE. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES! Mark your calendars for Sunday April 5th! And please join me for “Poetry and Healing,” ...

Poetry in Union

The League of Canadian Poets and Toronto’s Union Station are excited to present Poetry in Union 2020, a public art experience. At this event, a selection ...

As Far As You Know Cover Reveal and Release Date

I am pleased to announce the publication of my next collection of poetry, As Far As You Know, which will be released by Anansi on ...

Celebrating the Life of Fr. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco

Please join me on Tuesday February 4th 2020 to celebrate the life and work of Toronto’s late Poet Laureate, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco. Father Pier ...

54th Annual Toronto City Hall Christmas Concert

Please join me at noon on Friday, December 20th at the Rotunda in Toronto’s City Hall for the 54th Annual City Hall Christmas Concert. Enjoy ...

Shab-e She’r LXXX Poetry Night

On Tuesday, December 17, I will be a featured reader at Shab-e She’r Poetry Night LXXX. This event takes place from 7:00 to 10:00 pm ...

“Faith in Hell” in the Toronto Star

My poem, “Faith in Hell” appeared in the November 18th, 2019 Toronto Star on the occasion of Margaret Atwood’s 80th birthday. Read it on The ...

Poetry at the Manor

On Tuesday, October 8, I represented the City of Toronto in the Seventh Annual “Poetry at the Manor” event in Windsor. There, I had the ...

Join me for “An Evening with Toronto’s Poet Laureate”

On Monday, September 23rd, at 6:00pm, I will take part in a presentation and reading hosted by the Medical Staff Association Book Club at Toronto’s ...

Danforth Tragedy Commemoration

Please join me at The City of Toronto’s commemoration of the Danforth Tragedy on Sunday, July 21, at 1:30 pm in Withrow Park (725 Logan ...

“Their Charge of Love”

In April, I was honoured to write and read a poem for the one-year memorial (23 April 2019) of the Yonge Street tragedy. And The ...

Quill & Quire on more than the Art of Surgery

In a few short months, I became Toronto’s poet laureate and launched my Art of Surgery chapbook with Vallum. Steven Beatty documents this great change ...

“The Current of the Sugar”

In my role as Poet Laureate, I received a commission to write a poem for the 60th anniversary of Redpath Sugar’s residency on Toronto’s waterfront, ...

Celebrating Toronto’s Walk with Excellence 2019

On Tuesday, June 11, I will march with an incredibly talented group of Toronto High School graduates as part of the Walk With Excellence. This ...

Scarborough Poetry Slam!

This afternoon, Friday, May 17, I will be attending the Scarborough Slam, a spoken word event hosted by Wexford C. I. School for the Arts. ...

“Art of Surgery” Chapbook Launching with Vallum 16:1 “Connections” in Toronto and Montreal

Please join me in celebrating the launch of my new Art of Surgery chapbook, part of the Vallum Chapbook Series, alongside of the writers featured ...

Commemoration of the April 23, 2018 Yonge Street Tragedy

Please join me at 1:30pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at the outdoor stage in Mel Lastman Square for the one-year commemoration of the Yonge ...

A Remembrance of Joe Rosenblatt

The Remembrance below was written at the invitation of Joe Rosenblatt’s friends Sharon Drache, Marci Katz, Peter Millroy, and Allan Safarik, for a celebration of ...

The Poet Laureate Presents Poetry Readings at ‘The Poet’

Come and join East End Arts and Fieldgate Urban for The Poet Laureate Presents: Readings at ‘The Poet’, an intimate evening of poetry! Featuring and ...

Toronto’s Sixth Poet Laureate

On Thursday, March 28, I will be named Toronto’s Sixth Poet Laureate at Toronto’s City hall. I will be officially recognized at Toronto’s City Council ...

Open Mic Night at the Parliament Street Library

On Tuesday, March 26, I’ll be the featured reader at the Parliament Street library’s Open Mic Night. This promises to be an excellent event. I’m ...

CP24 Interview

I’ll be heading over to CP24 this Sunday afternoon, March 10, to be interviewed about my new role as Toronto’s Poet Laureate. The interview will ...

CBC Metro Morning Interview

On Friday, March 8, I spoke with CBC Metro Morning’s Matt Galloway about my new role as the City of Toronto’s Poet Laureate. And I ...

Toronto’s Next Poet Laureate

This morning, at a meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee at City Hall, I was honoured to be chosen as the next Poet ...

Tamaracks Anthology Now Available!

This fall, Lummox Press released Tamaracks: Canadian Poetry for the 21st Century, an anthology edited by James Deahl. Tamaracks presents the work of 113 Canadian ...

Translations by Ann Yin in Poetry East West and Poetry Sky

Fellow poet Anna Yin has translated five of my poems into Chinese for Poetry East West. You can read them HERE. Two of these translations ...

“Descent to the Dead” Featured on Poetry Daily and in Vallum 15:2

… The song needs only paltry you to live. lt wants to catch the blood of your wandering attention, drink it, give it a body. ...

Art Bar Reading – Tonight!

I’ll be reading, tonight, Tuesday, October 16, at the Art Bar, alongside poets Linda Frank and Marvyne Jenoff. The Art Bar Poetry Series is held ...

East Coast Poetry Tour

I am about to take The Sparrow on an East Coast Poetry Tour. This Thursday, September 27, I will read at the Atwater Library in ...

Someone Editions Launches Noctograms

Please join me this Friday night at 7:00pm at the Free Times Cafe (320 College Street, Toronto) to celebrate the launch of Someone Editions’ Noctograms, poems by ...

Eden Mills Writers’ Festival!

On Sunday, September 9, I will be reading at the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival alongside poets Carol Rose Daniels and Billy-Ray Belcourt in the “Visceral ...

Come for the Words and the Wine! July 23rd Common Reading Series!

Come for the words and the wine! Common Readings is a reading series hosted and curated by Toronto poet Daniel Kincade Renton with support from ...

Open Book Interview

When reading The Sparrow, Moritz’s latest selected poems, I was taken aback by how fluid it all seemed—it felt like reading a single, very long, ...

Come Celebrate Big Al’s Lovefest!

Mark your calendars! On Friday, May 25th, at 7:00 pm, Kirby from knife | fork | book is throwing Big Al’s Lovefest. To celebrate the launch of ...

#AnansiPoetryProject Essay

The poet is privileged to remember that sometimes, dark times, poetry is under the sign of hope, and hope only exists in any true sense ...

Eh List Reading and Discussion, Moritz and Chiasson

Join me at 7:00 pm on Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge) for Lyrical Fire, Iconic Poets, a reading for ...

#AnansiPoetryProjectContest – Closes April 27

Great news, everyone! As part of the #AnansiPoetryProject, you can enter to win a copy of The Sparrow, along with Emma Healey’s Stereoblind and Mikko ...

Death of a Sparrow Special Edition Broadside Available from Anansi

What a Broadside! To celebrate the launch of The Sparrow, Anansi has produced a Special Edition Broadside of my poem, “Death of a Sparrow,” in ...

Special Limited Edition Hardcover of The Sparrow Available from Anansi – SOLD OUT!

Look at this fabulous creature! To celebrate the launch of my Selected Poems, Anansi has produced a Special Edition Hardcover of The Sparrow in a ...

Final Stop on the Anansi Spring Poetry Tour: Ottawa

The fourth and final stop on our Anansi Spring Poetry Tour is OTTAWA!! Please join me at 5:00 pm on Saturday, April 14 at the ...

April Poetry Tour: Montreal Launch of The Sparrow

The third stop on our Anansi Poetry Tour is MONTREAL! Please join me at 7:00 pm on Friday, April 13, at La Petite Librarie Drawn ...

Join Me for the Toronto Launch of The Sparrow!

Stop #2 on the April poetry tour is a Hometown Bash: Toronto! At 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2018, join me at the Henderson ...

April Road Trip: Brooklyn Launch of The Sparrow

During the second week of April, 2018, I’m going on a poetry road trip like none other. I’ll be launching my selected poems, The Sparrow, ...

The Sparrow Reviewed in Quill & Quire

The effects of Moritz’s poems are startling, unnerving, and deeply satisfying.” – Micheline Maylor Quill & Quire has published a starred review of The Sparrow in ...

The Sparrow: Cover Design and Launch Dates

Then the strong one was off, a willing arrow, gone, curving into the trees. -from “Death of a Sparrow,” The Sparrow I’m pleased to show ...

Launch of SOMEONE : WATER at the Davenport

PLEASE JOIN ME to celebrate the launch of Someone Editions’ new collection of letterpress broadsides, someone:water. These fine print broadsides feature my own poetry as well as ...

A Bilingual Reading

For the sixth year in a row, Beatriz Hausner and Gaston Bellemare have organized a bilingual poetry event. This Friday, December 1st, the Festival International ...

Brick Books Tuesday Flash Sales

Freedom is that autumn street in the outspread city, never vast enough, astir with glinting darkness… -from ‘The Upper Stories,’ Mahoning Great news! Every Tuesday ...

A Celebration of 10 Years of the Best Canadian Poetry

Join me at the International Festival of Authors on Sunday, October 29th to celebrate the launch of The Best of the Best Canadian Poetry in ...

This is Good Good at knife | fork | book

Hey Folks! knife | fork | book is celebrating its First Anniversary the weekend of October 6-8 in their new digs at The Dark Side ...

Exchanging Notes: The Interviews

Please join me on Thursday, October 5th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hinton Learning Theatre at the Toronto Reference Library for the next installment of ...

UK TOUR: London, Manchester, & Edinburgh Readings

In a few days, I will head off for readings at festivals in the UK with poets Catherine Graham, Ian Burgham, Jeanette Lynes, Giovanna Riccio, and George ...

Two New Poems in The High Window

the chorus of mosquitoes there benevolent, their hum telling of sorrow overcome by good I am thrilled to have two new poems included in The High Window, ...

My Review of Campbell’s Shimmer Report in Vallum 14:1

Brian Campbell’s Shimmer Report is a book of artistic power and accomplishment, wisdom, and pleasure. Among its many dimensions, both of form and of subject ...

You That I Loved in UofTMagazine

Still longing though long gone for the health of all forests and cities and one day to visit them… My poem, “You That I Loved,” from ...

“The Rhythm of Time” in The Yale Review

The images and words, lying scattered, hear the line’s mute shape and come dancing to make up a body for it, visible and solid. I ...

Sequence : An Extended Interview with James Wood

Last year, Prism International published a selection from my interview with James Wood regarding my most recent book of poems, Sequence. Below, you will find ...

West End Poetry Workshop Series

On May 6, 2017, I will lead the West End Poetry Workshop at the Long Branch Toronto Public Library in Etobicoke. Curated by poet and ...

CNQ Interview

A person is a vow, a promise he makes to himself and others, a faithfulness to a love, and not in the sense that we ...

LAUNCH: The Best Canadian POETRY 2016, November 30th, 7:30pm, Harbourfront Centre, Brigantine Room

Join me in celebrating the launch of The Best Canadian POETRY 2016 next Wednesday, November 30th, at the Harbourfront Centre. I will read alongside a ...

October 25th, 8pm : Langevin, Blackman, and Moritz at The Art Bar @ The Free Times Cafe

I will be reading with poet and playwright, Donna Langevin and poet and memoirist, Ariane Blackman at the Art Bar on Tuesday, October 25 at 8:00pm. ...

Autumn Getty Reads a Houseboat on the Styx

And yet it was this sense of poetry as a type of thinking that drew me to A Houseboat on the Styx and solidified my decision to ...

Chapbook Release and Ekphrastic Poetry Reading

Join me on Saturday, October 15 for the launch of Ruth Pierson’s Untranslatable Thought [Anstruther Press, 2016] at the Abbozzo Gallery in Toronto [401 Richmond, West, Suite 128, just ...

Ellul Conference

In July, I attended a conference at UC Berkeley dedicated to the life’s work of Jacques Ellul, the French philosopher, sociologist, law professor, lay theologian, ...

Four Poems in The High Window

The High Window is a new quarterly review of poetry co-founded by David Cooke and Anthony Costello. It publishes poetry in English from poets in ...

25% Off These Anansi Titles This Month!

Great News! To celebrate National Poetry Month, Anansi is offering 25% off of almost all of their poetry titles this April. Among these, you’ll find my ...

My Conversation With James Wood In This Week’s PRISM

This week, PRISM magazine published a conversation I had with James Wood, entitled: “In poetry, what is learned is of the blood”: An Interview with Award-Winning Poet A.F. ...

Read “Creating Despair” On The Resonance Reading Series Archives

Last Fall, I had the pleasure of reading at the Resonance Series in Montreal. Klara Du Plessis has curated the monthly readings at Resonance since 2013. When ...

Measures of Astonishment Is In Print!

In 2012, I delivered the Anne Szumigalski lecture of the League of Canadian Poets. This talk, now an essay, “A Garden Is Not a Place: ...

Pivot Reading Series this Wednesday, March 23, 8pm, The Steady, 1051 Bloor

This Wednesday, March 23, at 8pm, I’ll be reading at the Pivot Reading Series along with fellow writers Tajja Isen, Alessandro Porco and Daniel Kincade Renton. Pivot, ...

James W. Wood reviews Sequence for Stand Magazine

Authentic, lived experience is the means by which humanity can heal ‘the rift/between aspiration, delusion and your body’: the physical world manifests the spiritual and ...

Elana Wolff Reads Sequence and Presents a Distillation

As part of Brick Books’ ongoing Celebration of Poetry, Elena Wolff has written about my book, Sequence. In reading Sequence I feel myself brought into an ...

Sequence Special Edition with a Hand-Lettered Valentine

Flowers? Check. Chocolate? Check. Poetry? House of Anansi’s got you covered. Their collection of Special Edition Poetry, which includes my own Sequence, will make the perfect gift for your ...

Patrick M. Pilarski reviews Sequence for Vallum

The result is a long poem that at different times appears modern and ancient, common and rare, solitary and communal. The effect works beautifully. What ...

The Search for Wonder

Events and moments slip the bonds of chronology to find connection, or sequence, through their common essence.. The reviews for my book, Sequence, are starting ...

Read “The Clock” on NewPoetry.ca

… Star systems ...

IFOA: Best Canadian Poetry 2015 Launch

I am excited to be a part of the launch of The Best Canadian Poetry 2015 at the International Festival of Authors. This event takes place ...

An Essay and Two Poems in The Volta

I have an essay and two poems in the October 2015 edition of The Volta online. This edition was edited and introduced by Johanna Skibsrud ...

McGill Lecture : The Sequential Poem

As part of my visit to Montreal next week, I will be delivering a lecture on the campus of McGill University entitled The Sequential Poem: ...

Résonance Reading Series in Montreal

On Tuesday, October 13, I will do a solo reading in Montréal at the Résonance Reading Series. This event features my new book, Sequence, and begins ...

Hot-Sauced Words

Along with fellow poet Jenny Sampirisi, I will be a featured reader at the first Fall 2015 installment of Toronto’s Hot-Sauced Words reading series. When? This Monday, September ...

High Park Reading Festival

I’ll be one of the readers at the High Park Reading Festival on Sunday, September 27, in Toronto. This event will run from 4:00 to 7:00 ...

Launch of Jeff Bien’s In a Time of No Song

On Wednesday, September 23, at The Small Music Centre, 108 Shaw St., Studio 101, Toronto, M6J 2W5, I will be participating in the launch of ...

Tree Reading Series

I will be reading from my new book, Sequence, at the Tree Reading Series in Ottawa on Tuesday, September 8. The reading begins at 8:00pm, ...

Earth and Heaven Book Launch

On Tuesday, July 7, I will read with other contributors at the Toronto launch of Earth and Heaven: An Anthology of Myth Poetry, edited by Amanda Jernigan ...

Northern District Library Reading

On Thursday, June 18, at 2:00 p.m., at Toronto’s Northern District Library, I will be reading from my new book, Sequence, along with fellow poets ...

“Better Days” Featured on Words & Music

Words & Music is an hour-long weekly program on WMNR radio in which Will Duchon reads poems and pairs them with music he feels reflects the soul and ...

An Evening of All Things Scottish at the Windup Bird Café

On Sunday, May 24, from 6:00 – 8:00pm, I will be reading with Catherine Graham and Ian Burgham at the Windup Bird Café [382 College ...

Open Book Toronto Poetry Special

Along with fellow Anansi poets Erin Mouré and Karen Solie, I took part in a special Poetry Month Q&A for Open Book Toronto. You can find ...

Art Bar Poetry Series: April 28

I’ll be reading with Patrick Friesen and Stan Rogal at the Art Bar Poetry Series next Tuesday, April 28, 8pm, at the Black Swan Tavern, ...

CBC Quickie Couplet Contest

As part of their celebration of National Poetry Month, CBC Books hosted a “Quickie Couplet Contest” on April 7th. Followers on Twitter and Facebook were ...

CBC Magic 8 Interview

To celebrate National Poetry Month and the launch of my collection, Sequence, I took part in the CBC’s Magic 8 series of interviews. I had the pleasure ...

Anansi Poetry Podcast with Damian Rogers

To celebrate this month’s release of my new collection, Sequence, Anansi Poetry editor Damian Rogers met with me at the Royal Ontario Museum for a ...

Sequence Is Now In Print!

My new book of poems, Sequence, is now in print! Order the Book from Anansi now! Or, join me at the Toronto and Ottawa launches and ...

Anansi Poetry Bash 2015: Toronto and Ottawa Dates

I’ll be launching my new book, Sequence, at the Anansi Poetry Bash in Toronto on April 15 and in Ottawa/Quebec on April 16. These are ...

A Starred Review of Sequence in Quill & Quire

Quill & Quire has given Sequence, my forthcoming book from Anansi, a starred review. Of the book, Candace Fertile writes: The contemporary long poem as conceived ...

Creative Writing Gala

On March 25, I will be reading with my student, Nicole Grimaldi, at this year’s Creative Writing Gala, showcasing students and mentors in the University ...

A. F. Moritz : Books Page

Welcome to the site. Please be sure to check out the Books Page and its three subsections: Forthcoming, In Print, and Out of Print/Special Order. Over ...

Sequence is on the CBC’s CANLIT List

Sequence has been featured on CBC’s Canlit 2015: 15 poetry collections to look for in 2015! Here’s what the CBC had to say about Sequence: The ...

Sequence is Coming

My next book of poems, Sequence, will be published by Anansi on April 9, 2015. The Anansi Bash nights will take place in Toronto and ...

The Tradition: Print-On-Demand

The Tradition has been chosen one of the first group of books to be offered in a print-on-demand edition in Princeton University Press‘s new Princeton Legacy ...