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. The slam includes performances by student artists from Wexford C.I. School for the Arts, David and Mary Thompson, SATEC, and Porter. I will be one of the judges, as will […]
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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 in Vallum 16:1 Connections. For both venues, the event is free with $5 suggested donation. Pay $10 for entry and get a copy of issue 16:1! All proceeds go towards
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 Street Tragedy. As Toronto’s Poet Laureate, I will take part in the ceremony by presenting a poem. On April 23, 2018, Ten people died as the result of a van
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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 hosted by myself, alongside three incredible local poets – mercedes killeen, Peter Norman and Lily Wang – come and celebrate my appointment as Toronto’s newest Poet Laureate, literary excellence in
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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 at 9:30 am sharp. The introduction will include remarks by Mayor John Tory. Then, I’ll briefly address Council and read one poem. This will also mark the launch of the
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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 take place in studio around 3:00pm. Tune in to CP24 Toronto via your television provider, stream on CP24.com/now [you might need a cable subscription to access this feed] or check
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 read my poem, “The Worm Picker.” You can listen to the segment here. CBC Metro Morning airs on CBC Radio One 99.1 Toronto, Weekdays from 5:30-8:30 am.
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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 Laureate of the City of Toronto. This appointment must still be made official in a meeting of City Council on March 28, 2019. Per the City’s Press Release: “The position
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