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 …
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 …
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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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 fees. First, I will participate in a special fundraising event in celebration of Exile Quarterly’s 50th anniversary on April 2, 2023 from 2:00 to 5:00pm at the Charles Pachter Gallery and Museum …
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 Review, Issue 3. Along with Naben Ruthnum and Ann Yu-Kyung Choi, I will take part in the panel on “Borders: Canadian Writing in Communities, the Country, and the World.” Our …
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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 on Monday, November 21, from 7:00pm – 10:00pm at Clinton’s, 693 Bloor Street West, Toronto. More than 25 writers will read and raise a glass to Luciano.
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 song. George Elliot Clarke’s Five Poets Breaking into Song #7 features the work of five poets: Ayesha Chatterjee, Giovanna Riccio and myself, as well as the posthumous work of Irving …
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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. Goldring is a long-time supporter of the VicOne Norman Jewison Stream in Imagination and the Arts. We will also be celebrating my retirement from my role as the Blake C. …
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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 Tuesday, October 25th, at the Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto. Featured readers and all attendees are encouraged to come as a persona, in masquerade or in costume. The event …
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 the evening, I will be introduced as the featured reader in the panel, “Remembering Goldman Through Poetry,” chaired by Franca Iacovetti and Cynthia Wright. I will read a poem and …
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 titles up until this year: Roxanna Bennett’s “unmeaningable” Tom Prime / Gary Barwin’s “A Cemetery for Holes” Danny Jacobs’ “Sourcebooks for Our Drawings” Mike Chaulk’s “Night Lunch” Amy LeBlanc’s “I …
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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 a contemporary writer discussing a favourite book or author, to offer their insight as an author and share their joy as a reader. In this session, in my role as …
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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 of Authors panel: Theatre of War, The Waste Land Project Poets from Ukraine, Toronto, and other parts of the world come together across borders and boundaries to present readings and …
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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 by George Elliott Clarke, featuring the work of Al Moritz, Micheline Maylor, and Bruce Meyer, as well as the posthumous work of Irving Layton and Libby Scheier. Each poet (or …
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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 art of stories. Join us annually every fall, to meet, hear and learn from the world’s leading contemporary authors. In 2022, the 43rd Edition of the Toronto International Festival of Authors …
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 Open Door, in Partnership with St. Clair Arts Network (SCAN) and The Creative Vocalization Studio. Please join me and fellow guest poets, Jill Andrew, George Elliott Clarke, and Clifton Joseph …
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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 Café is a monthly session in which a featured writer reads and in which attendees are invited to share their own writing or just listen. And I am the scheduled …
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, presents new works by Luciano Iacobelli and Deborah Barnett. Open Cut will take place at Someone Editions Book Salon and Gallery, 2059 Dundas Street West, Toronto, M6R 1W8. Exhibition and Readings:Friday, …
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, Toronto). In my role as Toronto’s Poet Laureate, I have been proud to help launch books of poetry whose proper entrance into the world was stymied by the Covid-19 crisis. …
Join us for Lost Launches III at the Art Bar, Tuesday, May 31, 7pm, Clinton’s, 693 Bloor W., Toronto
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 will join fellow poets Allan Briesmaster, Beatriz Hausner, Luciano Iacobelli, Corrado Paina, and Giovanna Riccio in reading from our recent work. This event serves as the festive conclusion to the …
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: Vic Faculty Reading & Discussion“, on Tuesday, March 15, 6:00pm EST. The event will be hosted by writer, editor and teacher Canisia Lubrin. The event is open to the public! REGISTER HERE: …
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 reading, a visit to students in an advanced VIU creative writing seminar, and an annual public lecture, all of which take place between March 2nd and 3rd, 2022. The public …
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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. And I was happy to be included in the assessment: The current Poet Laureate of Toronto, Al Moritz, who was warmly greeted by the audience, has kind words for the …
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 Night is an annual tradition at the Art Bar Poetry Series, normally held in mid-December. Those performing read from the poetry of dead poets. For several years now, this event …
Please join me this weekend, October 2 & 3, 2021, for the Virtual Edition of JLF Toronto: CanLitscape Poets & Storytellers. Register for free right now to gain access to 2 days, 8 conversations, and 7 poetry readings by 30 acclaimed authors, poets, thinkers and change-makers via https://jlflitfest.org/toronto/registration. My poem, “House,” will be featured amongst …
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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 take part in a live stream panel hosted by the Toronto Star’s Deb Dundas: Celebrating the 2021 Trillium Award Finalists. I will appear with fellow nominees Craig Davidson and Farzana …
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, alongside Roxanna Bennett’s The Untranslatable I, Khashayar Mohammadi’s Me, You, Then Snow, and Concetta Principe’s Stars Need Counting. Here’s the full launch party, which can also be viewed on YouTube: Those looking for my …
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 | Fork | Book on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 3 PM EDT. Hear readings from Roxanna Bennett’s The Untranslatable I, Khashayar Mohammadi’s Me, You, Then Snow, my own book, The Garden, and Concetta Principe’s Stars …
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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 Writers Festival, in partnership with VerseFest. I’ve also added this to the Audio/Video portion of my website! Enjoy!
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 meeting of Toronto City Council. The poem commemorates twelve months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s a video of me reading of the poem, introduced by Mayor John tory: [You can …
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 dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. Those who wish to hear me read this live may join by watching the City of Toronto’s Youtube Channel tomorrow, at approximately 9:30am: Please join …
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. This is a live zoom event dedicated to the poetry of Don Domanski, winner of the Governor General’s Award, the CBC Literary Prize, and the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia …
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 will discuss and read the poetry of LUDWIG ZELLER. Our moderator will be BEATRIZ HAUSNER. This event will air live on Zoom. Please contact info@attlc-ltac.org via email to register for the link. The …
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 Dowling. This event will take place via zoom.There is no charge.However, you must pre-register here:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsc-GhqT8vGdwdmA4u91HEx9JizEyKo0n7?fbclid=IwAR3HyOXtnHCl30-lCAEXH1Nk9gIOCdLZKqpGnyTRKbUHdRSQxtBZ53vfQGQ I hope you’ll join me for this event!
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 the wake of the U.S. Presidential Election. Here’s a link to the article as it appeared in The Star on November 4, 2020: U.S. election haiku? We asked and you …
Moritz’s sensibility is unique: melancholic, intellectual, comic, erotic, pitying . . . The emotional content of Moritz’s work is so abundant and accessible that the reader is never lost. National Post Join me on Sunday, November 8, at 2:00, for an online event co-sponsored by The Ottawa International Writers Festival & Versefest2020. I will be …
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 more information on the festival and to sign up, visit TIFA. Toronto Writers Collective Launch, October 22, 5:00pm I will be part of the Toronto Writers Collective Launch on October 22, 2020, …
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 Rogers and Bänoo Zan. I’ll be a featured reader, along with Andrea Thompson, Diana Manole and Lisa Richter. Tartan Turban Secret Reading #27 is a virtual reading. Along with my …