RSVP NOW for the 2023 Anansi Poetry Bash! 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! The Bash will highlight the launch of three stunning poetry collections: Jen Currin’s Trinity Street, Hannah Green’s Xanax Cowboy and Michael Crummey’s Passengers. This year’s […]
Save the Date! Please join me at 7:00pm on Monday, May 15, at the Free Times Café 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. RSVP on Facebook now! Follow the Art Bar on Twitter Check out […]
Save the date! On Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., I will take part in Bill Bissett's secret handshake reading series, at its new location, 360 College St. 3rd floor #301. I will read alongside fellow poets Andrea Thompson, Kate de Jong, Kedrick James, Adeena Karasick, Honey Novick, Marcy Rogers, Andrea Thompson and David Tinmouth. […]
Confluence Concerts: Wound Turned to Light 6:45 p.m., Pre-Show Chat7:30 p.m., ConcertFriday, October 13, 2023The Heliconian Club, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto M5R 2E3TICKETS Please join us for Confluence Concerts: Wound Turned to Light, the live launch of composer James Rolfe’s beautiful settings of the work of a wide variety of poets, created during the pandemic. […]
Confluence Concerts: Wound Turned to Light 6:45 p.m., Pre-Show Chat7:30 p.m., ConcertSaturday, October 14, 2023The Heliconian Club, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto M5R 2E3TICKETS Please join us for Confluence Concerts: Wound Turned to Light, the live launch of composer James Rolfe’s beautiful settings of the work of a wide variety of poets, created during the pandemic. […]
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 […]
You are invited 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 Iacobelli, […]
Book*hug Press and Flying Books invite you to celebrate the launch of Beatriz Hausner's latest poetry collection, She Who Lies Above. With special guest moderator Al Moritz! Details:Tuesday, November 21st, 2023Event from 6:30-8:00 pm ETFlying Books, 784 College Street, Toronto ONAdmission is free. All are welcome to attend.Books will be available for purchase, and, of […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR A RAIN DATE! The West End Phoenix is proud to present poets A.F. Moritz and Linda Besner on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at their space at 3 Bartlett Avenue in Toronto. Doors open at 7 PM. Tickets are Pay What You Can at the door. No […]
The West End Phoenix is proud to present poets A.F. Moritz and Linda Besner on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at their space at 3 Bartlett Avenue in Toronto. Doors open at 7 PM. Tickets are Pay What You Can at the door. No one will be turned away for lack of funds! Limited space and […]
I am serving as a member of the jury for the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize. On March 20, 2024, the Long List will be announced. Discover the Long List Here:
Join me on March 24, 2024, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm for a Sunday Salon at Laurier Gallery, 113 Jefferson Avenue, Toronto, M6K 3E4. This week's salon will be hosted by poets George Elliott Clarke and Giovanna Riccio. Come view the photography of Leah den Bok. Then, stay for a bevvy of readers including Clarke, […]
I am serving as a Judge for the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize. Today, this shortlist for the prize will be announced. Look for the announcement at the Griffin Poetry Prize Website.
April is National Poetry Month, so celebrate with us at 7pm on Thursday, April 25th, at Toronto's High Park Public Library (228 Roncesvalles Ave.) for a an evening of poetry readings hosted by local author Bernadette Gabay Dyer. Poets will include Patrick Connors, Daniel Maluka, Al Moritz, and Judith Penfold. Following the reading, works will […]
George Elliott Clarke and the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library present 5 Poets Breaking into Song (#12): The Fisher Sessions Join us on Thursday, May 23, 2024 from 6 to 8 pm, at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 120 St. George Street, Toronto, for an evening of poetry and song. Composers Juliet Palmer and […]
Tonight, the winner of the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize will be announced. I am pleased to have served as a Jury member for the 2024 award. Look for all the details on the Griffin Prize Website.
Mark your calendars! On Saturday, July 6, 2024, we celebrate the launch for 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 Content by Stephen […]
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 […]
Véhicule Press and Flying Books invite you to the launch of The Civilizing Discourse: Interviews with Canadian Poets, Edited by Evan Jones. The event will be hosted by Derek Webster, with special guest A.F. Moritz, who is one of the poets interviewed in Jones' book. The event takes place on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at […]
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 […]
SAVE THE DATE! 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: Flying Books
Mark your calendars for The Word on the Street.At 11:00 am, on Saturday, September 28, in Toronto's Queen's Park, Stage C, Vibrant Voices of Ontario, I will join Toronto Poet Laureate Lillian Allen and former fellow Poet Laureate George Elliot Clarke for Word on the Street 2024. Together, we will read poetry and discuss what […]
Please join me for the 21st Annual Poetry Weekend at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. Festivities begin on the Friday evening, October 4. Readings take place in Memorial Hall at 11am, 2pm, and 8pm on both Saturday, October 5, and Sunday October 6, 2024. If you wish to come, please place "Poetry Weekend" in […]
Please join me on at the Third Thursday Reading Series in Coburg, Ontario, on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 7:30pm. I will read from my new book, Great Silent Ballad, along with poets Felicity Sidnell Reid and Marion Fuessel. The evening's host will be Ted Amsden, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Coburg.The Third Thursday Reading Series […]
On Friday, October 18, 2024, at 7:00pm, I will be reading from and signing copies of my new book, Great Silent Ballad, at Hamilton's King W. Books. I am happy to join poet Brian Bartlett, who is launching his book, The Astonishing Room, with Frontenac this fall, and by John Terpstra, who will be giving […]
Join me on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at 2:00pm, at Ben McNally Books, where I will be reading from and signing copies of my new book, Great Silent Ballad, alongside Brian Bartlett, who will be introducing his latest collection, The Astonishing Room (Frontenac, 2024). Bartlett & MoritzOctober 20, 20242:00 pmBen McNally Books108 Queen Street EastToronto, […]
I will be pleased to read from my new book, Great Silent Ballad, at The Art Bar Poetry Series. Join me at 7pm on November 18, 2024, at the Free Times Cafe, 320 College Street for an evening of readings follwed by an open mic. I will read alongside Tammy Lai-Ming Ho and Bill Garvey […]
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 my newest collection, Great Silent Ballad, alongside fellow members and emeriti of the college who have published a book within the past […]
Celebrate the launch of John Reibetanz's newest book of poems, Everyday Light (Aelous, 2025). Reibetanz's newest collection features responses to Dutch painting of the seventeenth century. Several of Reibetanz's friends and fellow poets will fête the book by reading from its pages. Those poets include: A.F. Moritz, Maureen Scott Harris, Jeffery Donaldson, Maureen Hynes, and […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR AN UPDATED SCHEDULE. On Friday, April 4, 2025, at 7:00pm, I will take part in a multi-author event at Indigo, The Well, 486 Front Street West, Toronto. I will be reading from Great Silent Ballad. This will be a ticketed event. Details to follow!
Join me at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at the Ottawa Writers Festival for the Anansi Poetry Bash. I will be launching Great Silent Ballad alongside Clémence Dumas-Côté's The Seated Woman, Farah Ghafoor's Shadow Price, and Karen Solie's Wellwater. Wednesday, April 16, 20257:00 pmOttawa Writer's FestivalSt. John the Evangelist Anglican Church154 Somerset Street […]
Please join me at 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 17, 2025 for the Anansi Poetry Bash. This event is co-sponsored by Henderson Brewing Company and hosted at their tasting room, 128A Sterling Road, Toronto. This year's bash celebrates the launch of my book, Great Silent Ballad alongside the launches of The Seated Woman by Clémence […]
On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 7:00pm, I will take part in a poetry panel at Indigo, 55 Bloor Street West, Toronto. I will be reading with poets Taniya Gupta, Bianca Sparacino, and Lara Margaret Marjerrison.
On Sunday, May 18th, at 2:00pm, A.F. Moritz will be the featured reader for the Oakville Literary Cafe on Zoom, hosted and organized by Josie Andrews. His reading will be followed by a question and discussion period and an open mic. This is a free event. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2326977952 Meeting ID: 232 697 7952 Passcode: […]
All are invited to celebrate this year's Al & Eurithe Poetry Prize winner, A.F. Moritz, for his collection, Great Silent Ballad at 7:00pm on Thursday, May 22 at Type Books Junction, 2887 Dundas Street West, Toronto. Joined and fêted by poets Molly Peacock and Matthew Tierney, Moritz will read from and sign copies of his […]
Please join me for an evening of Poems on Art and Aritsts. I will read alongside fellow poets Susan Glickman and John Reibetanz on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at the Free Times Café, 320 College Street. Seating for the event begins at 7:00pm, and the readings begin promptly at 7:30. Admission is free and books […]
A.F. Moritz will be a featured reader at Poets@Artfest, part of ArtFest Kingston, a multi-day event of art, activities, poetry, food, and fun. Poets@Artfest, The Four-Day Poetry Festival-within-the-Festival, takes place between Saturday, June 28 and Tuesday, July 1, 2025 in Kingston's City Park (79 Barrie St, Near the intersection of Barrie and King) This will […]
On Friday, September 12, from 4:00-6:00 pm, Bruce Kauffman's weekly radio show, "Finding a Voice" on CFRC 101.9 FM will feature readings from this summer's "Poets at Artfest 2025" reading series at City Park in Kingston, Ontario. In the first hour, the show will feature poets Pat McLaughlin, Elizabeth Greene, Allan Briesmaster. The second hour […]
Come on out for a night of poetry and fun, as we celebrate the launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2026! Series editor Anita Lahey, along with several local poets featured in the anthology—Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi, Steve McOrmond, Emily Kedar, Richard Greene, Susan Glickman, Ronna Bloom, and Puneet Dutt—will be reading from their work at Queen Books. […]
Please join me at 7:00pm on Monday, December 8, 2025 at the Free Times Cafe (320 College) to celebrate the launch of Toronto Poet John Reibetanz's Found in Translation. Reading from its pages will be Reibetanz, himself, alongside friends and fellow poets Ellen Edmunds, Theresa Moritz, and myself. The evening's emcee will be Allan Briesmaster, […]