Poetry Theory and Practice
Interviews in Print
Evan Jones, “A.F. Moritz: In Which The Journey Is A Dream” The Civilizing Discourse: Interviews with Canadian Poets, Vehicule Press, 2024, pp. 135-150.
Sachi Nag, “Al Moritz,” Craft Interview, The Artisanal Writer, December 1, 2021. [website] | [pdf]
Lauren Peat, “Interview – A.F. Moritz,” Volume Poetry IV, February 15, 2021. [website] | [pdf]
Steven W. Beattie, “A.F. Moritz on being poet laureate, his new chapbook, and ‘the glory and the tragedy of being human,'” Quill & Quire, April 25, 2019. [website] | [pdf]
James Lindsay, “A Poem Discloses Something: An Interview with A. F. Moritz,” Open Book. May 25, 2018 [website] | [pdf]
Evan Jones. “A. F. Moritz Interviewed by Evan Jones.” CNQ Online. January 13, 2017 [webstite] | [pdf]
James Wood, Transcript of the full interview behind the Prism article, directly below. Sequence: An Extended Interview [webpage] | [pdf]
James Wood, “‘In poetry, what is learned is of the blood,’ An interview with award-winning poet A.F. Moritz,” PRISM Online. April 11, 2016 [website] | [pdf]
Grace O’Connell, “Poetry Month Special: Talking with Anansi Poets A. F. Moritz, Erin Mourê, and Karen Solie. Open Book Toronto Online, April 15, 2015. [website link has expired] | [pdf]
CBC Canada Writes, “CBC Magic 8: A. F. Moritz on the ‘Illiterature’ of Poetry,” CBC Books Online, April 3, 2015 [website link has expired] | [pdf]
Samantha Ainsworth, “Connectivity of Humanity Through Language: Samantha Ainsworth in Conversation with A. F. Moritz,” Malahat Review Online, 2014 [website] | [pdf]
Sue Sinclair, “Moritz on Beauty,” Lemonhound. April 9, 2013 [website] | [pdf]
Damian Rogers, “A. F. Moritz, Bio and Micro-Interview,” Poetry In Voice [website] | [pdf]
Marc Vincenz. “Not Just Contemplating a Rock. An Interview with A. F. Moritz,” Open Letters Monthly. October 1, 2009 [website] | [pdf
Podcast
POET LAUREATE PRESSERS
NEWS OUTLETS
George Elliot Clarke, “Anecdotes about Luciano Iacobelli,” ACCENTi, The Magazine with an Italian Accent, November 22, 2022. [website] | [pdf]
Deborah Dundas, “Toronto Poet Laureate A.F. Moritz Finds a Place to Celebrate Local Writer and Hold the Book Launches They Almost Lost,” The Star, March 28, 2022 [website] | [pdf]
Kathy Flaxman, “Dead Poets Come Alive at the Art Bar Poetry Series’ Event at Clinton’s,” The Star, February 20, 2022 [website] | [pdf]
Michael Enright, “Books for Solace, Perspective, and Connection during Self-Isolation,” CBC Radio, March 23, 2020. [website] | [pdf]
Michael Enright, “Poet A.F. Moritz on the Under-appreciation of Sparrows, Poetry’s Uselessness, and More,” CBC Radio, December 19, 2019. [website] | [pdf]
Deborah Dundas, “Thoughts in Time of Plague” and “Poetry of a Pandemic: Toronto’s Poet Laureate Explains How He Approached Writing About Covid-19 Crisis,” The Star, April 1, 2020. [website] | [pdf]
Brendan Kennedy, “Redpath Sugar asked Toronto’s Poet Laureate to write a poem for its anniversary, but he refused to sugar-coat it,” The Star, May 23, 2019. [website] | [pdf]
Steven W. Beattie, “A.F. Moritz on being poet laureate, his new chapbook, and ‘the glory and the tragedy of being human,'” Quill & Quire, April 25, 2019. [website] | [pdf]
A.F. Moritz, “Read Toronto Poet Laureate Al Moritz’s Poem Commemorating Van Attack Tragedy,” The Star, April 23, 2019. [website] | [pdf]
City of Toronto: Press Release: Poet Laureate [pdf]
City of Toronto: The Role of Toronto’s Poet Laureate [website] [pdf]
Edward Keenan, “Toronto’s new poet laureate A. F. Moritz gets what life is like here,” The Star, March 6, 2019 [website] | [pdf]
Steven W. Beattie, “A. F. Moritz Named Toronto’s Sixth Poet Laureate,” Quill and Quire, March 6, 2019 [website] | [pdf]
Johshua Freeman, “Al Moritz Named Next Poet Laureate,” CP24 dot com, March 6, 2019 [website] | [pdf]
David Rider, “New Poet Laureate, A. F. Moritz, calls Toronto an ‘outstanding little city-state,” The Star, March 6, 2019 [website] | [pdf]
RADIO
CBC THE SUNDAY EDITION with Michael Enright
Books for Solace, Perspective, and Connection During Self-Isolation
March 22, 2020
CBC THE SUNDAY EDITION with Michael Enright
At the Outset of Winter, a Poet for All Seasons
December 19, 2019
CBC AS IT HAPPENS with Carol Off and Jeff Douglas
“The Current of the Sugar” a segment from the “Northern Plights” Episode
May 24, 2019
CBC METRO MORNING
with Matt Galloway
Introducing Toronto’s New Poet Laureate
March 8, 2019