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Marigold
Music by James Rolfe. Words by A.F. Moritz. Vocals by Alex Samaras. Piano by Lara Dodds-Eden. Video by Juliet Palmer. From the album, Wound Turned to Light , Redshift Records TK540, available on Bandcamp. Song, 2022. Video, 2024.
ALL VIDEOS
The Wren
April 9, 2026
A.F. Moritz reads the title poem of his book, The Wren, at the official launch, hosted by House of Anansi Press, at Flying Books in Toronto.
What I Am Doing
April 4, 2026
Bookseller, Poet, and Musician Jenny Berkel reads “What I am Doing” from The Wren in advance of a launch event at Little Wren Books in London, Ontario.
Poets Emeriti
July 2024
Moritz is among three former poet laureates of Toronto to read at the Canadian Bengali Literary Festival. [Begins at ~ 20 minute mark.]
5 Poets Breaking into Song
May 2024
Moritz reads at the Fisher Library, followed by a performace of “Marigold” featuring Alex Samaris vocals.
“Some Trees Come To Me”
Spring 2024
A Song by Anna Yin, Featuring lyrics both from Anna Yin’s Breaking into Blossom and A.F. Moritz’s Great Silent Ballad
“Marigold” on Vimeo
January 2024
Music: James Rolfe, Words: A.F. Moritz, Vocals: Alex Samaras, Piano: Lara Dodds-Eden, Video: Juliet Palmer, Album: Wound Turned to Light , Redshift Records TK540, on Bandcamp
Gord’s Poetry Show
July 2023
In his garden, Gord reads from the work of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Mary Oliver, and A.F. Moritz. Readings from As Far As You Know begin at ~ 24 minute mark.
The Tough Romance, ICCO
October 2023
A.F. Moritz participates in a Commemoration for Six Italo-Canadian Poets on October 19, 2023.
A Celebration of Luciano Iacobelli
November 2022
Moritz is among the first of 22 poets to read from the work of the late Luciano Iacobell on
November 21, 2022.
5 Poets Breaking into Song, VII
November 2022
Moritz reads from The Garden. And James Rolfe performs his setting of “Marigolds.” Accomp Juliet Palmer.
November 19, 2022.
Emma Goldman Symposium
October 2022
A.F. Moritz reads “Inheriting Your Life,” homage to Emma Goldman, at Toronto’s Emma Goldman Symposium, October 15, 2022.
Goldman Symposium, Full
October 2022
Full talk, poem, questions from A Symposium for Emma Goldman, 82 Years After Her Death in Toronto. A.F. Moritz introduced by historian Franca Iacovetta.
Poetry at the Art Table
September 2022
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. Poets A.F. Moritz and George Elliott Clarke read and discuss their work.
Don Domanski: A Celebration
September 2022
Moritz reads at a memorial for Poet Don Domanski. [Beginning at ~34 minute mark.]
5 Poets Breaking into Song, VI
September 2022
Moritz is a featured reader and James Rolfe performs his setting of Moritz’s poem, “Coda: The Blues,”September 23, 2022 for the Sixth Edition of Five Poets Breaking into Song.
Open Cut
July 2022
At a multidisciplinary artists’ book event, From Leaf Love to Open Cut, by Someone Editions, poet A.F. Moritz introduces fellow poet Luciano Iacobelli.
Marigolds
May 2022
James Rolfe performs his setting of “Marigolds,” poetry by A.F. Moritz from his book, The Garden. Recorded, 23 May 2022.
Bengali Celebration
February 2022
A.F. Moritz helps to introduce the Begali Martyrs and International Mother Tongue Days.
Word on the Street
September 2021
Celebrating the 2021 Trillum Book Award Finalists, September 25, 2021.
Vallum Poem of the Week
June 2021
Hear A.F. Moritz read “House” as Vallum Magazine’s Poem of the Week for June 21, 2021.
Gordon Hill Spring Launch
Spring 2021
Including Moritz’s The Garden, & Principe’s Stars Need Counting.
“Exactly Here the Marvel Spoke”
March 2021
Poet Laureate A.F. Moritz reads at a virtual Toronto City Council meeting on March 10, 2021.
Here is Elsewhere
February 2021
A.F. Moritz and Luciano Iacobelli discuss and read the poetry of Ludwig Zeller.
U.S. Election Haiku
November 2020
A selection of haiku on the occasion of the U.S. election written by Star readers read by A.F. Moritz as featured in The Toronto Star.
WCC Launch
October 2020
Authors from the Writers Collective of Canada celebrate the launch of two new anthologies at the Toronto International Festival of Authors. Hosted by Toronto’s sixth Poet Laureate A.F. Moritz and WCC Founder Susan Turk.
As Far as You Know
October 2020
Poet David O’Meara in conversation with Griffin Prize Winner and Toronto Poet Laureate A.F. Moritz.
Where I’m From
October 2020
Toronto Writers Collective members share their Stories at Union Station.
TWC Invitation
October 2020
A.F. Moritz invites you to a Toronto Writers Collective reading.
Word on the Street
September 2020
Moritz reads for the September 27, 2020 Panel, “Poets on the Tangibility of Today,” at Toronto’s Word on the Street.
Word on the Street
September 2020
Moritz hosts “Joyous or Sorrowful, 3 Poets Today,” a Panel for Toronto’s Word on the Street held on September 26, 2020.
Thin Air
September 2020
Moritz reads for the annual Winnipeg International Writers Festival, 2020.
Poetry In Translation, East Meets West V
Fall 2020
Poetry in Translation, East Meets West presents this zoom video of their Final Group Session in a months-long series.
Poetry In Translation, East Meets West IIB
Summer 2020
The Breakout Session from Moritz’s discussion with Anna Yin, with questions from the audience.
Poetry In Translation, East Meets West II
Summer 2020
In an intensive one-on-one, Toronto’s Poet Laureate, A.F. Moritz and fellow poet Anna Yin discuss Poetry in Translation.
Podcast, Poetry, Song, and Humanism
Summer 2020
Poet Laureate A.F. Moritz takes part in an extended interview for the new “Different Boat Same Storm” podcast.
“A Song of Excellence”
May 2020
Moritz reads the poem “A Song of Excellence,” composed for the 2020 Walk with Excellence, gone virtual in 2020.
CBC Q
May 2020
CBC Q Facebook presents Toronto’s Poet Laureate reading his poem, “Thoughts in Time of Plague.”
Kirby reads “Names of Birds”
May 2020
Toronto poet and cultural fire-starter Kirby reads Moritz’s poem “Names of Birds” for his bedtime poetry social media series.
Anansi Bash: “A Throw of the Dice”
Spring 2020
Toronto’s Poet Laureate reads “A Throw of the Dice,” from his new collection As Far As You Know from Anansi Press.
“Thoughts in Time of Plague”
Spring 2020
Toronto’s Poet Laureate reads his poem, “Thoughts in Time of Plague,” published in the Toronto Star on April 1, 2020.
Arts & Letters Club
October 2019
Josh Welsh reports from the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto for their weekly Monday Club Night program and speaks to Canadian authors Michael Redhill and Al Moritz.
“Walk with Excellence”
Spring 2019
Poet Laureate Moritz reads “Walk With Excellence,” lauding the achievements of High School Students and Teachers.
Toronto’s Poet Laureate
March 2019
A. F. Moritz reads his poem, “By St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church” to Toronto City Council to celebrate the beginning of National Poetry Month and to mark his selection as Toronto’s Next Poet Laureate on March 28, 2019.
Moritz Appears on CP24
March 2019
Prior to his official signing-in, A.F. Moritz discusses his selection as Toronto’s Sixth Poet Laureate with the news team at CP24 on March 10m, 2019.
BengaliLiterary Resource Centre
August 2018
Meeting with students from the Bengali Learning Resource Centre, poet A.F. Moritz reads from his work and discusses poetry with the student attendees.
The Jeweller’s Eye
August 2016
With a Jeweller’s Eye, Jeffery Donaldson offers a close reading of Moritz’s, “The Book to Come,” from The New Measures.
Tree Reading Series
September 2015
A.F. Moritz appears as the featured reader at the Tree Reading Series on September 8, 2015.
Debut Prize Presents
October 2012
Rising Russian and Key Canadian Poets, Featuring Ksenia Marennikova, Kirill Korchagin, Beatriz Hausner and Paul Vermeersch. Moderated by Christopher J. Barnes and A.F. Moritz. Hart House.
Misunderstandings
July 2011
Al Moritz reads at the launch of Misunderstandings Magazine in the summer of 2011.
How Pedestrian
Fall 2011
How Pedestrian asks a passerby to read A.F. Moritz’s poem, “Addiction,” from Early Poems.
Griffin Poetry Prize
June 2009
Moritz reads “Thou Poem” from his book, The Sentinel, winner of the 2009 Griffin Poetry Prize.
Rest on the Flight into Egypt
1999
A.F. Moritz reads poems from Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Brick Books, 1999.
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