UPCOMING EVENTS





September 2008: Release of Anything But Hank!, a verse story for children, co-written with Rachel Lebowitz and illustrated by Eric Orchard. Launch details to follow.

October 2008 (date TBA): Multi-author reading from Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets at the Ottawa International Writers Festival.



PAST EVENTS

June 2008, Winnipeg (Aqua Books): Launch of Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets, with George Amabile.
June 2008, Toronto (I.V. Lounge): Launch of Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets, with Jim Bartley, Walid Bitar, Colin Carberry, Evie Christie, Eric Cole, Pino Coluccio, David W. McFadden, Shane Neilson, Stuart Ross, Meaghan Strimas, Fraser Sutherland and Joshua Trotter.
April 2008, Vancouver (Our Town Cafe): Launch of Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets, with Crispin Elsted, Nancy Holmes, George McWhirter, Lyle Neff, Barbara Nickel and Anne Stone.
April 2008, Vancouver: Reading at the Red Dragon Pub, hosted by the Dylan Thomas Circle of Vancouver, with John Donlan and Rhea Tregebov.
March 2008, Victoria: Reading at the Pacific Festival of the Book, with Peter Richardson.
January 2008, Delta, BC: Classroom visits (4) at Seaquam High School.
November 2007, Hamilton: Reading at The Ceilidh House Pub, with Joe Girard and Jennifer McCartney.
November 2007, Moncton: Classroom visits (4) at Harrison Trimble High School.
November 2007, Fredericton: Reading at the UNB Poetry Weekend.
March 2007, Lasqueti Island: Reading with Rachel Lebowitz at the Lasqueti Arts Centre.
March 2007, Vancouver: Interview, CiTR Radio.
November 2006, Halifax: Classroom visit, Mt. St. Vincent University.
November 2006, Fredericton: UNB Poetry Weekend.
March 2006, Via Rail Train, Alberta: Reading in train dome car.
March 2006, Nanaimo: Classroom visit, Malaspina University College.
March 2006, Vancouver: Reading at the Vancouver Public Library (downtown branch).
March 2006, Prince George: Classroom visit, University of Northern British Columbia.
February 2006, Wells: Reading at Island Mountain Arts.
February 2006, Prince George: Classroom visit, University of Northern British Columbia.
February 2006, Edmonton: Reading at the Edmonton Public Library (downtown branch) with Ian Letourneau, Laurie MacFayden and Kerry Mulholland.
February 2006, Calgary: Reading at McNally Robinson's Booksellers, with Micheline Maylor.
February 2006, Saskatoon: Reading at McNally Robinson's Booksellers, with Jeanette Lynes.
February 2006, Winnipeg: Reading at McNally Robinson's Booksellers, with Lori Cayer.
February 2006, St. Catharine's: Reading at Grey Borders reading series.
February 2006, Windsor: Reading at Not Just Another Reading Series, with Goran Simic.
February 2006, Toronto: Reading at the I.V. Lounge reading series, with Damian Rogers and Chris Eaton.
February 2006, Peterborough: Reading at the Peterborough Arts Umbrella.
February 2006, Peterborough: Classroom visit to Peterborough Collegiate Institute.
February 2006, Toronto: Reading at the Art Bar reading series, with Gary Barwin and Richard Sanger.
February 2006, Hamilton: Reading at the Lit Live reading series, with Gary Barwin and Jennifer Lovegrove.
February 2006, Montreal: Classroom visits (2) at John Abbott College.
February 2006, Montreal: Reading at Zeke's Gallery, with Stephanie Bolster, Geoff Cook and Robyn Sarah.
January 2006, Ottawa: Reading at the Dusty Owl reading Series.
January 2006, Ottawa: Reading at Collected Works bookstore.
January 2006, Halifax: Launch of Ludicrous Parole, The Economy Shoe Shop.
January 2006, Halifax: Classroom visit, Mt. St. Vincent University.
November 2005, Fredericton: Reading at UNB Poetry Weekend.
September 2005, Halifax: Launch of In Fine Form: The Canadian Book of Form Poetry, Shoestring Reading Series, Economy Shoe Shop, with Brian Bartlett, Carole Langille and Sandy Shreve.
May 2005, Halifax: Classroom visit, Mt. St. Vincent University.
April 2005, Charlottetown: Urban Poetry Mass, Confederation Centre for the Arts, with Lesley Ann Bourne, David Helwig, Brent MacLaine and John Smith.
April 2005, Halifax: Launch of To Find Us: Words and Images of Halifax, Ginger's Tavern.
April 2005, Halifax: Halifax Public Library, reading with Brian Bartlett and Alice Burdick.
April 2005, Halifax: Halifax International Writer's Festival, Khyber Club.
March 2005, Fredericton: UNB Reading Series, with Dave Cameron.
March 2005, Halifax: CBC Poetry Face Off, Grawood Lounge. Broadcast on CBC Radio in April. Read article in Dalhousie Gazette.
November 2004, Halifax: Classroom visit, Mount St. Vincent University.
November 2004, Halifax: Launch of Brian Bartlett's Travels of the Watch, Economy Shoe Shop.
November 2004, Charlottetown: Launch of Unsettled, Baba's Lounge.
November 2004, Charlottetown: Interview and reading on CBC Radio's "Mainstreet."
November 2004, Halifax: Launch of Unsettled, Khyber Club.
November 2004, Toronto: I.V. Lounge, I.V. Lounge Reading Series.
November 2004, Toronto: The Fuse Room, Transient Orange Reading Series.
October 2004, Ste. Anne de Bellevue: Classroom visit, John Abbott College.
October 2004, Montréal: Interview and reading on CKUT's "The Morning After".
October 2004, Montréal: Launch of Unsettled, Zeke's Gallery.
October 2004, Fredericton: UNB, Alden Nowlan Literary Festival.
May 2004, Toronto: I.V. Lounge, I.V. Lounge Reading Series.
May 2004, Toronto: Victory Café, Art Bar Reading Series.
May 2004, Toronto: Interview and reading on CIUT's "Howl!"
March 2004, Charlottetown: Launch of Fool's Errand.
March 2004, Charlottetown: Interview and reading on CBC Radio's "Mainstreet."
March 2003, Montréal: Yellow Door Reading Series.
June 2002, Charlottetown: Grabbajabba, with John MacKenzie.
June 2002, Charlottetown: Eddie's Lunch, with John MacKenzie.
September, 2001, Toronto: Classroom visits (2) at Seneca College.
September, 2001, Toronto: Victory Café, Art Bar Reading Series.
July 2001, Lasqueti Island, BC: Lasqueti Arts Festival.
July 2001, Vancouver: Interview and reading on Co-Op Radio's "Wax Poetic."
July 2001, Vancouver: Café Montmartre, Thundering Word Heard Reading Series.
July 2001, Vancouver: Bukowski's, Tales of Ordinary Madness Reading Series.
March 2001, Montréal: Launch of Late Night Translations from the Esperanto.
March 2001, Montréal: Casa del Popolo, Wired-on-Words Reading Series.
March 2001, Montréal: Yellow Door Reading Series.
October 2000, Montréal: McKibbin's Pub/Concordia University.