Tomorrow! I'd love to see you there for what should be a really special evening.

Tonight! Tickets are free and can be reserved at the link.

Enjoy a peek into poet Pamela Porter's mystical worldview in her conversation with Rob Taylor. 📚 The author of Between the Bell Struck and the Silence talks about death as transition not end, birding, and writing as an act of faith. Caitlin Press buff.ly/mPUXtgY

The seventh, and final, interview in my 2025 #BCPoetry interview series with Read Local BC is here! I spoke with Cecily Nicholson about her just-released Talonbooks collection, Crowd Source. I hope you enjoy it: readlocalbc.ca/2025/04/30/wor…

Stay tuned next week for our wrap-up post, in which this year's featured poets share the love with other BC poets they admire!

Hey look! It's me! And so many friends and soon-to-be-friends. I encourage you to give all the poems a read, and vote for the Readers' Choice Award by May 15th. Free plums to anyone who votes for me at least three times. arcpoetry.ca/editorials/202…

Well, this is really nice. Weather is now shortlisted for the Raymond Souster Prize and, best of all, received this lovely comment from the jury. And this shortlist! Manahil! Chimwemwe! Jane! And Zehra and Shō, who I hope to get to know better soon. poets.ca/shortlist2025/

The Spring 2025 issue of Arc Poetry Magazine is here, featuring my interview with Ali Blythe about his recent Goose Lane Editions collection, Stedfast. Go grab a copy! arcpoetry.ca/editorials/mag…

I'm reading with the Poet Laureate herself, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, next week at Lunch Poems. Will she let me kiss the royal ring? Will she name me a vassal, with my own poetry fiefdom? Reserve your free tickets at the Eventbrite link below to find out: eventbrite.ca/e/lunch-poems-…

Thank you to League of Canadian Poets for featuring my poem "Waking to an Empty House," from Weather, in their "Poetry Pause" series: poets.ca/waking-to-an-e…

Tonight! I'll be speaking with Kate Braid about her new Caitlin Press memoir, The Erotics of Cutting Grass. 6:30 pm at Upstart & Crow on Granville Island. I'd love to see you there! upstartandcrow.com/event/the-erot…

Tomorrow! I'd love to see you there!

My #BCPoetry interview series with Read Local BC has come to an end for another year. As usual, in the final post this year's authors get a chance to pay tribute to a BC poet who inspired them. There's lots of love here and I hope you give it a read: readlocalbc.ca/2025/05/23/can…

Join us on July 23rd for a celebration of the 2024 Fred Cogswell Award. Featuring readings by winner Dominique Bernier-Cormier and first runner-up andrea bennett. I'll also share a poem each from the other eight finalists. Hosted by Alan Hill. I'd love to see you there!

Tonight!

The poetry event of the summer is going down tomorrow! 3 pm in Woodland Park, Vancouver. Featuring: Kayla Czaga, Brandi Bird, Dina Del Bucchia, Megan Fennya Jones and Jane Shi. Free and open to all! facebook.com/share/1RdKQWXr…