Councils and Committees

Member of the Coordinating Committee for the bp Nichol Chapbook Award, 2008 – present.
Member of the Art Bar Team for the Art Bar Poetry Series, 2008 – present.
 

Publishing History

Full-Length Collections
Ten Thousand Miles Between Us (poetry), Quattro Books, Toronto, October, 2009. 76 pp.

Chapbook Collections
Catching Dawn’s Breath (poetry), LyricalMyrical Press, Toronto, ON, 2008. 32 pp.
Leaning into the Mountain (poetry), Fooliar Press, Toronto, ON, 2006. 28 pp.
Everything is Still Burning (poetry), Latchkey Press, Toronto, ON, 2005. 44 pp.
Latchkey Soul (poetry), Sirens Press, Vancouver, BC, 1999. 40 pp.
Hostel Lives (poetry), Sirens Press, Vancouver, BC, 1999. 44 pp.

Anthologies
The Poetry of Travel, Rush Hour (poem), The Canadian Fed. of Poets (forthcoming).
Revelation, Blessing (poem), Toronto, ON, 2004.
Algonquin Round Table, My New House is Empty (poem), Toronto, ON, 2000.
The Open Window Anthology, Sucker (poem), Hidden Brook Press, Toronto, ON, 2000.

Magazines

Contemporary Verse,Night Driving(poem), Winnipeg, MB, forthcoming.
Prairie Journal, Dear Fibonacci, Sijo for September 17, Ghazal for September 3rd (poems) Calgary, AB, forthcoming.
Prism International, Note on a Fridge Door, Face (poems), Vancouver, BC, forthcoming.
Prairie Journal, No.53, Despite the Truth (poem), Calgary, AB, 2010.
The Carolina Review, Vol. 61, No.1, Comma (poem), Chapel Hill, USA, 2010.
Vallum Contemporary Poetry, Lethbridge (poem), Issue 6:2, Spring, Montreal, QC, 2009.
The Antigonish Review, Human Traffic (poem), Number 156, Winter, Antigonish, NS, 2009.
Tower Poetry Society,Vol. 57, No. 2, Morning Robin (poem), Hamilton, ON, 2009.
Arc Poetry Magazine, 60, Summer, Thirtysomething (poem), Ottawa, ON, 2008.
Contemporary Verse2, Vol. 30, Issue No. 4, Imminence (poem), Winnipeg, MB, 2008.
Magma Poetry, 39, Winter, Kidnapped (poem), London, United Kingdom, 2007.
Tower Poetry Society, Vol. 56 No. 1, Restaurant and Café (poem), Hamilton, ON, 2007.
Freefall, Vol. XVI No. 2, Namdaemun Sestina, As These Words Unravel (poems), Calgary, AB, 2006.
Prairie Journal, No. 47, On hearing the morning call to prayer (poem), Calgary, AB, 2006.
Prism International, Vol. 45 No.1, Nonetheless, Louis Riel (poems), Vancouver, BC, 2006.
Birmingham Poetry Review, No. 32, The Overnight Bus… (poem), Birmingham, AL, USA, 2006.
Unclalibrated, No. 8, Picasso’s Guitarist (poem), Jasper, AB, 2005.
Lichen, Vol. 7 No. 2, 8:00 AM, Just Imagine (poems), Whitby, ON, 2005.
Quills, Vol. 11 No. 11, For the Minimalists (poem), Vancouver, BC, 2005.
On Spec, #62, Vol. 17 No. 3, He is almost there (poem), Vancouver, BC, 2005.
The Antigonish Review, No. 141/142, To Bob Dylan (poem), Antigonish, NS, 2005.
Vallum, Vol. 3 No.1, Face (poem), Montreal, QC, 2005.
The Prairie Journal, No. 43, From the Young Poets to the Old (poem), Calgary, AB, 2004.
Tower Poetry Society, Vol.53 No.2, Lightning Storm (poem), Hamilton, ON, 2004.
Queen’s Quarterly Vol. 111, Charlottetown (poem), Kingston, ON, 2004.
Wascana Review of Contemporary Poetry and Short Fiction Vol. 38, No. 1, Theory (poem), Regina, SK, 2003.
Labour of Love, Vol. 20, Trace… (poem), Toronto, ON, 2003.
White Wall Review, Ed. 26, men like us (poem), Toronto, ON, 2002.
Labour of Love, Vol. 18, very soon (poem), Toronto, ON, 2002.
Challenger International, Namdaemun Sestina (poem), Quesnel, BC, 2001.
Event Magazine Vol. 30/1, Ornament (poem), Vancouver, BC, 2001.
Canadian Literature, Vol. 168, Justification For Not Paying Attention (poem), Vancouver, BC, 2001.
Rain City Review, Vol. 1, Dark Richard (poem), Vancouver, BC, 2000.
Spin, Vol. 36, show and tell, In an Edmonton Suburb (poems), Australia, 2000.
Canadian Dimension, Vol. 34, No. 6, Hostel Life (poem), Winnipeg, MB, 2000.
Descant, Vol. 107, Apocalypse, Nostalgia (poems), Toronto, ON, 2000.
Labour of Love, Vol. 16, To the Perfectionist (poem), Toronto, ON, 2000.
Kairos Vol. 11, Donut Shop 3: Feast (poem), Hamilton, ON, 1999.
Intangible, Vol. 2, A Night Out (poem), Toronto, ON, 1999.
TickleAce, No. 36, Memorial (poem), St. John’s, NL, 1999.
Textshop, No 7, Sucker (poem), Regina, SK, 1999.
Green’s Magazine, Vol. XXVII, Number 3, Dementia (poem), 1999.
Grammateion XXIII, Donut Shop, High (poems), Toronto, ON, 1998.
Acta-Victoriana, Vol.153, No.1, Dante’s Cafe (poem), Toronto, ON, 1998.
Jones Av., Vol. I/2, Resting, Surface (poems), Toronto, ON, 1998

Online

Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, Angels (poem), (forthcoming), www.asiancha.com
Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, Rite of Passage (poem), August, 2008, www.asiancha.com/
BlogTO (profile), 2006. www.blogto.com
Good Reports, Louis Riel (poem) 2006. www.goodreports.net/anthology/anthology3.htm
Poemsilike, To the Perfectionist (poem), 2006. www.poemsilike.livejournal.com/
TothWorld #39, After the Nuyorican, as these words unravel, To the Editor, I Know (poetry podcast), 2006. www.tothnews.libsyn.com
AshVegas (commentary/poem), 2005. www.ashvegas.squarespace.com
Scars.tv, at a red light, it’s Christmas eve, left-handed poet (poems), 2002. www.scars.tv
paperplates, Vol.4, No. 2, oyster (poem), 2000. www.paperplates.org

Editing
Looking Back Looking Forward (Anthology), LyricalMyrical Press, Toronto, ON, 2005. Editor.
Latchkey.net (Ezine), Toronto, ON, 2002-2007. Editor-in-chief.

Publishing History: Essays and Articles
Toro Magazine, April 10th, 2009, Quirks from My Father (essay), Toronto. http://www.toromagazine.com/?q=node/1551.

Toro Magazine, March 5th, 2009, Get Real First (essay), Toronto. http://www.toromagazine.com/?q=node/1383.

Toro Magazine, February 9th, 2009, Getting High on Hypocrisy (essay), Toronto. http://toromagazine.com/?q=node/1276.
 

Performance History

Ontario (Selected 2005-2010)
Tea and Cookies Salon, Toronto, 2010.
The Artword Artbar, Hamilton, 2010.
Society of the Spoken Word, Barrie, 2010.
Coffeehouse Cabaret @ TKO’s, Toronto, 2010.
Rochdale Rhymes and Readings, Toronto, 2010.
Hot-Sauced Words, Toronto, 2010.
Sundays at The Windmill, Toronto, 2010.
Strong Words, Toronto, 2010.
Plasticine Poetry Series, Toronto, 2009.
livewords, Toronto, 2009.
Art bar Poetry Series, Audience Appreciation Night, Toronto, 2009.
Pivot Readings at the Press Club, Toronto, 2009.
Fascination Street, Toronto, 2008.
Coffee and Company, Kingston, 2008.
The Oral Stage, Patty’s Playhouse, Toronto, 2008.
Tower Power Society, Whitehern Historic House & Garden, Hamilton, 2007.
IV Lounge Reading Series, The IV Lounge, Toronto, 2007.
LitLive, The Sky Dragon Centre, Hamilton, 2005, 2007.
Diamond Cherry Reading Series, Renaissance Café, Toronto, 2007.
Poetic Justice, Koffeehaus Konditor, Toronto, 2007.
Cryptic Chatter, The Renaissance Café, Toronto, 2004, 2006, 2008.
Fooliar Book Launch, Labyrinth Lounge, Toronto, 2006.
Green Fire Poetry Reading, Stouffville, 2006.
Saving the Planet, The Opera House, Orillia, 2006.
LyricalMyrical Book Launch, The Drake Hotel, 2006.
Art bar Reading Series, The Victory Café, Toronto, 2004, 2006, 2008.
Cooked and Eaten, Gordon Best Theatre, Peterborough, 2006.
Red School House Poetry Primer, Camden East, 2005.
Chat Noir Books, New Liskeard, 2005.
Lichen Journal Launch, Whitby Public Library, 2005.
Angels and Devils, The Phog Lounge, Windsor, 2005.

Outside Ontario/International (Selected 2000-2010)
Perfect Sense Reading Series, The Cornelia Street Cafe, New York City, 2010.
The Bookworm Reading Series, The Bookworm, Beijing, China, 2007.
McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg, MB, 2005.
The Rasp and the Wine, Remedy Cafe, Edmonton, AB, 2005.
North Battleford Public Library, North Battleford, AB. 2005.
Jasper Artists Guild, The Old Fire Hall, Jasper, AB, 2005.
The World Poetry Cafe, Vancouver, BC, 2005.
The Calgary Blow-out, McNally Robinson Booksellers, AB, 2005.
Sarah’s Place, Medicine Hat, AB, 2005.
MOST VOCAL Poets Society of Lethbridge, Round St Café, Lethbridge, AB, 2005.
Ship’s Inn, St., John’s, NL, 2002.
Shoe String Reading Series, Economy Shoe Shop Café & Bar, Halifax, NS, 2002.
Seoul Artists Network, Seoul, Korea, 2000, 2001.
Chapters Bookstore, Vancouver, BC, 2000.
Word On the Street, Vancouver, BC, 2000.

Radio (Selected)
Howl, CIUT (89.5 FM), Toronto, ON, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2009.
The World Poetry Show, Co-op Radio (102.7 FM), BC, Vancouver, 2005.
Wax Poetic, Co-op Radio (102.7 FM), Vancouver, BC, 1999, 2005.
The Lisa Tolliver Show, VWOX (1460 AM), New York City, NY, 2005, 2006.
Between The Covers, CBC (99.1 FM), Toronto, ON, August, 2004.
The Poetry Show, CKDU (97.5 FM), Halifax, NS, August, 2002.
The Drive-BY Suicide Transmission Drop, CKDU (97.5 FM) Halifax, NS, August, 2002.
 

Commissions and Awards

Summer Dream Poetry Contest 3rd place (Pandora’s Collective), Weeknights (poem), Canada, 2006.
Poetry Plus (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Yonge Line, Southbound (poem), Canada, 2004.

Grants
Writers Reserve Grant, Sponsor: Arc Poetry Magazine, Canada, 2010.