Publishing History
Full-Length Collections
Casting Out (poetry), Guernica Editions, Toronto,, forthcoming: April, 2023.
Brace Yourselves (poetry), Quattro Books, Toronto, February, 2018, 95 pp.
Every Night of Our Lives (poetry), Guernica Editions, Toronto, September, 2016, 83 pp.
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
Visiting Bob: Poems Inspired by the Life and Work of Bob Dylan, To Bob, 2018.
Where the Nights Are Twice as Long, I Think You Should Know, 2015.
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.
Literary Journals
Prism International, Hydra Vulgaris, The Freshwater Polyp (poem), 62.2, March 2024.
Prairie Fire, In the Network of Your Brain: The Ferris Wheel (poem), forthcoming.
The Fiddlehead, The Anaesthetist Prepares You for Laparoscopic
Hernia Repair, Happy Hypoxia (poems), No 299, Spring 2024.
Bangalore Review, Mile 3339 (poem), April, 2023.
Apricity, Affirmations on Sleep (poem), forthcoming.
Canadian Literature, We don’t know how we got our eyes (poem), No 255 (2023).
Canadian Literature, HUMANS RUN OUTSIDE TO WATCH THE SHOW (poem), No 250 (2023).
Carousel, Anosognosia, Melanocyte is not a Mineral (poems), 49 (Winter 2022).
Grain, The Evolution of the Human Skull (poem), Vol 50.1 Fall 2022.
Malahat Review, If You Pluck a Babylonian Kid (poem), No. 217 Winter 2021.
Prairie Fire, Not Until It Does, Let Me Tell You Something (poems),Volume 43, No. 2, 2022.
Ephimiliar, Ever After (poem), https://ephimiliar.com/magazine/ , April 2021.
Prairie Fire, Oh My People (poem), Vol. 41, No.3, Whole No. 172, October, 2020.
The Antigonish Review, Flow (poem), Volume 49, Numbers 197-98, Spring/Summer 2019.
Carousel, A Car Crashes Into The Gas Station Behind Us, Lost in the Woods (poems), No. 42, Winter, 2019.
The Antigonish Review, We Come and Go All the, Let’s Just (poems), Issue 196, 2018.
Matador Review, Elision (poem), Summer, 2017.
Grain, So it Goes Further Into Deepest Darkness (poem), Vol 44.4, Summer, 2017.
The Windsor Review, Second String, Breakdown, A Pornstar Beckons (poem), Vol 51 No 2 (2018).
Canlit, Mon-Fri (poem), 234, Autumn, 2018.
The Antigonish Review, Death Sentences (poem), No. 271, Spring, 2017.
The Antigonish Review, On the Q, Years Later (poems), Vol 48, Issue 189, 2017.
Prairie Fire, This is Unacceptable, We Are This Now (poems), Vol 38, No. 1, 2017.
The Antigonish Review, How Long Till You Become a God? (poem), Vol 45, Issue 185, 2016.
Queen’s Quarterly, Genesis 1:14 (poem), Winter, 2016.
Event,My Second Heart, The Old Hag (poems) 45:3, 2017.
Vallum, There’s No Peace at My Campfire, Last Scene (poems), 13:2, Montreal, QC, 2016.
Arc Poetry, Lie in the Grass (poem) 80, Summer, Toronto, ON, 2016.
The Antigonish Review, Tinnitus (poem) No 185, Antigonish, NS, 2016.
Contemporary Verse 2, Dad (poem) Vol.38, No.4, Spring, Toronto, 2016.
Existere, Ours is the Neighbourhood (poem), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Toronto, ON, 2016.
JuxtaProse Literary Magazine, Buddhists (poem), Vol. 2, June/July, Idaho, US, 2015.
Contemporary Verse 2, Every Night of Our Lives,If Not Cruelly (poem), Vol 37 No 4, Winnipeg, MB, 2015.
Prism International, de facto (poem), 53.2, Vancouver, BC, 2015.
Queen’s Quarterly, Little Ava Cries in Her Arms (poem), Kingston, ON, Vol 122 No 2, 2015.
Grain, At 31 Years Old, At 38 Years Old (poems), Vol 41.1, Saskatoon, Sask, 2014.
The Fiddlehead, Vincent, Duty, Liberated: Dreams for My Father, (poems), No. 261, Fredericton, NB, 2014.
Prairie Fire, Curse, Note to My Daughter 2, Antisocial, (poems),Vol. 35, No. 4, Winnipeg, MB, 2014.
Antigonish Review, Notes to My Daughter 1, No. 179, Antigonish, NS, 2014.
Vallum Contemporary Poetry, Shoplift, (poem), 10:2, Montreal, QC, 2013.
Contemporary Verse 2, Beijing Time, Spaghetti Western, (poems), Spring, Winnipeg, MB, 2013.
The Prairie Journal, Bones on a Road, (poem), Issue Number 58, Calgary, AB, 2012.
The Malahat Review, The Visible World, (poem), 182 Spring, Victoria, BC, 2013.
Descant, Natural Selection, Those That Cannot Do (Poems), Vol 45, No 4, Toronto, ON, 2013.
The Fiddlehead, Lucid (poem), no.252 (Summer), Fredericton, NB, 2012.
Queen’s Quarterly, Restless (poem), 119/2 (Summer), Kingston, ON, 2012.
Antigonish Review, Kick, Mercy Killing (poems), #170 (Summer), Antigonish, NS, 2012.
Existere, Vol. 30, No. 2, Pressure (poem), Toronto, ON, 2011.
Contemporary Verse 2, Vol. 33 No. 4, Night Driving (poem), Winnipeg, MB, 2011.
Prairie Journal, No. 55, Dear Fibonacci, Sijo for September 17, Ghazal for September 3rd (poems) Calgary, 2011.
Prism International, Vol. 49, No. 1, Note on a Fridge Door, Face (poems), Vancouver, BC, Fall 2010.
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
Duane’s PoeTree, Park At Your Own Risk, The Book of Tiny Revelations, Testosterone, (poems), 2018, https://duanespoetree.blogspot.com/
Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, Angels (poem), February, 2010, 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.
Councils and Committees
Member of the Coordinating Committee for the bp Nichol Chapbook Award, 2008 – 2009.
Member of the Art Bar Team for the Art Bar Poetry Series, 2008 – 2014.
Grants and Programs
Please email me for more information at roccodg@gmail.com
Commissions and Awards
2010 ReLit Awards, longlisted for Ten thousand Miles Between Us.
Summer Dream Poetry Contest, 3rd place (Pandora’s Collective), “Any Given City” (poem), Canada, 2006.
Poetry Plus, (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), “Yonge Line”, “Southbound” (poem), Canada, 2004.