A few days ago, I made the terrible, terrible discovery that my oldest blog (which I will not be linking to, you vultures), which I started when I was 18 or 19, is still online. It’s worse than you can possibly imagine. I am irritating as all hell and completely raw and feverish all the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Poetry
Open Book Toronto Writer-In-Residence
For the month of February 2013, I am the Writer-in-Residence over at Open Book Toronto! Almost every single day all month, I’ll be posting a new blog post, book review or meditation on writing and writing life. Come visit!
Heavy Metals
Holy crap, actual new poetry! Published originally on Joyland Poetry. * Metallica – Master of Puppets Some cultures used thorns. Others, needles or silver or bone. The suture could be made of silk, strips of an animal’s muscle, tendons, hemp thread. Ants might be coaxed to bite the edges of the wound, and once… Read more »
Trisha Low, on DOOM
On October 6th 2012, I read at the Segue Series in New York City. The incomparably brilliant Trisha Low invited me and introduced my reading and my work, and did an excellent job of it. She has kindly allowed me to publish the introduction that she prepared for my performance. * … Read more »
Closing The Gap: Reviewing Canadian Books Of Poetry Written By Women
Every once in a while, I take a very careful look at the by-lines and review content of some of my favourite literary publications. Sometimes I do so because I think I might have caught wind of a trend, in terms of coverage, and want to see if my theory pans out. Sometimes I just… Read more »