A poetry thing happened to me! Several of my poems have been shortlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize. I always follow this prize closely, so it was a thrill even to be included in the longlist. When I found out about the shortlist, I was so giddy I couldn't stop dancing around the kitchen while … Continue reading CBC Poetry Prize shortlist

I was thrilled recently to find out that one of my poems was shortlisted for the Arc Poem of the Year contest. It's an odd little poem that I wrote in Flatrock, NL, this past summer, when I was just visiting Newfoundland on a writing grant and hadn't yet upended my entire life and moved … Continue reading Arc Poem of the Year shortlist

Il me fait vraiment plaisir d'annoncer que je vais participer au 27ème Festival International de la Poésie a Trois Rivières! This coming October, I've been invited to Trois Rivières for one of the world's largest international poetry festivals. I am thrilled beyond belief, and curious to find out how much French I actually still understand. … Continue reading Festival International de la Poésie!

Apparently, today is Butch Appreciation Day. Since I'm home sick, and unlikely to be appreciating anyone in person, I'd like to send out a butch appreciation poem to the world in the hopes that it makes someone out there smile. All you fine, fabulous, fierce butches - consider yourself appreciated. I'm so very very glad … Continue reading August 18th is Butch Appreciation Day

The last time I had my picture in the Vancouver Sun, I was about seven years old and my entire elementary school posed on the front steps of the school for a "last day of school" feature. Wish I could find that one, but as a close second here's today's article in the Sun...

"Ideas not Money:" That's the thought behind this award for the best of the small presses. That doesn't narrow it down that much for poetry in Canada, but it also reminds us how much weight the small presses carry in keeping Canadian poetry alive. The prize is a handcrafted ring with four moveable rings, each … Continue reading ReLit longlist

I'm the featured poet today on Todd Swift's UK poetry blog, Eyewear. Check it out!

(File under: Life! Is! Exciting! Am overusing exclamation marks!) When I found out that The Nights Also had won the Gerald Lampert Award, I screamed and hyperventilated a little. I dragged my houseguest out of the shower to make her read the letter. Then I oscillated between a ridiculous childlike bicycle-parade kind of excitement, and … Continue reading Gerald Lampert Award for The Nights Also!

Apparently I've won a Lambda! What an incredible honour to be listed with all these amazing folks. Wow. Just being nominated was such a thrill. And, as it turns out, it was a big night for Canadian queer writers. Big congratulations to everyone! And a huge appreciation to the Lambda Literary Foundation for the incredible … Continue reading Lambda award!

The Lambda Literary Foundation is doing poetry spotlight for all the nominated poets. Today they're featuring a poem of mine, When Women Were Clouds. Check out the other nominees as well.