Toronto Poet Laureate, A. F. (Al) Moritz initiates the “Lost Launches” series in association with the League of Canadian Poets and the Art Bar. I'm so happy to have the opportunity to participate in this series of events featuring poets who launched books during the pandemic. Check out this article by Toronto Star books editor, Deborah Dundas, where Ray Robertson, Catherine Graham, Joe Fiorito and I chat about what our hopes and wishes are for our new poetry books.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Ontario Culture Days teamed up with the League of Canadian Poets to feature three League members. Sani Wanna, Dwayne Morgan and I were asked about our own work, the future of poetry as a genre, as well as our reflections on the NPM 2022, theme of “Intimacy”. Since 1998, The League of Canadian Poets has been encouraging people to learn about and celebrate poets and poetry. Lesley Fletcher, Executive Director of The League of Canadian Poets, shares the history of the League and the inspiration behind National Poetry Month.

Feminist Caucus in Conversation: a chapbook and audio project from the League of Canadian Poets. In this project, listen to members of the LCP Feminist Caucus interview each other on topics including poetry (naturally), shared identities, the writing process, family, politics, and more. The League has assembled a chapbook featuring poems by the poets from the conversation series. The 2020 Feminist Caucus Living Archives Series chapbook was edited by Shazia Hafiz Ramji and was produced as a part of the LCP Chapbook Series.

An interview with poet and academic, Rayanne Haines on her fabulous new podcast - celebrating the voices and views of women identifying writers, publishers and agents in Canada as they tackle questions around social movements, cultural trends, feminism #CanLit and inclusion / representation in the literary world.

Chatting with iconic Ottawa poet, rob mclennan about my memories of the city for this wonderful blog series, posted by Chaudiere Books: Ottawa's most beloved publisher of poetry and fiction.

The Brockton Writer's Series in Toronto offered me a wonderful opportunity to share a bit about my passion for creating poetry collages. Check out the rest of their site for more unique local author features. (photo by Terri Quinn).

In this interview with the lovely folks at Inanna Publications, I chat about the process of switching genres and taking the leap into writing a novel.

From the jury: Andrea Thompson is a Canadian icon of spoken word and her submissions reflect her long and praiseworthy career… Chatting with the folks at the League upon receipt of their 2019 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award.

Chatting with award-winning author, novelist and poet, Lauren Carter about writing, process, animal documentaries, racialized character creation, Jane Austin and more...

An alumni profile where I chat with Open Book Toronto about my experiences in the University of Guelph's Creative Writing MFA program and what it was like to return to school after being a working artist for two decades.