NEWS & EVENTS
November 9, 2011 - Plenary Speaker's Series, Victoria College, University of Toronto
Lecture on Jaime Sabines, "Speaking in Another's Skin", followed by reception
November 5, 2011 - St. John's Polish National Catholic Cathedral, Toronto
Reading with Goran Simic, Jasmine D'Costa, and Leo Paradela
November 2, 2011 - Dora Keogh's Traditional Irish Pub, Toronto
Official launch of "Love Poems", promoted by the General Consulate of Mexico
November 1, 2011 - The Art Bar Poetry Series, Toronto, Canada
Reading with Fraser Sutherland and Goran Simic
April 22, 2011 - Megatrend University, Belgrade, Serbia
5th SACS International Canadian Studies Conference
April 21, 2011 - EMBASSY OF CANADA TO SERBIA, Belgrade, Serbia
Reading (with Fraser Sutherland) hosted by Ambassador John Morrison
April 20, 2011 - UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE, Faculty of Philology, Belgrade, Serbia
Reading (with Fraser Sutherland) to authors, students, and general public
April 18, 2011 - UNIVERSITY OF NIS, Studentski Kulturni Centar, Nis, Serbia
Reading (with Fraser Sutherland) to students and faculty of Nis University
May 18, 2010 - The Art Bar Poetry Series, Toronto, Canada
Reading with Anna Swanson and Blaise Moritz
May 13, 2010 - SARAJEVO POETRY DAYS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, Gorazde, Bosnia
Reading with Sead Begovic (Croatia), Gradimir Gojer (Bosnia), Vera Horvat (Serbia),
Risto Jacev (Macedonia), Boris Kastel (Montenegro) and Arian Leka (Albania)
May 11, 2010 - SARAJEVO POETRY DAYS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, Sarajevo, Bosnia
Launch of Tetovirana Zemlja: Antologija kanadske poezije, an anthology of modern Canadian poetry, with Ken Babstock, Joe Blades, Goran Simic and Fraser Sutherland
May 11, 2010 - SARAJEVO POETRY DAYS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, Sarajevo, Bosnia
Poetry reading at opening ceremony of international festival featuring 125 authors,
(followed by short interview featured on Bosnian National TV later that evening)
March 24th, 2010 - LINARES INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL, Linares, Mexico
Reading with Canadian poets Kildare Dobbs, Stephen Henighan, Karen Shenfeld,
and Fraser Sutherland; and Irish poet, translator, and publisher Kieran Furey
April 15, 2009 - George Brown College, Showcase Speaker’s Series, Toronto
Poetry recital and talk on publishing with approx 100 students
June 1, 2009 - Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay Street, Toronto, Canada
Reading with Kildare Dobbs, Glen Downie, Kieran Furey, Goran Simic
June 13, 2009 - TORONTO SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR, Toronto Reference Library, Canada
Poetry reading featuring 17 Canadian authors and international guest Kieran Furey
January 1, 2009 - Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts, Toronto
Public reading featuring George Eliott Clarke and 50 other Canadian poets
December 10, 2008 - George Brown College, Showcase Speaker’s Series, Toronto
Poetry recital and talk with approx 150 students
October 25, 2008 - OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL, Canada
Launch of Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets & discussion with Zach Wells,
Stephen Brockwell, Mary Dalton, Geoffrey Cook and Joshua Trotter
May 9, 2008 - 10th Anniversary IV Lounge Reading Series, Toronto, Canada
Reading with nine other Toronto poets, short fiction authors, and novelists
July 3, 2007 - LOUGH REE ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS FESTIVAL, Co. Longford, Ireland
Irish book launch of Ceasefire in Purgatory with poet and publisher Kieran Furey
November 15, 2007 - WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, Detroit, United States
Reading with U.S. Chilean Consul/owner of Marick Press, Mariela Griffor
March 10, 2006 - IV Lounge Reading Series, Toronto
Reading with Goran Simic and Laura Lush
December 13, 2006 - Draft Reading Series, Literary Translators' Night, Toronto
Reading with Roger Greenwald, Beatriz Hausner, and Ewan White
September 4, 2006 - Lanesboro Public Library, Longford, Ireland
Irish launch of The Green Table, my second collection of poems
December 15, 2005 - UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Mississauga, Ontario
Reading and talk with creative writing students on publishing
July 14, 2004 - Exile Editions Pipeline Reading Series, Toronto
Launch of Weekly Diary: Poems in Prose & Adam and Eve
October 13, 2003 - Exile Editions Pipeline Reading Series, Toronto
Canadian book launch of my second poetry book, The Green Table
May 26, 1999 - The Art Bar Poetry Reading Series, Toronto
Reading with Heather Spears and Patricia Rivera
May 14, 1999 - St. Thomas Poetry Series, St Thomas’ Church, Toronto
with Richard Greene, GG-winning author of Boxing the Compass
March 25, 1999 - THE HAMILTON POETRY CENTRE, Hamilton, Ontario
Reading with local and regional poets
April 7, 1998 - UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, The Deans' Lounge, Mississauga
Reading and talk to students and faculty of the English department
September 5, 1998 - Brampton Irish Cultural Centre, Brampton, Ontario
Poetry reading from The Crossing
October 19, 1998 - YORK UNIVERSITY, Graduate Lounge, Toronto
Canadian launch of The Crossing, featuring Roddy Walcott
July 3, 1998 - Lanesboro Public Library, Longford, Ireland
Irish launch of my first poetry collection, The Crossing
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