From 2000 to 2008, I lived in 8 different places. Here’s where I went- 1. From 2000-2001- I went to journalism school in Montreal. This was my first time away and I loved it. I fell in love with Montreal the way you fall in love with a person. I was an adventurer. I only […]
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Hunter S. Thompson’s job letter to the Vancouver Sun
My friend Melissa sent me the following, which is a letter that writer Hunter S. Thompson wrote to The Vancouver Sun, before he was famous. TO JACK SCOTT, VANCOUVER SUN October 1, 1958 57 Perry Street New York City Sir, I got a hell of a kick reading the piece Time magazine did this week […]
Celebrating Vancouver
My poem “new town chinese bakery” was selected to appear in Subterrain magazine’s special issue about Vancouver’s 125th birthday. The magazine featured 125 different poets who all wrote poems about Vancouver. See the complete list of poets here I’m proud to be included with so many great writers. New Town Chinese bakery is my favourite […]
Interview with Will Johnson
Will Johnson, writer at the Ubyssey in Vancouver, was kind enough to do a piece on fellow Frontenac poet Nikki Reimer and I, as a lead up to our Vancouver reading. He chose to focus on the depression theme in “13”.” Depression is not the only theme in the book, but everyone has a different […]