What a pleasure being interviewed by Brian Crombie about my new poetry book, The Suicide Tourist (Ekstasis Editions, 2024) and much more. #mentalhealth #Canlit #bipolar #ekstasiseditions

Really enjoyed Anomia, a novel by Jade Wallace @nycterosea new from PalimpsestPress -- here's my review. #books #amreading boydwords.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/ano…

It was a wonderful event @festivalofauthors with @jennyheijun and @angelynsaysh #toronto #canlit #diverseauthors #blackwriters. Had the opportunity to dig into my book of Black Cake, Turtle Soup, and Other Dilemmas Dundurn Press and Everything and Nothing at All Knopf Canada

Ah! Good to know Dada is alive and well and (still) living in London, Ontario.

This festive occasion is fast approaching. Off to work where I'll be wrapping up door prizes and questioning if I should have ditched the Mingle Bingo plans...à la Cesare: I shoulda, I coulda and I did.

Delighted to have my work included in the #anthology Bad Artist CBC Books #canlit #literature #fallreads

I'm delighted to reveal the cover of my second novel, THE FUN TIMES BRIGADE! Music and motherhood and identity crises (plural!) and grief and a song about crayons and more! Out with Book*hug Press: May 1, 2025! #TheFunTimesBrigade #CanLit #TBR

Thanks for creating and sharing this, Gary!

An honour to talk to you about your brilliant debut. And thanks for letting me try out this new venture with you. Folks, the book is a wonder. Please read it.

This will be so good! So many superb writers on this list -- and they happen to be friends of Draft, too!

Discover amazing virtual book events for kids, parents, and educators featuring incredible Canadian children's authors and illustrators. FOLD Kids Book Fest provides direct access to a diverse array of incredible authors, storytellers and engaging activities.

Hey everyone check out my exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Immigration Canadian Museum of Immigration, "A History Exposed: The Enslavement of Black People in Canada." It's on now until January 2025. #blackhistory #canada #maritimes I was there Oct. 16th to give some media interviews.

Yay! I'm so excited to be part of this festival. Tickets and more info at draftreadings.com

A smidgen of good news!!!!

A great lineup in the evening too: @ronnabloom Arundhati Dhara louie leyson Tolu Oloruntoba, MD Can't wait. Sign up DraftReadings website: draftreadings.com

Excited to announce our first Archive of Care featured author: @typennock Known for their powerful poetry on Indigenous identity, resilience, and healing. Join us to celebrate voices that inspire and restore. Thanks to Toronto Arts Council & Toronto Arts Foundation for funding this event.

A poem I wrote for today, as part of my Poet Laureateship with Township of Scugog. ScugogArts #RemembanceDay2024 #RemembanceDay

Rough draft of WAKING IN THE DARK: THE BOSTON YEARS OF SYLVIA PLATH, ANNE SEXTON, ADRIENNE RICH, AND MAXINE KUMIN. Many more drafts to go, but I’m closing in…

Check out #CDTPS alumni Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton in their new show HONEY I'M HOME premiering at Factory Theatre from November 21 to December 1, 2024! Lester Trips

I have been holding this news for months, and I'm happy it is how shareable. Thank you to everyone who has played a role in supporting me, lifting me up, and seeing the potential in me. You do not win this kind of award as an island of 1. #CRCTier2 #BlackScholar #MobaProjects