

Oh my oh my oh GG
Here's a round up of photos from one of the most stunning nights of my life -- the ceremony awarding the Governor General's Literary...


The New York Public Library year-end list
So happy to see the STAND ON THE SKY on this list of best books of the year from the New York Public Library. If you're looking for...


STAND ON THE SKY just won a GG!!!
News broke at the crack of dawn this morning: my book, STAND ON THE SKY, has won a Governor General's award -- the oldest and highest...


Stickers!
So the Canada Council sent me a set of GG Finalist Stickers, and I hooked up with my friend Ishta Mercurio took them down my local Indie,...


STAND ON THE SKY is up for a GG!
So this morning the list of books nominated for the GG -- the Governor General's Award -- came out. I saw it in my e-mail, and really...


Margaret (Atwood) and me.
Margaret Atwood was very nice. I sent her a book a while back and she brought it along so I could sign it. The stage was very big Poets...


Atwood is next week!
WHO IS OPENING FOR MARGARET ATWOOD? I AM OPENING FOR MARGARET ATWOOD. The dress is ready. But is the author?


It's not often that Atwood and I are on the same list
...so I can't resist a chance to share. Here is the CBC's "Ultimate Canadian Poetry Collection" list, where they recommend 68 different...
Happy Canada Day List!
So, for Canada Day, the CBC is debuting a list of 100 writers in Canada who are making an impact. And to my surprise and delight, I'm on...


Memories
I am cleaning out the storeroom. Boxes of paper like one of those sand dunes from which archeologists pull papyrus. A piece of art I...