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Australian poet John Wainwright interviews me before I head to Brisbane for the Queensland Poetry Festival 2 Aug 2013 | 04:35 am
Paul, what do you intend to present at the Queensland Poetry Festival this year? Well, John, I guess I’m bringing the kitchen sink! Most likely, I’ll have poems about cavemen and cartoons, about gori...
I'm reading at the Queensland Poetry Festival this summer 19 Jun 2013 | 06:13 pm
I'll be appearing at the Queensland Poetry Festival in Brisbane, Australia this August 23 - 25. The festival program is now live on the QPF website. Canadian readers will see a few familiar names. Cl...
Some tips for live literary readings, or how not to be a prima donna: 18 Jun 2013 | 02:42 am
A colleague of mine recently asked for some tips to give to writers before a live reading. This is what I came up with. - Show up early, not late. - Ask the host how long she/he wants you to read. ...
An erasure poem after Susan Sontag’s “The Aesthetics of Silence” (part 1) 10 Jun 2013 | 09:06 pm
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Untitled 9 May 2013 | 01:20 am
Ottawa friends: I'm reading with Kate Cayley at the Tree Reading Series in your city on June 25. See you then! Details here.
"Slam Poetry" explained 3 May 2013 | 10:54 pm
All anyone needs to know about "slam poetry" is in this short video. Thank you.
The Wolsak & Wynn Spring Poetry Launch is this Wednesay, April 24, in Toronto 18 Apr 2013 | 04:02 pm
Please come to the Wolsak & Wynn Spring Poetry Launch is this Wednesay, April 24, at The Garrison (1197 Dundas St W.) in Toronto. Doors at 7pm. Launch at 7:30pm. Join us as we celebrate the launch of...
John MacKenzie ponders rationalism, art making, and The Reinvention of the Human Hand 23 Feb 2013 | 08:51 pm
Poet John MacKenzie takes a little time to consider the implications of a rationalist mindset on the creative process as he analyzes aspects of my book The Reinvention of the Human Hand. Here's a samp...
Peer Pressure: The Next Big Thing 7 Feb 2013 | 10:24 pm
I have been asked to particpate in The Next Big Thing, a blogging meme concerning forthcoming books, first by Catherine Jenkins and then again by George Murray, and despite the almost certain fatal hu...
Tracking Down Alice in Bluebeardland 27 Jan 2013 | 02:07 am
An appreciation of the poet Gwladys Downes and a poem I've been hunting for 25 years I loved the anthology we used in high school English class. At least I think I did. I remember reading things in i...
