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My new poem, Michael Jackson Isn't Dead,
is included in the just-released anthology
goodbye, Billie Jean: the meaning of
Michael Jackson, which includes the work
of 50 other writers including Antony Di
Nardo, Chris Hedges, John B. Lee,
Georgianne Nienaber, Willie James King,
Reuben Jackson, Rev. Irene Monroe, and
Jonathan Margolis.
Edited by Lorette C. Luzajic.
Presently available from lulu.com and
amazon.com
is included in the just-released anthology
goodbye, Billie Jean: the meaning of
Michael Jackson, which includes the work
of 50 other writers including Antony Di
Nardo, Chris Hedges, John B. Lee,
Georgianne Nienaber, Willie James King,
Reuben Jackson, Rev. Irene Monroe, and
Jonathan Margolis.
Edited by Lorette C. Luzajic.
Presently available from lulu.com and
amazon.com
My newest book, Anathema: Poems
Selected & New, was released this past
summer by Harmonia Press. It's 175 pages
and contains the latest versions of favourite
poems from the recent past as well as some
brand new ones. Available from my book
ordering page as well as chapters.ca and
via google books.
Selected & New, was released this past
summer by Harmonia Press. It's 175 pages
and contains the latest versions of favourite
poems from the recent past as well as some
brand new ones. Available from my book
ordering page as well as chapters.ca and
via google books.
| Mattia International Poetry Competition |
My poem, November Rose (available in my
book, Anathema: Poems Selected & New)
has won 1st Prize in the 13th Mattia
International Poetry Competition. The
poem made the shortlist of 50 finalists in
September and was awarded the top prize in
the round of final judging.
Simplicity is a sure thing to maintaining
continuity. Often a poet will stagger between
multiple themes and lose the essence of
what they were trying to evoke out of the
reader (or themselves) ... Andreas Gripp
does a masterful job of evoking a sense of
‘loneliness’ from the reader for a late
blooming rose. The wonderful play on the
cliché “Jane/Johnny-come-lately” quite
frankly thrusts the reader forward, instead of
having the opposite effect – as clichés quite
often do. There is an obvious spiral into
loneliness that progresses through the
piece. This “First Place” winner stood out
from the crowd, much as the rose within it
did.
– Gerry Mattia
book, Anathema: Poems Selected & New)
has won 1st Prize in the 13th Mattia
International Poetry Competition. The
poem made the shortlist of 50 finalists in
September and was awarded the top prize in
the round of final judging.
Simplicity is a sure thing to maintaining
continuity. Often a poet will stagger between
multiple themes and lose the essence of
what they were trying to evoke out of the
reader (or themselves) ... Andreas Gripp
does a masterful job of evoking a sense of
‘loneliness’ from the reader for a late
blooming rose. The wonderful play on the
cliché “Jane/Johnny-come-lately” quite
frankly thrusts the reader forward, instead of
having the opposite effect – as clichés quite
often do. There is an obvious spiral into
loneliness that progresses through the
piece. This “First Place” winner stood out
from the crowd, much as the rose within it
did.
– Gerry Mattia
Live Readings
Upcoming Readings
Sunday April 11, 2010, 12-2pm
Moonshine Cafe, 137 Kerr St.,
Oakville, ON
Recent Readings
October 26, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (London) as part of
Patio Poetry held at Mykonos Restaurant in
London, Ontario. Also launching new work
were Penn Kemp, John B. Lee & Lori A. May.
September 6, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (Hamilton) as part
of the LitLive series held in Hamilton,
Ontario, along with Bill Howell, Sheila James,
Charmaine Cadeau, Emily Silbert &
Katherine Lawrence
August 23, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (London) as part of
The Ontario Poetry Society summer event
at Mykonos Restaurant in London, Ontario
along with many other TOPS members.
August 11, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (Toronto) as part of
The Art Bar series in Toronto, Ontario,
along with Stephanie Bolster & Ian Pople.
Upcoming Readings
Sunday April 11, 2010, 12-2pm
Moonshine Cafe, 137 Kerr St.,
Oakville, ON
Recent Readings
October 26, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (London) as part of
Patio Poetry held at Mykonos Restaurant in
London, Ontario. Also launching new work
were Penn Kemp, John B. Lee & Lori A. May.
September 6, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (Hamilton) as part
of the LitLive series held in Hamilton,
Ontario, along with Bill Howell, Sheila James,
Charmaine Cadeau, Emily Silbert &
Katherine Lawrence
August 23, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (London) as part of
The Ontario Poetry Society summer event
at Mykonos Restaurant in London, Ontario
along with many other TOPS members.
August 11, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (Toronto) as part of
The Art Bar series in Toronto, Ontario,
along with Stephanie Bolster & Ian Pople.
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Please read writer Lori A. May's
interview with me on her blog found at
http://www.loriamay.blogspot.com
Scroll down to her Q & A with me from
January 6th, 2010.
interview with me on her blog found at
http://www.loriamay.blogspot.com
Scroll down to her Q & A with me from
January 6th, 2010.
Ascent Aspirations |
My poem on Darfur, "On the bliss of our
collective ignorance," is included in the
Ascent Aspirations 2010 Anthology,
Issues for a New World Century. Also
featured are poems by April Bulmer,
John B. Lee, Helen Bar-Lev, Lynn Tait,
I.B. Iskov, Wendy Visser and many
others!
Ascent Aspirations is an excellent
magazine and anthology series based in
British Columbia, edited by David Fraser.
Please visit their website at
http://www.ascentaspirations.ca
collective ignorance," is included in the
Ascent Aspirations 2010 Anthology,
Issues for a New World Century. Also
featured are poems by April Bulmer,
John B. Lee, Helen Bar-Lev, Lynn Tait,
I.B. Iskov, Wendy Visser and many
others!
Ascent Aspirations is an excellent
magazine and anthology series based in
British Columbia, edited by David Fraser.
Please visit their website at
http://www.ascentaspirations.ca
I have new haiku published in the Winter
2010 issue of Canadian Zen Haiku, an
Ottawa-based quarterly of haiku and
commentary edited by Richard Vallance,
also featuring work by Robin Ouzman
Hislop, Andres Fisher, Carol Knepper,
Richard Doiron, and many more haijin
from around the world.
CZH website
2010 issue of Canadian Zen Haiku, an
Ottawa-based quarterly of haiku and
commentary edited by Richard Vallance,
also featuring work by Robin Ouzman
Hislop, Andres Fisher, Carol Knepper,
Richard Doiron, and many more haijin
from around the world.
CZH website
My new poem, Verses, is included in
the latest issue of Sketchbook, an
online poetry magazine edited by
Karina Klesko and John Daleiden.
the latest issue of Sketchbook, an
online poetry magazine edited by
Karina Klesko and John Daleiden.
