A love poem for Vivienne Tam

For a poet and spoken word artist on tour
A Vivienne Tam would give my outfits allure
Whether performing at a bar, club, or cafe
This little Tam would be perfect on stage
I'd stop wasting paper, I'd stop wasting ink
I'd save the environment without having to think
Without a paper and pen, I wouldn't feel distraught
I'd read off the screen and type out my thoughts
I wouldn't be endlessly searching for notepads
In my hands, this Tam wouldn't just be the next fad
A spoken word artist with a digital clutch?
A poet and writer with a fashionable touch?
An IT maven with a tinge of class?
You must be kidding! Or kissing my...
Oh HP! Oh Vivienne Tam!
Come on! Put some glam in this poor poet's hand!
No more paper! No more pens! Hear this poet's call
HP, help this spoken word artist enthrall!
For the masses and audiences across the world
Would see poetry and HP, together, unfurled

3, 2, 1, Throw!

The new year is upon us, and so begins a new season of poetry and spoken word! To start off this blank slate, the Throw Collective is launching our live-recorded CD and starting off the spoken word SLAM season at Casa del Popolo (4873 boul. St-Laurent, Montreal, QC) this Sunday, January 18th at 7:30PM! Come on out for a great show and maybe pick up an awesome CD!

Pushcart Prize

I am SO excited to have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for my poem, Mumma, published in The Pedestal Magazine! Thank you for the honour, Susan! I'm still speechless!

carte blanche magazine, AIDS, and the Yellow Door

How exciting! carte blanche magazine has published my poem, Nomad, in their fall '08 issue!

Also, if you're free this Thursday, try to come out to McGill's AIDS fundraiser at Gert's Bar, where I'll be performing a few spoken word pieces! Find out the details here!

And don't forget my reading at the Yellow Door on December 11th! Find out the details here!

Find out the details about all of my upcoming shows here!

Vallum Magazine's Cafe/Culture Reading Series

For some reason, I can't find the post where I talk about my performance at Vallum Magazine's Cafe/Culture Reading Series on Saturday, October 24th at 7PM. Well then, here it is! I hope all you Montrealers get a chance to come out and enjoy a nice evening of poetry! See you there!

it was Throw-mania!

Sunday night's show exceeded all hopes and dreams! Not only did I get to record an awesome CD with the Throw Collective, I got to share a stage with more than 15 unbelievable poets! A huge thank you to Chris Masson who invited me to be on the CD, and to the other poets for pouring their heart out to inspire the masses, including me! Can't wait for the next show!!!

another beautiful lawn chair soirée (without the lawn chairs)

I'm glad I didn't give in to my exhaustion and instead joined Jan at the lawn chair soirée yesterday! It was a great night of poetry (as usual) and the wonderful feedback I got from the poets and the audience was so encouraging...

Thank you again, Jan, for hosting such a pleasant monthly event!