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I feel very connected to poets across the country.

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The community of poets I belong to is not as close as it used to be, if only for the fact that our lives have become busier: jobs, children, and the like.

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Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem.

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Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems.

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I would not say I chose to write long poems on a conscious level. The long poem has been a relative constant.

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To me many short poems read and write like beginnings that simply whet my appetite; I want to get over that.

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I have been told by a member of the board of one of Canada's most prominent literary magazines that a submission of mine once caused a great deal of controversy.

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Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense.

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Who is the ideal reader? God only knows.

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I have always been very obsessed with time. Time's passage makes us all very vulnerable and because we all experience it in our own way, it can make us feel very alone.

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Poet

Born: Unknown

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