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January 01, 03:03 AM
1:01 mins of room tone from my window at 12:00 am 1/1/12
December 20, 11:43 AM
I perform at Writing North: Writing the Extraordinary, presented by the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild
December 13, 11:45 PM
Dead Poets Night at the Art Bar at Paupers Pub
December 01, 11:54 PM
Adrienne Grubic reads about a tragic scuba accident at Project Space
December 01, 10:57 PM
10 things about Steven Galloway as read off Natalie Thompson’s shirt at Project Space
November 28, 06:44 PM
I read at the Ricepaper Double Launch Party
November 20, 03:02 PM
November 07, 07:09 PM
November 06, 07:42 PM
October 11, 05:04 PM
October 09, 02:25 PM
September 20, 01:00 AM
September 19, 12:58 AM
September 15, 04:02 PM
September 07, 12:40 AM
August 28, 03:31 PM
A great post on “fighting over books” by friend and colleague Alex Willis. Check it.
August 07, 05:32 PM
By “brilliantly studied,” George means that I wrote poems instead of essays for his undergrad Canadian Poetry class.
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Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Creative Writing at University of British Columbia
Higher Education | Vancouver, Canada Area, CA
Experience
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Education
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2002 - 2008University of Wisconsin-MadisonPh.D. in English Literary Studies
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2001 - 2002University of TorontoM.A. in English Literature
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1996 - 2001University of TorontoHonours B.A. in English Literature
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Websites:
Honors:
Lyman S.V. Judson and Ellen Mackechnie Judson Award. 2007. The Arts Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program Artist-in-Residence. May 19-June 17 2006. Artscape, Toronto.
Finalist for Markin-Flanagan Canadian Writer-in-Residence. 2006. Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Programme, Faculty of Humanities, University of Calgary.
Blink! Temporary Public Art Opportunities Grant. 2006. Madison Arts Commission. Co-awarded with visual artist Carey Watters.
Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. For Anthropy, 2005. The League of Canadian Poets.
Finalist for Trillium Book Award for Poetry. For Anthropy, 2005. Ontario Media Development Corporation.
Norma Epstein Award for Creative Writing. 2001.
E.J. Pratt Medal and Prize in Poetry. 2000, 2001.
Interests:
Asian Canadian studies, community service learning, creative writing, cultural studies, new media, poetry, teaching
Updates
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"just one more shot"
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i'm typing this tweet with a video documentary camera on me. they're filming "natural" shots of me typing at a computer. i'm pretending...
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One coin in your pocket is okay. Two and you jingle.
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Just posted a photo http://t.co/m8TTsGwJ
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1:01 mins of room tone from my window at 12:00 am 1/1/12 1:01 mins of room tone from my window at 12:00 am 1/1/12 http://t.co/piNHq5yi
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What does it mean when schools brag about the percentage of their grads that work "in their chosen trade"?
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Which marketing genius came up with that one http://t.co/pEERGT2g
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"There's not a *lot* of shark fin in here."
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Just posted a photo http://t.co/xQwOcux3
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http://t.co/C77QwZDn 12 Days of Deportation Minister Kenney - Intl Migrants Day Carolling Flashmob
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Kurmy <3 froot lupes http://t.co/gjjUOYPK
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I tilt back on my chair's two hind legs. I realize that I haven't done this since high school, when I used to get in trouble for it.
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Another recorded message from a political party, another step back from working meaningfully with my demographic
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grunge is part of my dna
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http://t.co/2AsvEOUK Librarians think I'm a decent fellow.
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What the nanny saw: Housekeeper's stunning images of 1950s Chicago show working class America http://t.co/30HBoiGU via @MailOnline
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Mexicans protest Ottawa's asylum policies http://t.co/rFfFOqi1 via @ctvmontreal
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