A. F. Moritz

Please join me on December 8th, 7pm, at the Free Times Cafe for the launch of John Reibetanz's Found in Translation.
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Pre-Order LIVING HISTORY - A. F. MORITZ LIVING HISTORY: ESSAYS ON A.F. MORITZ Pre-orders are now available for a new book of essays on my work edited by Jim Johnstone, publishing soon from Gordon Hill Press & The Porcupine’s Quill Living Hi...

Wow, just wow! Living History, Essays on A.F. Moritz, edited by Jim Johnstone, is now available for pre-order from Gordon Hill Press & The Porcupine's Quill.
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A.F. Moritz's Great Silent Ballad Not silent, but subtle

The new metaphysical in A.F. Moritz's Great Silent Ballad, reviewed today!

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Join me for the Toronto launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2026 - A. F. MORITZ Come on out for a night of poetry and fun, as we celebrate the launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2026. Series editor Anita Lahey, along with several local poets featured in the anthology — myself, Khasha...

On the 19th, from 6:30-8:30pm, I'll be reading at Queen Books, Toronto, with a slate of excellent poets to celebrate the launch of the Best Canadian Poetry 2026 published by @biblioasis.bsky.social . More info on my website: www.afmoritz.com/join-me-for-...

Purdy Prize Jury News and Call For Submissions - A. F. MORITZ I am happy to announce that I have been named a juror for the 2026 Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize. I will join poet Susan Musgrave and fellow Purdy Prize recipient Sid Marty on the three-person panel...

I'll be a juror for the 2026 Purdy Poetry Prize! Please note that this year's deadline for submissions is NOVEMBER 30, 2025!
Links on my website to the Purdy press releases and calls for subs.
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The Waste Land Project Chapbook - A. F. MORITZ I’m pleased to announce the publication of The Waste Land Project, Chapbook #40 in the Vallum Series. I edit and introduce the book, which features the work of poets Madhur Anand, Alex Averbuch, Erin ...

The Waste Land Project chapbook is out in the world! Congrats to all of the poets who contributed to this project. And Many thanks to @vallummag.bsky.social for featuring us in their series. Limited edition prints are available now as well as digital copies. More: www.afmoritz.com/the-waste-la...

Listen to "Finding A Voice" on CRFC 101.9 FM - A. F. MORITZ On Friday, September 12, from 4:00-6:00 pm, I will be a featured reader on Bruce Kauffman’s weekly radio show, “Finding a Voice” on CFRC 101.9 FM [Kingston]. This episode broadcasts an afternoon sessi...

Tune into poet Bruce Kauffman's show, "Finding a Voice" on CFRC 101.9 FM, this Friday, September 12, 2025, at 4pm to hear a series of readers from this summer's ArtFest Kingston!

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Podcast Appearance with Jordan Weir - A. F. MORITZ I am featured guest on Jordan Weir’s “Meetings in the Mystery” podcast. Jordan Weir is a Toronto-based psychotherapist whose work questions how connection in psychotherapy and elsewhere “enables chang...

I am pleased to have been a guest on Jordan Weir's podcast! Have a listen!

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Best Canadian Poetry 2026 - A. F. MORITZ Mary Dalton has selected my poem, “Quibble with Hegel,” From Malahat Review issue 228 to appear in Best Canadian Poetry 2026. You can read the full list of poets on The Bibliophile newsletter. Or, con...

My poem, "Quibble with Hegel" will appear in Best Canadian Poetry 2026 - Details on how to pre-order with Biblioasis are available on my website:

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Join me for Poets@Artfest Kingston - A. F. MORITZ Please join me for Artfest Kingston, 4 days of art, activities, POETRY, food, and fun, from June 28 to July 1, 2025, outdoors in Kingston’s City Park (79 Barrie St, Near the intersection of Barrie and...

All the details and links you need for next week's Poets@Artfest Kingston

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"Art and Artists" reading at the Free Times Café - A. F. MORITZ Please join me for a poetry reading on the theme of “Art and Artists,” featuring Susan Glickman, John Reibetanz, and myself. The reading assembles at 7pm on Sunday, June 8th, at The Free Times Cafe, 3...

Please join us on June 8th! www.afmoritz.com/art-and-arti...

THURSDAY!

HOME - A. F. MORITZ GREAT SILENT BALLAD Anansi, September 2024 Winner of the 2025 Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize Great Silent Ballad, lyric poet A.F. Moritz’s twenty-second volume of poetry, in visionary terms, forwards...

Moritz @afmoritz.bsky.social has a couple of featured readings this month, including an online event Sunday (Oakville Literary Cafe) & a celebration Type Books Junction (May 22) for his GREAT SILENT BALLAD winning the 2025 Purdy Prize (which, if you haven't read, you simply must). www.afmoritz.com

Oakville Literary Café - A. F. MORITZ On Sunday, May 18th, at 2:00pm, I will be the featured reader for the Oakville Literary Cafe on Zoom, hosted and organized by Josie Andrews. The reading will be followed by a question and discussion p...

On Sunday, May 18th, at 2:00pm, I will be the featured reader for the Oakville Literary Cafe on Zoom, hosted and organized by Josie Andrews. Zoom link on my website: www.afmoritz.com/oakville-lit...

Purdy Prize Celebration at Type Books Junction - A. F. MORITZ Please join me in celebrating this year’s Al & Eurithe Poetry Prize winner, Great Silent Ballad, at 7:00pm onThursday, May 22 at Type Books Junction, 2887 Dundas Street West, Toronto. I will be joined...

Please join me in celebrating this year’s Al & Eurithe Poetry Prize winner, Great Silent Ballad, 7:00pm,Thursday, May 22, Type Books Junction, 2887 Dundas West. I will be joined by Molly Peacock and Matthew Tierney. www.afmoritz.com/purdy-prize-...

TONIGHT!

Poetry Panel at Indigo, Bay & Bloor - A. F. MORITZ On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 7:00pm, I will take part in a poetry panel at Indigo, 55 Bloor Street West, Toronto. I will be reading with poets Taniya Gupta, Bianca Sparacino, and Lara Margaret Mar...

On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 7:00pm, I will take part in a poetry panel at Indigo, 55 Bloor Street West, Toronto. I will be reading with poets Taniya Gupta, Bianca Sparacino, and Lara Margaret Marjerrison.

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🎉 🏆 Exciting news! GREAT SILENT BALLAD has won the 2025 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize! Congratulations to our friend, the legendary poet afmoritz.bsky.social. 💛

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Poetry Bash! Join us for a FREE event celebrating House of Anansi's poetry. Grab a pint, listen to a reading, and discover your new favourite poet!

Anansi Poetry Bash Toronto
7:00pm, Thursday, April 17, 2025
Henderson Brewing Company
128A Sterling Road, Toronto

Feat.
Clémence Dumas-Côté
Farah Ghafoor
Terese Mason Pierre
A.F. Moritz
Karen Solie

REGISTER FOR THIS FREE EVENT
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House of Anansi Poetry Bash 7:00pm, Wednesday Apr 16 at St. John the Evangelist in Ottawa — "Farah Ghafoor’s highly-anticipated debut is as expansive and epic as it is exacting … Shadow Price is a stalwart reminder of how much w...

Ottawa Writers Festival: Anansi Poetry Bash
7:00pm, Wednesday April 16, 2025
St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church
154 Somerset St W/

Feat
Clémence Dumas-Côté
Farah Ghafoor
A.F. Moritz
Karen Solie

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Mark your Calendars for the Ottawa and Toronto Anansi Bashes - A. F. MORITZ Come celebrate National Poetry Month in Ottawa and Toronto by attending an Anansi Bash! Ottawa, April 16 Ottawa Writers Festival: Anansi Poetry Bash7:00pm, Wednesday April 16, 2025St. John the Evangel...

Join me for the Ottawa and Toronto Anansi Bashes!

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Great Silent Ballad Shortlisted for the 2025 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize - A. F. MORITZ It is an honour to announce that Great Silent Ballad  is among the five books of poetry shortlisted by the Al Purdy A-Frame Association (APAFA) for the 2025 Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize. According ...

Great Silent Ballad @houseofanansi.bsky.social has now been SHORTLISTED for the Purdy Poetry Prize! www.afmoritz.com/great-silent...

White text on a yellow background. Important details not listed in caption: Henderson Brewing Co. 128A Sterling Road, Toronto. Celebrating the launch of: The Seated Woman written by Clémence Dumas-Côté and translated by E. S. Taillon. Great Silent Ballad written by A. F. Moritz. Myth written by Terese Mason Pierre. Shadow Price by Farah Ghafoor. Wellwater by Karen Solie. Register online. Books for sale. Livestreamed. Visit Eventbrite page for venue accessibility.

✨The Bash is BACK!

✍️On Thursday, April 17th, join us at Henderson Brewing Co. for #PoetryBash25! From 7pm to 9pm, enjoy pints, poetry, and publisher goodies. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1284748048...

Great Silent Ballad Longlisted for the 2025 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize - A. F. MORITZ I am delighted to announce that Great Silent Ballad is among the ten books of poetry nominated by the Al Purdy A-Frame Association (APAFA) for the 2025 Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize. According to th...

GREAT SILENT BALLAD has been longlisted for the 2025 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize!

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Devour: Art & Lit Canada, issue 020 – Winter 2025 We are proud to bring you Devour: Art & Lit Canada – ISSN 2561-1321. Devour is dedicated to the Canadian cultural voice. Find some of Canada’s finest literary and visual talent from coast to coast to ...

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Great Silent Ballad Reviewed in Devour - A. F. MORITZ Great Silent Ballad is featured and twice reviewed in Devour: Art & Lit Canada , Issue 20, March 2025: First, Shane Joseph teases the review in his Book Reviews Editor’s Letter (20-21). Next, Gordon P...

GREAT SILENT BALLAD HAS NOT ONE BUT TWO REVIEWS in the March 2025 Issue of Devour: Art and Lit Canada. I've got all of the links for you on my website.

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Launch of Reibetanz's Everyday Light in Toronto - A. F. MORITZ Please join me in celebrating the launch of John Reibetanz’s newest book of poems, Everyday Light (Aelous, 2025). Reibetanz’s collection presents poetic responses to Dutch paintings of the seventeenth...

Please join me for this wonderful launch! For tickets/admission please email Aeolus House at info@aeolushouse.com

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Victoria Fellows Book Launch - A. F. MORITZ Come join me for another celebration of Great Silent Ballad! On Monday, January 7, 2025, I will take part in the Victoria Fellows Book Launch at Alumni Hall, 95 Charles Street West, on the Victoria Co...

I'm reading at the Victoria College Fellows Book Launch on Monday, January 27, 4pm, Alumni Hall
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More details: I will read alongside fellow poets Tammy Lai-Ming Ho and Bill Garvey. Please join us tomorrow! Come by around 6:30ish to sign up for the open mic!

I'll be reading from my new book, Great Silent Ballad, at The Art Bar Poetry Series on Monday, November 18th, 7pm, Free Times Cafe, 320 College. Hosted by Kate Rogers. More information about my fellow readers to follow.