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A. F. Moritz
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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-...
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...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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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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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...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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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...
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 ...
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October 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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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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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...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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I am pleased to have been a guest on Jordan Weir's podcast! Have a listen!

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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...
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July 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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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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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...
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July 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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All the details and links you need for next week's Poets@Artfest Kingston

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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...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Please join us on June 8th! www.afmoritz.com/art-and-arti...
"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...
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June 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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THURSDAY!
May 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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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
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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...
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May 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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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...
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...
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May 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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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-...
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...
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May 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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TONIGHT!
April 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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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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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...
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April 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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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. 💛

Learn more about the winning collection here: houseofanansi.com/products/gre...

#poetrymonth #booksky #canlit
A photo of Al Moritz holding a copy of Great Silent Ballad in one hand and his prize certificate in the other.
April 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Join me for the Ottawa and Toronto Anansi Bashes!

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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...
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April 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Great Silent Ballad @houseofanansi.bsky.social has now been SHORTLISTED for the Purdy Poetry Prize! www.afmoritz.com/great-silent...
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 ...
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March 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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✨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...
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.
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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GREAT SILENT BALLAD has been longlisted for the 2025 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize!

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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...
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March 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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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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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...
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March 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Please join me for this wonderful launch! For tickets/admission please email Aeolus House at info@aeolushouse.com

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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...
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February 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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I'm reading at the Victoria College Fellows Book Launch on Monday, January 27, 4pm, Alumni Hall
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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...
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January 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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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.
November 14, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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Join me on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at 2:00pm, at Ben McNally Books, where I will be reading from Great Silent Ballad alongside Brian Bartlett, poet of The Astonishing Room.

Bartlett & Moritz
October 20, 2024
2:00 pm
Ben McNally Books
108 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON. M5C 1S6
October 16, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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On Friday, October 18, 2024, at 7:00pm, I will be reading from Great Silent Ballad, at Hamilton's King W. Books with poets Brian Bartlett and John Terpstra.
Bartlett, Moritz, Terpstra
October 18, 2024
7:00pm
King W. Books
1060 King Street West
Hamilton, ON L8S 1L7
October 16, 2024 at 2:06 PM