Come join me for some summer literary events! I'm reading in Stratford this Saturday at the Stratford Perth Museum for the Summertime Poetry Soiree! And I'm attending the Brick Literary Summer Launch Party at Flying Books on Monday. www.afmoritz.com/june-events-...

A “sadness / empty of sadness” is 😱… What a risky poem, what a payoff, @afmoritz.bsky.social .

Join me tomorrow, Tuesday, May 26, 7pm at Type Books, 883 Queen West, for a reading with fellow poets Elana Wolff and Olga Stein.

Read @selenamercuri.bsky.social new review of Eternities on the Havana Times! havanatimes.org/features/ete...

A new poem on Asemana Magazine's Substack: asemanamagazine.substack.com/p/voice-from...

Join me for the launch of Eternities, my new translation of Nobel Prize winner Juan Ramon Jimenez's Eternidades. Launch: Eternities, A.F Moritz in conversation with Beatriz Hausner, 7pm, May 5, Tranzac Club. Capacity is limited. Please RSVP via Eventbrite, below. www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

All of my May events in one place! www.afmoritz.com/may-events-e...

ICYMI I wrote about this handsome dual language edition of this milestone work by on the most important Spanish poets of the 20th century. @afmoritz.bsky.social The earth was a rose fully opened: Eternidades / Eternities (1916–1917) by Juan Ramón Jiménez roughghosts.com/2026/04/26/t...

One Week Until the Official Toronto Launch of Eternities! www.afmoritz.com/join-me-for-...

Join me tomorrow night, Tuesday, April 21, 7pm at Novel Idea Bookstore in Kingston for a reading and signing of my two new books: The Wren and Eternities.

Thank you to @afmoritz.bsky.social and Nicole Brossard for sharing these warm endorsements of Camilla Gibb's first poetry collection, I Used to Be a Pisces!

Here's a guide to my April appearances. www.afmoritz.com/april-events...

Join me for the launch of Eternities, my new translation of Nobel Prize winner Juan Ramon Jimenez's Eternidades. Launch: Eternities, A.F Moritz in conversation with Beatriz Hausner, 7pm, May 5, Tranzac Club. Capacity is limited. Please RSVP via Eventbrite, below. www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

Please join me in celebrating the launch of The Wren @houseofanansi.bsky.social this Spring! Here's a guide to the first four events of launch season! www.afmoritz.com/join-me-in-c...

Join me for the launch of The Wren @houseofanansi.bsky.social i on April 9th, 6:30pm, at Flying Books on College! Information and RSVP links on my website! www.afmoritz.com/save-the-dat...

Please join me for a reading with fellow House of Anansi Press poet, Karen Solie at the Victoria College Faculty Reading Series. The event is free and open to the public. But please take time to reserve your place via the Eventbrite link, as space is limited. www.afmoritz.com/solie-moritz...

This Spring, I am also launching Eternities, my translation of Juan Ramón Jiménez's Eternidades, with Bitter Oleander Press. Here's a sneak peek at the book's cover. Publication, Ordering, and Launch Information to follow as soon as possible. www.afmoritz.com/cover-reveal...

Preorder @afmoritz.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social houseofanansi.com/collections/...

The latest addition to the "In the Third Sleep" ekphrastic project is by none other than @afmoritz.bsky.social! Please enjoy responsibly. inthethirdsleep.blogspot.com

Cover Reveal, The Wren, @houseofanansi April 7, 2026 www.afmoritz.com/cover-reveal...

Asemana Books Presents "Where Words Meet Bullets: A Poetry Reading in Solidarity with the Iranian Movement" this Sunday, February 15, 1-3pm, North York Central Library, Meeting Room 101 www.afmoritz.com/reading-wher...

Please join me on December 8th, 7pm, at the Free Times Cafe for the launch of John Reibetanz's Found in Translation. www.facebook.com/events/19221...

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. www.afmoritz.com/pre-order-li...

The new metaphysical in A.F. Moritz's Great Silent Ballad, reviewed today! reviewsofbooksigotforfreeorcheap.substack.com/p/af-moritzs... #booksky @afmoritz.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social

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-...

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. www.afmoritz.com/purdy-prize-...

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...

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! www.afmoritz.com/listen-to-fi...

I am pleased to have been a guest on Jordan Weir's podcast! Have a listen! www.afmoritz.com/podcast-appe...

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: www.afmoritz.com/best-canadia...

All the details and links you need for next week's Poets@Artfest Kingston www.afmoritz.com/join-me-for-...

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

THURSDAY!

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

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...

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!

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. www.afmoritz.com/event/poetry...

🎉 🏆 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

Join me for the Ottawa and Toronto Anansi Bashes! www.afmoritz.com/mark-your-ca...

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

✨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 has been longlisted for the 2025 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize! www.afmoritz.com/great-silent...

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. www.afmoritz.com/great-silent...

Please join me for this wonderful launch! For tickets/admission please email Aeolus House at [email protected] www.afmoritz.com/launch-of-re...

I'm reading at the Victoria College Fellows Book Launch on Monday, January 27, 4pm, Alumni Hall www.afmoritz.com/victoria-fel...

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.

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

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

TOMORROW OCT 17! Please join me at the Third Thursday Reading Series in Coburg, Ontario at 7:30pm. I will read along with poets Felicity Sidnell Reid and Marion Fuessel. The Best Western Coburg Inn, 930 Burnham St. Coburg, Ontario, at the intersection of Elgin and Burnham.