Publishing Credits
Magazine Print Credits
Island Writer, December 2011
The Tower Journal Winter 2011
Island Writer December 2010
The Toronto Quarterly, March 2010
The Tower Journal Fall 2010
World Audience Magazine, Spring 2009
More Living Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2008
All Rights Reserved, a literary journal, 2008
Conceit Magazine, Nov. 2007, Dec. 2007
Conceit Magazine
The Imperfectionist’s Monthly, Nov. 2007
Poetry Canada Magazine, Mar-May 2006
Poemata Reviews Volume 21, Number 1, April/August 2006
Quills Poetry Magazine, 2006
Quills Summer 2006
Carnegie Newsletter, Dec.2005
Poemata, Vol. 21, Number 2 June/Sept. 2005
Lunatic Chameleon, Sept/Oct. 2003, April/ May 2003
Anthology Print Credits
Radiant Among Yellow Willows Leaf Press 2011
Sudden Thunder, Silver Bow Anthology, 2011
SOUL FEATHERS Anthology, Participation Agreement between Macmillan Cancer Support and Indigo Dreams Publishing forthcoming in 2011
Walk Myself Home An Anthology to End Violence Against Women forthcoming Fall 2010
A Table in the Wilderness Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane, 2010
Past Foxglove and Honesty Chapbook Anthology , edited by Patrick Lane, 2010
Tears, The Same Music, Chapbook Anthology, edited by Patrick Lane, Nov. 2009
One Sweet Ride: An Easy Writers' Anthology, 2009
How Light Needs to Bend, Chapbook Anthology, November 2008, Leaf Press, edited by Patrick Lane
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Eight, Winter, 2010
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Seven, Spring, 2009
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Six, Fall, 2008
Rocksalt, An Anthology of Contemporary BC Poets Rocksalt
Canadian Federation of Poets Anthology of Love Poetry, 2008 (forthcoming)
Canadian Federation of Poets Anthology of Travel Poetry, 2008 (forthcoming)
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Five, Spring, 2008
Voices Israel Anthology 2008
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Four, Borderlines, 2007
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Three, AguaTerra, 2007
Ascent Aspirations Anthology Two, Windfire 2006
The Future Looks Bright Anthology, Canadian Federation of Poets, Innersurf Pub. 2006
Sharing the Dark, Encounters with the Abyss, Passion Among the Cacti Press, 2005
Ascent Aspirations Anthology One, 2005
Windings Anthology, University of Toronto, 1972
Incomplete Anthology, University of Toronto, 1971
In Anthology, University of Toronto, 1970
Mimesis Anthology, University of Toronto, 1969
Electronic Magazine Credits
Subtletea Winter 2011
A Little Poetry, Dec. 2005, Summer 2006 A
Little Poetry (Dec. 2005)
Above Ground Testing, Aug. 2000, Aug. 2003 Above
Ground Testing
Alien Flower, April 2003 Alien
Flower ( May 2005)
Ardent, Aug. 2004
Australian Collaborations Issue No. 12, 2006 Collaboration
Site
Autumn Leave, Nov. 2007, Feb. 2008, Nov. 2008, Dec. 2008
Avantgardetimes, March, 2008
Bewildering Stories, Issue 117, 2003 Bewidering
Stories (Fall/Winter 2004/2005)
Canadian Poets on the Web, 2003 Canadian
Poets on the Web
Canadian Zen Haiku, 2005
Cyclamens and Swords Spring and Fall 2008,
August 2010, August 2011
Drifters Oasis, Jan. 2003 Drifters
Oasis
Experimental Candy, June 2006 Lit
Parlour - Experimental Candy Ezine(Summer.2006)
Expressions 30, Jan. 2003
Fireweed, Nov. 2005 Fireweed
(Dec.2005)
Gulper Eel, May 2010
Hard Brackets, Sept. 2010
Illogical Muse, Oct. 2005 Illogical
Muse(Oct.2005)
Leaf Press, Monday’s Poem, 2007 Monday's
Poem, Leaf Press, Jan.2007, May 2010
Locust, Sept. 2003, Nov. 2007 Locust
Magazine (Sept. 2003),
Long Short Story, April 2006, Oct. 2007, Nov. 2007, August 2008, July 2010, October 2010, November 2010
Long
Short Story (Dec.2005 & April 2006),
Megaera, July 2004
Mgversions, Nov. 2005, November 2008 (English with French translations) Mg
Version (Nov.2005)
Moongate International, Feb. 2006
Muddy River Review, 2009 Web
Outsiders Ink, Summer 2006 Outsider
Ink (Summer 2006)
Palabras Press, Nov. 2005 Palabras
Press (Nov.2005, Dec. 2006)
Planet Earth Poetry, Summer Email 2010
Perigee, May 2004, Sept. 2004 Perigee
(May 2004 and September 2004)
Poetic Inhalations, July 2004
Poetry Super Highway, April 2004, May 2005, Sept. 2007 Poetry
Super Highway (April 2004 Holocaust Issue)
Poetry Victims, July 2004
Regina Weese, Oct./Nov. 2004
Scruffy Dog, 2009 Web
Some Words, July 2004
Spitfire Poetry, April 2005
Steele Point Quarterly, April 2002
The Dream People, April 2003, June 2003
The Muse Apprentice Guild, Spring 2003
The Muse Apprentice Guild
The Oral Tradition, December 2010
The Scruffy Dog Review, Spring 2009, Summer 2009, Fall 2009 The Scruffy Dog Review
Three Candles, Sept. 2004 Three
Candles (October 2004)
Tryst, June 2006 Tryst(June.2006)
Turbula, Fall 2003, Aug. 2005, Oct. 2006 Turbula
(Fall 2003 and August 2005)
Underground Voices, 2004 Underground
Voices(Dec. 2004)
Voices of Africa, May 2006
Wah, Dec. 2005
Word Play, Feb 2006 Word
Play(Feb. 2006)
Ygdrasil, July 2002, Nov. 2003, 2008 Ydgrasil
Zygote in My Coffee, June 2006 Zygote
in My Coffee(Jan. 9,2006)
Published Collections
Going to the Well, (poetry) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2004
The Dark Side of the Billboard, (short fiction) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2005
Running Down the Wind, (poetry)Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2007
No Way Easy (poetry) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2010
Caught in My Throat (poetry) Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2011
Readings and Appearances
Book Launch ofr Signpost - A Prairie Town, The Quality Inn, Parksville, BC, November 8th, 2011, 7:00 pm.
Acoustic Cafe, Qualicum Beach, BC, November 4th, 2011, 7:00 pm.
WordStorm Open Mic, October 24th, 2011, 7:00 pm Nanaimo, BC.
Covert Poverts, October 14th, 2011, 2:00 pm Nanaimo, BC.
Roaming Poets, BC, Oct. 1st, 2011, Qualicum Beach 1:00 pm.
WordStorm Featured Performer, BC, September 26th, 2011, Nanaimo BC , 7:00 pm.
Hazelwood Writers' Festival, August 7, 2011 with Sheri-D Wilson and Mona Fertig
Mayworks, Nanaimo, May 14 and May 21, 2011 with Kate Braid, Kim Goldberg and Wendy Morton
WordStorm April 28, 2011
Tongues of Fire, Victoria January 27, 2011
Island Writer Magazine Launch, December 1 at 7:00 pm, Oaklands Community Centre, Victoria (Unable to make the invited appearance to read.)
The City of Richmond and World Poetry Celebrates the Birthday of the English Poet William Blake, November
29 Richmond Cultural Centre, 100-7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond BC. Poetry accepted for display. (Unable to make the appearance.)
Planet Earth Poetry at the Black Stilt Cafe, Victoria, BC, 7:00 pm November 18, 2010
Reading from No Way Easy
Random Acts of Poetry, October 4 to October 8, 2010, Pass/Woodwinds Alternate School, Parksville
One Sweet Ride Switzerland Tour September, 2010
Hazelwood Herb Farm Summer August 8, 2010, Cedar/Ladysmith
Wellington Library Reading Series No Way Easy Launch, August 5, 2010
Back Page Books, Nanaimo, Book Launch for No Way Easy, July 29, 2010
May Work Festival Reading, May 29, 2010 OCAC Gallery, Parksville, BC
Easy Writers, One Sweet Ride Spoken Word Performance, May 17, 2010 The Red Martini Grill, Nanaimo
Poetry Postings at The Life Celebration of the Ancient Chinese Poet, Li Bai, (701-762)
May 17th 6:30 pm, Richmond Cultural Centre, 100-7700 Minoru Gate
Bellenas Secondary School Poet in the Classroom Reading/Workshop, May 14, 2010
WordStorm, The Red Martini Grill, Nanaimo, April 26th
Poets on the Wall Reading, Harbourfront Library, April 18, 2010
Buttertubs Marsh April 10th, 2010, Nanaimo
One Sweet Ride Launch April 2nd, 2010. Acoustic Cafe, Qualicum Beach
Wellington Library, Nanaimo Reading Series. April 1, 2010
One Sweet Ride Launch, Oceanside WordWorx, The Oceanside Community Arts Council Gallery April 24th, 2010
One Sweet Ride Launch, Planet Earth Poetry, The Black Stilt cafe, Victoria March 5th, 2010
Chapbook Launch featuring Glenairley PoetsReading at Planet Earth Poetry at
the Black Stilt Cafe, Victoria, BC, 7:00 pm November , 2009
Rocksalt, An Anthology of Contemporary BC Poets Reading,
Poetry Gabriola Festival November 15th, 2009
One Sweet Ride Launch, Poetry Gabriola Festival, November 14th, 2009
Random Acts of Poetry, October 2009
WordStorm, Nanaimo Centre Stage, September 17th, 2009
Oceanside Arts Council AGM, The Oceanside Community Arts Council Gallery September 16th, 2009
Sheri-D and Company, Vancouver Island University July 11, 2009
Nanaimo Arts Council Writing Workshop, Creative Currents, Harbourfront Library, Nanaimo June 27th
MayWorks, Courtenay May 29th and Parksville May 30th, 2009
Qualicum Acoustic Cafe, Qualicum Beach, 7:00 pm May 1st, 2009
"Poets in the Underpass", Nanaimo, 1- 3 pm April 17th, 2009
"Poets on the Wall, Nanaimo Harbourfront Library 1-3 pm, Nanaimo March 21th, 2009
Oceanside WordWorx, at the Oceanside Community Arts Council 7:00 pm March 14th, 2009
Vancouver Island Regional Library, Harbourfront, March 3rd,
2009
Oceanside WordWorx, March 14th, 2009
"Poets in the Underpass", Nanaimo April 17th, 2009
Qualicum Acoustic Cafe, Qualicum Beach May 1st, 2009
MayWorks, Parksville May 30th, 2009
Planet Earth Poetry at the Black Stilt Cafe, Victoria, BC,
7:00 pm November 21, 2008. HOW LIGHT NEEDS TO BEND, a
chapbook launch featuring Glenairley Poets.
Harbourfront Library, Nanaimo BC. Launch of Rocksalt, An Anthology
of Contemporary BC Poets, November 2, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Mermaid's Mug, 7:00 357 Wesley Street, Nanaimo, BC. Lightning
Reader, WordStorm September 18th, 2008
Comox Book Club, Comox, Feb 19, 2008
WordStorm, The Bombay Lounge Nanaimo BC, 7:00 - 9:00 Sept.2007-May
2008WordStorm Link
Planet Earth Poetry, Black Stilt Café, Victoria, Oct. 19, 2007
The Vault, Leaf Press 1st Annual Celebration, Nanaimo, Oct.
2007
WordStorm, The Bombay Lounge Nanaimo BC, 7:00 - 9:00 Jan.2007-May
2007WordStorm Link
Federation of BC Writers 35th Anniversary Reading, Nanaimo,
April 2007
Hills Native Art in Nanaimo with Glen Sorestad, Saturday March
31, 2007
Victoria School of Writing, Open Mic, July 2005
Harbourfront VIRL Library, Nanaimo, February, 2004
Organized Spoken Word Events
Oceanside WordWorx, Oceanside Community Arts Council, Parksville, BC 7-9 March 2009 - onward
WordStrom, Nanaimo Centre Stage, Nanaimo, BC 7-9 Spetember 2009 - onward
WordStorm, The Bombay Lounge Nanaimo BC, 7:00 - 9:00 Sept.2007-May 2008, hostWordStorm Link
WordStorm, The Bombay Lounge Nanaimo BC, 7:00 - 9:00 Jan.2007-May 2007, hostWordStorm Link
Judging Positions
Judge: Poemata Poem of the Year 2006
Judge: Pacific Coast Regional Arts Council Writing Contest (Poetry,
Fiction, Non-fiction) 2006, 2008
Judge: Canadian Poetry Association Poetry Competition 2007
Two poems,
"Alone and Lost and Out of Love" and " A View from All Souls Prison" appear in the anthology, Sharing the Dark,
Encounters with
the Abyss, collected and edited by Katherine L. Gordon, and published by Passion Among the Cacti Press ,2005
Contact Publisher
Two poems "Our Windows" and "Making Bread" published in print magazine Poetry Canada Mar-May 2006 and two poems "Our Windows" and "Setting Goals"
published in the Anthology The Future Looks Bright (2006) Publisher
Lyrics from one poem have been published and performed through Ex Tenebris.
In the past David has written a weekly newspaper column in the Beeton Record. He has taught English and Ceative Writing.
He resides now on the left coast of Canada and is currently a full time writer.
