Alex Boyd (author)
Encyclopedia
Alex Boyd is a Canadian
poet
, essayist, editor
, and critic
.
His essays and articles have appeared in the Globe and Mail, and elsewhere. His first book of poems, Making Bones Walk, was published in 2007.
From 2003 to 2008, he hosted the IV Lounge Reading Series in Toronto, presenting fiction readers alongside poets, and eventually co-editing IV Lounge Nights, an anthology to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the series.
He established Northern Poetry Review, a site for poetry articles and reviews, in April 2006. In 2008, he established Digital Popcorn, a site for personal film reviews, and has recently helped launch the Best Canadian Essays series with Tightrope Books
, co-editing the first two collections.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, essayist, editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
, and critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
.
His essays and articles have appeared in the Globe and Mail, and elsewhere. His first book of poems, Making Bones Walk, was published in 2007.
From 2003 to 2008, he hosted the IV Lounge Reading Series in Toronto, presenting fiction readers alongside poets, and eventually co-editing IV Lounge Nights, an anthology to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the series.
He established Northern Poetry Review, a site for poetry articles and reviews, in April 2006. In 2008, he established Digital Popcorn, a site for personal film reviews, and has recently helped launch the Best Canadian Essays series with Tightrope Books
Tightrope Books
Tightrope Books is a Canadian independent book publisher based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Founded in 2005 by Halli Villegas, Tightrope Books publishes mainly poetry and fiction, as well as non-fiction and anthologies. As a "writer-centric press," Tightrope Books involves its authors and poets in...
, co-editing the first two collections.
Works
- Best Canadian Essays, 2010, Editors Kamal Al-Solaylee, Alex Boyd, Tightrope Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-926639-17-8
- Best Canadian Essays, 2009, Editors Carmine Starnino, Alex Boyd, Tightrope Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-926639-05-5
- I.V. Lounge Nights, Editors Myna Wallin, Alex Boyd, Tightrope Books, 2008, ISBN 978-0-9783351-4-4
- Making Bones Walk, (poems) Luna Publications, 2007, ISBN 978-0-9781471-1-2