A 32″ x 104″ edition of My Prose of the Trans-Canada is on exhibit as part of SEE THE SOUND, a three day exhibition of visual poetry at the Verses Festival of Words, Vancouver.

What does poetry look like? Going beyond sounds in the air or words on the page, three poets and visual artists reimagine poetry in the visual realm. This four-day exhibit brings new perspectives on how letters and words combine in our perception to create a poetic impression.

Works by visual artists and poets include:

Derek Beaulieu’s epic “Prose of the Trans-Canada”
Kevin McPherson’s debut of a new piece of visual poetry
Corrina Keeling’s improvised visuals created during Verses events

Astorino’s, 1739 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC

Maclean’s 2014 Canadian Universities Guidebook selects my ENGL214 class as one of the “cool courses” happening at ACAD this year …

I was recently invited to participate in a photo-shoot for Calgary Arts Development’s Living a Creative Life: An Arts Development Strategy for Calgary (photograph courtesy Jason Stang)

SAIT’s student newspaper The Weal takes an interest in my teaching at ACAD…

Typewriters challenge students’ way of thinking

Computers, tablets and phones, have caused some people to write automatically and unthinkingly because of the convenient use of autocorrect, backspace and spellcheck. But ACAD instructor Derek Beaulieu is determined to make his English 214 Creative Writing class stop and think about the actual mechanics of writing by requiring them to use typewriters.

In support of WORDSWORTH 2014 SUMMER LITERARY CAMP I recently completed a Concrete poem on the windows of Calgary’s LOFT 112.

Written over 6 hours, this untitled piece was constructed organically, without a plan.

Responsive to the shapes of letters, and movement outside the window, this poem will remain permanently on the window of LOFT 112 as a reminder of the fundraising efforts.

This afternoon, LOFT112 hosted Typing Pool #2 – a chance for members of Calgary’s literary community to try their hand on a series of typewriters; clanging keys and sliding carriages. This initiative is linked to my ENGL214 course at Alberta College of Art + Design…

CBC Eyeopener: ACAD professor Derek Beaulieu explains why he’s making his students write their assignments on old-fashioned typewriters