He is also a translator of poetry from Italian. Originally from St. Catharines ON he now studies at the University of Calgary and works a little at ACAD. He likes living in Sunnyside where the train is close and so are his friends. He also likes being alone but not too much. As he wrote the biographical note for this reading, he wondered about the use of the 3rd person and if the "self reflexive thing" was too cute.