Advertisement
Come celebrate the launch of award-winning poet Michael Trussler’s newest collection, Whoosh! Trussler will be joined by special guests Cassidy McFadzean, Daniel Scott Tysdal, and host Jim Johnstone.Part exploration of ecological collapse, part memoir undressing a late-life Autism diagnosis, Whoosh draws influence from modern artistic movements, political insecurity, the internet, and environmental grief to dovetail both the unexpected and the intimately familiar.
This event is free and open to the public, and books will be available for purchase.
RSVP: flyingbooks.ca/events/6433220261112
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Michael Trussler’s work engages with the beauty and violence of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from a neurodivergent, fluid perspective. His writing encompasses several genres and modes of expression, ranging from the lyrical to the avant-garde. Trussler teaches English at the University of Regina and is the author of seven books, including 10:10; The History Forest, winner of the Saskatchewan Book Award for Poetry; the short fiction collection Encounters, winner of the Saskatchewan Book of the Year Award; and a memoir entitled The Sunday Book, which won the Saskatchewan Book Award in both the Non-Fiction and City of Regina categories. Deeply compelled by the natural world, Trussler hikes in the Canadian Rockies at every opportunity.
Cassidy McFadzean is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Crying Dress (House of Anansi, 2024). Her fiction has appeared in Joyland, Hazlitt, and The Walrus, and her debut novel Giant Mother is forthcoming in May 2027.
Daniel Scott Tysdal is a mad writer, filmmaker, and teacher. He is the author of four books of poetry, the textbook The Writing Moment: A Practical Guide to Creating Poems (Oxford University Press), and the popular TEDx talk, “Everything You Need to Write a Poem (and How It Can Save a Life)." He is a Professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough and a pro wrestling trainee at Superkick’d Studios.
Jim Johnstone is the author of seven books of poetry, including Infinity Network (Véhicule Press, 2022) and The King of Terrors (Coach House Books, 2023). Recent poems have appeared in Best Canadian Poetry, The Kenyon Review, The New York Review of Books, POETRY, Poetry London, and PN Review.
Advertisement
Event venue
Flying Books, 784 College St, Toronto, ON M6G 1C6, Canada
Tickets
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.