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Peace and Harmony through Poetry and Music project as a MicroGrant Success…

Thank you to the Mississauga Arts Council for selecting our 2025 Peace and Harmony through Poetry and Music project as a MicroGrant Success. I am grateful to everyone who contributed to making this project meaningful and memorable.
Special thanks to our sponsors—Nova Marketing Group, Triple J Canada, Sureway Press, CPAC—and Canadian poets Katherine L. Gordon and D.C. Reid for their generous support.
Peace and Harmony through Poetry and Music (May–September 30, 2025) resulted in the creation of over 30 original works. More songs and videos can be viewed here.

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book interview, contest judge, story exhibition and more updates since I am now in Canada

I have now returned to Canada and am delighted to receive Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine, Literary Review of Canada, New World Poetry (新大陆诗刊）and Epoch Poetry Quarterly (创世纪诗刊). My sincere thanks to the editors for including my poems and translations.
During my trip to China, I wrote many new poems and had the pleasure of meeting several outstanding Chinese poets. Here is a news report from a wonderful book launch and poets’ gathering and our poems.

Thanks to Howl show on CIUT 89.5FM: Host Valentino Assenza welcomes me to talk about my book “Breaking Into Blossom” (Frontenac House 2025)
Thank Sholom Wargon for his great project of immigrants stories…These stories including mine are shown in Greater Toronto Area since its open ceremony Dec 18, 2025 and have showcased in various cities.
Two of my translations of Rayanne Haines’ poems. Thanks to editors of WePoetry and Houston Poetry Garden
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Final days in Markham till Feb 22, Now the show is opening in Vaughan.

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The Credits’ Cultural Heritage Award and other good news

It was truly an honour to receive the “Cultural Heritage Award” from Heritage Mississauga. Thanks to Mississauga Arts Council for nominations! Congratulations to all recipients!

I’m delighted to share some other good news!

My new poem, “Dear Sheri-D Wilson,” has been accepted by the Literary Review of Canada, a renowned Canadian magazine.

In addition, my tanka and five haiku will be featured and read in an upcoming issue of Poetry Pea Journal.

I’m also honoured to have been nominated for the 2025 Civic Awards of Recognition and will attend the award night on November 18, 2025.