The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experiences. –Emily Dickinson
Thank Live Encounters Poetry & Writing’s editor Mark Ulyseas for recommending Terry McDonagh to review my new book, Now a fine review is published on July 2025 issule. Additional “Fiction“, “Ordinary” two poems by Yuan Fan, translated from Chinese by me are also on the issue. Check the online magazine for details! #poetry #publishing #bookreview
I won 2014 MARTY Award for Established Literary Arts. Now I won it again. It is a great affirmation of my continued work and growth in literature and the arts. I will keep going! Thank you all, judges, Mississauga Arts Council and everyone who have supported me for years. Here are a few photos at the award night.
Happy to introduce new songs for Poetry and Music project. “Some Trees Come to Me”, lyrics I created based on my new poetry collection: Breaking into Blossom & A.F. Moritz‘s Great Silent Ballad. Music and vocals I used Suno AI to create. Video I used Microsoft’s Clipchamp to create!
Check more songs or poems with music …
Father is a Mountain, Lyrics by me, music & vocals created by Suno AI
I’ve signed up to showcase four poems accompanied by live music at Cineplex Erin Mills Town Centre on July 5. We’d love for you to join us! You also can listen to June Howl Open Mic Tuesday July 29, 2025 10pm – 11pm CIUT 89.5FM
Triple J Canada/Chen Jie has supported and sponsored my poetry projects many times. She printed the ebook we have created to celebrate Mississauga’s 50th anniversary with my signature and gave it as our gift to Mayor Carolyn Parrish! Here is the beautiful book in our mayor’s hands
Thank you all contributors and sponsors last year for making this book successful. The eBook has also been included in libraries for 2025-26 local authors show case and was selected as a success by Mississauga Arts Council. Check the story here on MAC’s website.
Peace and Harmony through Poetry and Music is a cross-disciplinary collaboration uniting poets and musicians to explore language, sound, and cultural expression led by Anna Yin, check more details:
Thank MAC for the beautiful summary about my project: (Check the full project)
Poet and author Anna Yin used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to produce the ebook Polyphonic celebration for Mississauga’s 50th Anniversary – 2024. This heartfelt, community-engaged work captures the essence of local artists, particularly writers, celebrating Mississauga’s 50th anniversary through poems, stories, paintings, and photos. The ebook can be served as a “yearbook” of 2024, and captures writing in English, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi and Persian.
The book is written in three parts – the first explores the friendship between Mississauga and its sister city, Kariya, Japan, through poetry, particularly haikus. The second section features interviews with Mississauga community leaders and poetry writing on events that took place in Mississauga in 2024 and prior. Highlights include tributes to long-running Mayor Hazel McCallion and insights into what the future of Mississauga will hold. The final part showcases haikus written by students at Clifford International School in Guangzhou, China, guided by Anna during her 2024 travels.
