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Poetry

My poetry can be read on these publications’ websites:

In 2020 Alliance Connection published five of D.S. Martin’s poems, featuring graphics by Eric Crow. Click on the image to see and read them.

Essays

This essay (To be a Christian Poet) was commissioned by Ekstasis
Soul Deep: An invitation to those who have lost the joy of poetry
Two new essays about music and faith (Christian Courier)

Out for cappuccino with Ekphrastic Poetry class — Orvieto, Italy (2019)

Interviews

The inaugural podcast from Solum Literary Press is: Ep. 1 – Beauty, Goodness and Truth: D.S. Martin on the Need for Art in Evangelicalism (February 2021)
Listen to the interview with Robert White for Arts Connection on Faith FM 94.3
Listen to an interview on Edge of Faith Magazine

Being interviewed at Faith In Form — Winnipeg, Manitoba (2019)

Reviews of My Poetry Collections

Review by Marianne Jones of Ampersand from Faith Today
Review of Adam, Eve, & the Riders of the Apocalypse by Christopher Benson in Christianity Today
Review of Conspiracy of Light by Violet Nesdoly from Faith Today
Post on Good Reads for Conspiracy of Light
Review by Vivian Teeter of Poiema from Anglican Theological Review
Review by Josh Mayo of Poiema from Ruminate Magazine
Review by Luci Shaw of Poiema from Radix Magazine
Review by Jenna Smith of Poiema from Christian Week
Review by Glynn Young at The Master’s Artist of my chapbook
Featured as a Recommended Book (chapbook So The Moon Would Not Be Swallowed) on “Books For Book Lovers” blog
Review by Violet Nesdoly of chapbook (Utmost Christian Writers)

My Reviews of Other Poets’ Poetry (online):

- - - Read my reviews for Ruminate of poetry by Malcolm Guite, Philip C. Kolin, Eric Potter, Christian Wiman, Brett Foster, John Leax, and Mary Oliver
    - This essay is about Margaret Avison’s Listening from the debut issue of Verge
    - Here’s one of my poetry reviews for Books & Culture (others are available on this site too)
    - This is my review of Mary Oliver’s Evidence for The Cresset

Keep an eye on this column for upcoming conference appearances or readings.

During 2020 most speaking events were cancelled. D.S. Martin's intensive poetry course for The Word Guild's Write Canada Conference was taught in August online. Rescheduled and newly scheduled events will be posted here as they are arranged. Please feel free to contact him, to book appearances.

In A Strange Land: Introducing Ten Kingdom Poets (Poiema/Cascade) is D.S. Martin's latest anthology from the Poiema Poetry Series.

Click to view the video!

In his role at McMaster Divinity College he often shares his poetry as part of chapel services. He recently shared a video presentation of one of his poems for a virtual chapel.

The Poiema Poetry Series Reading at the Prince Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan (that was booked for the Friday of 2020's Festival of Faith & Writing) will be rescheduled for 2021. The new conference dates are April 8-10. ***POSTPONED AGAIN***

D.S. Martin will be the keynote speaker at the 2021 Fall Conference of the Inscribe Christian Writers' Fellowship, October 1 & 2, at the Providence Renewal Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.

D.S. Martin is available to present his poetry, guest in college classrooms, teach courses or present workshops. He has recently presented at the Windhover Writers Festival in Texas, and taught for Gordon College in Orvieto, Italy.

The following promotional poster is from a reading at Redeemer University in Ancaster, Ontario.