Poetry
My poetry can be read on these publications’ websites:
- Amethyst Review, (click here too)
- Canadian Literature, (click here too)
- The Christian Century
- The Cresset
- Cumberland River Review
- The Dalhousie Review
- Ekstasis
- First Things, (click here too)
- Literary Review of Canada
- The Other Journal
- Perspectives
- Solum Literary Review
- Sojourners
- Spadina Literary Review
- Stonework Issue 6
- The Temz Review
- Whale Road Review

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):
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- 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
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