Sheri-D Wilson D. Litt, C.M. Poet Laureate of Calgary 2018 – 2020 Marriage Celebrant Curriculum Vitae BOOKS: A Love Letter to Emily C (2019, Frontenac House) The Book of Sensations (2017, U of C Press) Open Letter: Woman Against Violence Against Women (2014, Frontenac House) Goddess Gone Fishing for a Map of the Universe (2012, Frontenac House) Autopsy of a Turvy World (2008, Frontenac House) Re: Zoom (2005, Frontenac House) Winner: 2006 Stephan G. Stephansson Poetry Award Between Lovers (2002, Arsenal Pulp Press) The Sweet Taste of Lightning (1998, Arsenal Pulp Press) Girl’s Guide to Giving Head (1996, Arsenal Pulp Press) Swerve (1993, Arsenal Pulp Press) Bull’s Whip & Lamb’s Wool (1989, Petarade Press) EDUCATIONAL WORKBOOK EDITED: Spoken Word Workbook: inspiration from poets who teach (2011, editor, Banff Centre Press) BROADSHEETS & CHAPBOOKS: A Tribute to this Land—The Elder Project—with Anita Crowshoe (2013, Chapbook) I just wanna be the Stampede Queen (2012, Chapbook) Mountain Sliding (1997, Broadsheet, Swerve Sound) CD's: Dragon Rouge (2018, Indie) Co-produced with Steve Berlin Music arranged by Barry Reynolds, Steve Berlin Re: Cord (2007, swerve sound) Music arranged by Russell Broom sweet taste of lightning (2001, swerve sound) Music arranged by Russell Broom I am a Closet New Yorker, Sin City (Word Up, ‘95, Virgin Records) VIDEO/POEMS: Burning All the Past Away—Short animation by Doug Cook—Competition (2016) ESFF Short Film Festival—Best animation/Experimental Film NSI National Screen Institute—Screening—October 2016 The Barcelona Bakery of No Return (2016, AFA, Sandi Somers) The Panty Portal Project in Paris (2008, Bravo!FACT; Sandi Somers) Nominated four AMPIA Awards Surf Rave Girrly Girrl (2003, Bravo!FACT; Matt Embry) Nominated two AMPIA Awards [email protected] 402.686.4292 Spinsters Hanging in Trees (2002, BravoFact; Michael Hamm) Nominated two AMPIA Awards; won best Short Inch by Inch (2001, CBC, Michael Hamm) Airplane Paula (2001, Bravo!FACT; Julie Trimingham) #1 on BRAVO TV, 2001 Nominated for five AMPIA awards I Am a Closet New Yorker (1996, Much Music; Jill Battson) Passing (1992, Independent; Susan Harman) AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS: Best of Calgary, Poet (2019) Poet Laureate of Calgary (2018—2020) Doctor of Letters—Honoris Causa (October 2017) Best of Calgary, Poet (2017) CanLit Award—shortlist (2015) Robert Kroetsch Poetry Award—shortlist (2015) City of Calgary—Arts Award (2015) Lifetime Membership—League of Canadian Poets (2014) Shortlisted—Exporting Alberta Award (2013) Top Ten—Alberta Readers' Choice Award (2013) ffwd, People’s Choice Award, Best Poet (2007-2012, Calgary) Who’s Who in Canada (2006-2017, Ottawa) Geist poll, What Canadian author would be the Best Lover? (2010, Van.) Top Ten Poets in Canada, CBC (2009, National, Canada) The Panty Portal–VideoPoem (’09, nominated 4 ROSIE Awards) Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry (2006, Alberta) Re: Lit Award / nomination (2006, Canada) Women of Vision Award (2006, Alberta) Bohemians of Calgary (2005, Avenue Magazine) Canadian Poet of Honour Award (2005, SpoCan, Vancouver) Canada Council for the Arts, Grant, 2005 Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Grant, 2005 Surf Rave Girrly Girrl—Video (2004, nominated 2 ROSIE Awards) Top Ten Intriguing Calgarians (2004, Calgary Herald) Bumbershoot Heavyweight Champion, Andrei Codrescu (‘03, Seattle) Spinsters Hanging in Tree—Short Film (‘03, Gold, Houston Film Festival) Spinsters Hanging in Tree—VideoPoem (‘03, ACE – Gold, Best of Show) Spinsters Hanging in Trees—Video (’03, nominated 2 ROSIE Awards) Spinsters Hanging in Trees—Video (‘03, Winner, ROSIE Best Short) Poetry Bout-USA Heavyweight Champ (2003, Superbowl of Poetry, Seattle) Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Grant, 2003 Canada Council for the Arts, Grant, Theatre Section, 2003 Fortis et Liber—Poem (2002, Alberta Winner / CBC Face-Off) Canada Council for the Arts, Grant, Spoken Word Section, 2001 Airplane Paula—Video (2001, nominated for 5 ROSIE Awards) Confessions: A Jazz Play (1991, nominated for 5 Jessie Awards) [email protected] 2 403.686.4292 VIDEO/POEMS & SCREENINGS: Sexy Madonna from Florence You Tube (2010-present) Spliffinspiration You Tube (2010-present) The Panty Portal You Tube (2009-present) BravoTV- Short Festival (2011) High Performance Rodeo Festival (2009, Calgary) Edmonton Queer Arts & Culture Festival (2008, Edmonton) Calgary Film Festival (2008, Calgary) Surf Rave Girrly Girrl High Performance Rodeo Festival (2004, Calgary) In Search of the Perfect Tiramisu (2003) Spinsters Hanging in Trees – Director Michael Hamm Rocky Mountain High: The Banff Centre (2008, Harbourfront) CISWF (2008, Calgary) You Tube (2007-present) The Spoke Club (2007, Toronto) Visible Verse Festival (2004, Vancouver) Zebra Videopoem Festival (2004, Berlin) Fayetteville Film Festival (2004, Arkansas) London Arts on Television (2004, London, England) AMPIA (April 6th, 2003 – Edmonton) 24th Durban International Film Festival (2003, Durban) St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (2003) The Banff Centre, New Media Institute (2003, Banff) Moving Pictures Fest of Dance and Film (2003, Montreal) Canadian Talent/Moving Pictures (2003, Dalhousie U) High Performance Rodeo Festival (2003, Calgary) Sarasota Film Festival (2003, Sarasota) Celebrate Shorts (Bravo!FACT event, 2002, Toronto) Victoria Film Festival (2002, Victoria) Houston Film Festival (2002, Houston) In Short (2011, Bravo!FACT TV) Inch by Inch Airplane Paula AMPIA (April 2003, Edmonton) CISWF (2008, Calgary) Gabriola Writer’s Festival (2003, Gabriola Island) Tidal Wave Film Festival (2003, New Brunswick) 24th Durban International Film Festival (2003, Durban) St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (2003) The Banff Centre, New Media Institute (2003, Banff) 9th Annual Women Make Waves Festival (2002, Taiwan) Seattle International Film Festival (2002, Seattle) Vancouver Video/Poem Festival 2002 (Vancouver) [email protected] 3 403.686.4292 OYR High Performance Festival (2001, Calgary) Victoria Film Festival (2001, Victoria) I am a Closet New Yorker MuchMusic Video RECENT CONCERTS (selected): Sheila Jordon Concert—Jazz Fest—Lantern Church (2018, Calgary) CD Launch, Dragon Rouge—Mikey’s on 12th (2018, Calgary) One Voice Chorus—Spring Concert (2018, Calgary) Music and Poetry—Calgary Spoken Word Festival, Festival Hall (2018, Calgary) In Concert—with Steve Coffey (2015, Calgary) In Concert—Heritage Park (2014, Calgary) READINGS (selected): Climate Change March (2019, Calgary) CanLearn Anniversary (2019, Calgary) Summer Summoning (2019, Calgary) Women (2019, Calgary) Poet Laureate City Hall (2019, Calgary) Calgary Young Peoples Conference (2019, Calgary) Precision Oncology, POET, Feature (2019, Calgary) EcoTrust Gathering, Feature (2019, Calgary) Patrick Lane Tribute (2019, Calgary) Snap! Dress for Success (2019, Calgary) Brightside Festival + YYC Jazz (2019, Calgary) Finalist Mixer, Best of Calgary (2019, Calgary) Surrealism Talk (2019, Calgary) Opening of the YMCA (2019, Calgary) In with the New—New Year’s Eve Poem @ Olympic Plaza (2019, Calgary) Out with the Old, Downtown Library (2018, Calgary) art and the city, sidewalk poetry (2018, Calgary) U of C Alumuni, 7 Languages in 7 Minutes (2018, Calgary) Pride in the Park (2018, Calgary) Denman Island Readers & Writers Festival (2018, Denman Island) Sangha Festival (2018, Cochrane) YouthWrite (2018, Bragg Creek) POETROLOGY (2018, Calgary) Live at the Bolt—Shadbolt Gallery (2018, Burnaby BC) Drifting Like a Metaphor Launch (2018, Calgary) Unission Festival – Bella Theatre (2018, Calgary) Drifting like a Metaphor – Poet Laureate (2018, Calgary) Word on the Lake (2018, Salmon Arm) City Hall, Poet Laureate Acceptance (2018, Calgary) In Concert (2018, Calgary) Out Loud! Concert (2018, Calgary) Word Storm (2018, Nanaimo) [email protected] 4 403.686.4292 15 Minutes of Infamy (2018, Nanaimo) Marvellous Urbanities, Surrealist Poetry Night (2018, Toronto) Wordspell (2018, Toronto) Flywheel (2017, Calgary) Kerouac Vigo International Festival (2017, Vigo, Spain) When Words Collide (2017, Victoria) League of Canadian Poets AGM (2017, Toronto) Saskatchewan Festival of Words (2017, Moose Jaw) Youth Write (2017, Alberta) Toronto Slam Feature (2017, Toronto) Best of Calgary Gala (2017, Calgary) Word on the Lake (2017, Salmon Arm) Yukon Writers Festival (2017, Whitehorse) Verses Festival (2017, Vancouver) Calgary Spoken Word Festival (2017, Calgary) Sangha Benefit (2017, Calgary) Knights of the Round Table (2017, Calgary) Woolf’s Voices—Remote from Montreal (2017, Calgary) Women’s March on Washington (2017, Calgary) U of C—English Department—Taught Open Letter (2016, Calgary) Giller Light—Writers Guild (2016, Calgary) U of C—Tree Planting Ceremony – Intercultural Dialogue Institute (2016, Calgary) Women on the Brink (2016, Seattle) Vertigo Reading Series (2016, Regina) Cathedral Festival (2016, Regina) School of Thought (2016, Calgary) YWCA—Benefit for Women's Shelter (2016, Canmore) Tribute to Orunamamu (2016, Calgary) MC—Coming Out Monologues (2016, Calgary) Literary Saloon (2016, Canmore) Against Racism U of C (2016, Calgary) Michael Green Tribute (2016, Edmonton) Woolf’s Voices (2015, Calgary) National Slam Feature (2015, Saskatoon) WordFest (2015, Calgary) Springboard, Fluid Fest (2015, Calgary) Tongues of Fire 10th Anniversary (2015, Victoria) In Concert—with Steve Coffey (2015, Calgary) Word on the Street (2015, Saskatoon) Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts (2015, Sechelt) Creative Aging Festival (2015, London) Verses Fest (2015, Ottawa) International