PATRICK CONNORS lives and works in the Scarborough area of Toronto. He has published his poems in numerous literary publications including The Toronto Quarterly, Spadina Literary Review, Tamaracks. His previously published book is The Other Life: Poems, (Mosaic Press, 2020, ISBN 9781771615402). He has also been a major figure in the burgeoning poetry reading scene of the greater Toronto area, a superb performer and a generous literary colleague.