Brian Campbell

My blogs

Industry	Education
Location	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Introduction	Brian Campbell is a poet, singer-songwriter, editor, translator, photographer and teacher. His third full-length poetry collection, Shimmer Report, was published by Ekstasis Editions in 2015. He is also the author of Remnants of Autumn (2016), A Private Collection (2014),Passenger Flight (Signature Editions, 2009), Guatemala and Other Poems (1994) and Undressing the Night (Editorial Lunes, Costa Rica, 2007), a translation of the selected poems of Francisco Santos. His poetry, reviews and essays have appeared in numerous reviews. A finalist in the 2006 CBC Literary Award for Poetry, he is also co-founder/editor of Sky of Ink Press, which prints quality poetry chapbooks. His independent music CD, The Courtier’s Manuscript, was released in 2002. HIs recent music recordings can be found on Bandcamp.
Interests	poetry, 20th century poetry, romanticism, modernism, post-modernism, contemporary folk music, indie music, Buddhism, Sufiism, philosophy, contemporary art
Favorite Music	Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Andy Logan, Leonard Cohen, Alanis Morrisette (Jagged Little Pill), Victor Jara, Violeta Parra, Angel Parra, Silvio Rodrigues, Pablo Milanes, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Bach, Bartok, Art Pepper, Kieth Jarret, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Jan Gaborek, Ravi Shankhar, Ali Akhbar Khan, Robbie Basho, Harald Clayton, Brian Campbell (self-serving but true)