Biography
Short Bio
Patrick M. Pilarski is the co-editor of DailyHaiku, an international journal of contemporary English-language haiku, and poetry editor for its new sister publication, DailyHaiga. His first full-length collection, Huge Blue, was released in 2009 by Leaf Press, and he is the author of one chapbook of experimental haiku and haibun: Five Weeks (2007). Patrick's poetry has appeared and is forthcoming in journals and anthologies across North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan, recently including The Fiddlehead, The Antigonish Review, Literary Review of Canada, The New Quarterly, filling Station, Carousel, Modern Haiku, and on CBC Radio One as part of the CBC Poetry Face-off. He recently completed a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering, and is currently a post-doctoral fellow in computing science at the University of Alberta.
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Additional Information
Patrick has been actively writing and performing for over ten years. His poetry has made numerous public appearances, including the CBC Poetry Face-off, The Roar: Spoken Word Festival, the 44th Avenue Troubadour Series, and the Edmonton Poetry Festival, and has been translated into Japanese and German. A supporter of spoken verse and live theatre, he regularly performs at the Raving Poets, The Poets Haven, and The Edmonton International Fringe Festival. Acting highlights include appearances as KoKo in The Mikado (Sherard), Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof (ELOPE), and Chase in Finer Noble Gases (Basic Acid Theatre). He produces and acts with Edmonton's Basic Acid Theatre.
Recently, his short-form work was featured in the anthologies Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka (Baltimore, MET Press, 2009), contemporary haibun, Volume 10 (Winchester, Red Moon Press, 2009), and he was awarded 2nd Prize in the 2009 Mainichi International Haiku Contest. Other projects include five complete but neglected novels. Patrick is an active member of the League of Canadian Poets, Writers Guild of Alberta, Haiku Society of America, Tanka Society of America, Haiku Canada, and the Edmonton Stroll of Poets Society.
For more information on Patrick's research, please visit:
http://www.ualberta.ca/~pilarski/
Writing Affiliations
League of Canadian Poets (full member; acting Alberta-NWT Rep)
Writers Guild of Alberta (member)
Haiku Society of America (member)
Tanka Society of America (member)
Haiku Canada (member)
Edmonton Stroll of Poets Society (member)
Books & Chapbooks
Huge Blue : Lantzville, Leaf Press (2009, poetry).
Five Weeks : Edmonton, independent (2007, chapbook).
Publication History
Poetry, reviews, and articles have appeared or are forthcoming in the following journals and periodicals:
42opus, Acorn (USA), The Antigonish Review, Asahi Haikuist Network (International Herald Tribune / Asahi Shimbun Newspaper, Japan), Atlas Poetica (USA), blood ink, BluePrintReview (Germany), blue skies poetry, bottle rockets (USA), Carousel, contemporary haibun online, Chrysanthemum (Austria), CV2, DailyHaiku, DailyHaiga, Eucalypt (Australia), fait accomplit, The Fiddlehead, filling Station, Frogpond (USA), Haibun Today, Haiku Canada Review, The Heron's Nest, Literary Review of Canada, Lynx, The Mainichi Daily News (Japan), Misunderstandings Magazine, Modern English Tanka (USA), Modern Haibun & Tanka Prose (USA), Modern Haiku (USA), Monday's Poem, The New Quarterly, Notebook Magazine, Other Voices, paper wasp (Australia), Prairie Fire, The Prairie Journal, PRISM international, Prune Juice (USA), Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine, Ribbons (USA), Roadrunner Haiku Journal, The Rose & Thorn, SEE Magazine, Shamrock Haiku Journal (Ireland), Simply Haiku, Spire, The Toronto Quarterly, Vallum, Wisteria (USA), White Lotus (USA), and the World Haiku Review.
Work has also been selected for / anthologized in:
Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka (MET Press, 2009), Home and Away (House of Blue Skies, 2009), contemporary haibun, Volume 10 (Red Moon Press, 2009), seed packets: an anthology of flower haiku (bottle rockets press, 2009), One Hundred Droplets (Magnapoets, 2009), While The Light Holds (Magnapoets, 2009), kitchen window: the paper wasp jack stamm anthology 2008 (paper wasp, 2009), The Edmonton Stroll of Poets Anthology (Edmonton Stroll of Poets Society, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), The Killer Blinks Chapbook Anthology (Edmonton Stroll of Poets Society, 2007, 2008), in the clear dawn sky (Haiku Canada, 2009), A Travel-Worn Satchel: the 2009 Haiku Society of America Members' Anthology (Deep North / Haiku Society of America, 2009), and dandelion clocks: the 2008 Haiku Society of America Members' Anthology (Haiku Society of America, 2008).
Selected Awards
13th Mainichi International Haiku Contest, 2009 — 2nd Prize.
2009 TSA International Tanka Contest — honourable mention.
2008 paper wasp jack stamm haiku award — finalist.
Selected Recent Publications
The Fiddlehead* : forthcoming, 2010 (3 poems)
Vallum : Iss. 7:1, Fall 2009 (1 poem)
Other Voices : Vol. 22.1, Fall 2009 (2 poems)
Home and Away : House of Blue Skies, 2009 (3 poems)
CV2 : Vol. 32:2, Fall 2009 (2 poems)
The Prairie Journal : Iss. 53, 2009 (1 poem)
The New Quarterly : Iss. 112, 2009 (3 poems)
filling Station : Iss. 46, Fall 2009 (1 poem)
42opus : Vol. 9:3, Sept. 17 and 23, 2009 (1 poem & 1 poem)
Literary Review of Canada : Vol. 17:5, June 2009 (1 poem)
Carousel* : Iss. 25, March 2010 (1 poem)
Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka : MET Press, 2009 (1 poem)
contemporary haibun, Volume 10 : Red Moon Press, 2009 (1 poem)
The Antigonish Review : Iss. 156, Winter 2009 (2 poems)
Modern Haiku (USA) : Vol. 40:1, Winter-Spring 2009 (1 poem)
Frogpond (USA) : Vol. XXXI, No. 3, Fall 2008 (2 poems)
PRISM international : Vol. 46:4, Summer 2008 (1 poem)
Press Information
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Media Releases
2009-Aug-28: Huge Blue Launch Announcement and Backgrounder. (PDF) (html) (photos)
2008-Nov-12: Patrick M. Pilarski's new book Huge Blue to be published by Leaf Press. (PDF)
2007-Jul-17: Engineering Student Announces New Chapbook of Poetry. (PDF)
In the News
The following is a list of selected media coverage regarding Patrick and his projects. Where available by copyright agreement, images and full-story PDF files will be provided.
22 Sept. 2009: The Gateway:
• Between lab coats and the literary
16 Sept. 2009: Edmonton Examiner:
• Tech savvy poet an engineer of ideas: Patrick Pilarski to release the nature-inspired Huge Blue tomorrow
17 August 2007: Stony Plain Reporter / Spruce Grove Examiner:
• Science, art co-exist in poet's work
• Book revised and edited in an Edmonton teahouse
25 July 2007: CBC Radio One (RadioActive):
• Pre-launch Interview and haiku reading
20 July 2007: University of Alberta Podcast:
• Friday Review takes a poetic turn
18 July 2007: University of Alberta ExpressNews:
• Rhythm and algorithms mix in grad student’s poetic mind
