Asa Boxer’s debut book The Mechanical Bird won the Canadian Author’s Association Prize for Poetry, and his second collection Skullduggery was nominated for the QWF A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry. Boxer’s poems have appeared in literary journals and anthologies internationally. He is also founder and director of the prestigious Montreal International Poetry Prize montrealprize.com. Boxer’s poems range over many subjects, including nature, animals, the ocean, urban life, work, travel, craftsmanship, clock-making, history, war, mendacity, and love. His work is also rich in thematic content, having an especial preoccupation with the nature of authenticity. Boxer has experience teaching CEGEP. He has also led discussions and presented his poetry to numerous classes in both CEGEPs and universities. Boxer is ready to discuss both the craft of poetry and what a career in the arts entails, helping students gain a sense of how poetry works and moves in the world.