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John Stiles is a poet from rural Nova Scotia who lived in Toronto for eight years doing a string of meaningless jobs telemarketting and selling door-to-door, while occasionally being kidnapped and travelling with a band called the smalls. Poverty stricken, cut off from friends and lost in Toronto he invented an “in rural dialect” poetry voice at local open mics which was made into a celebrated book of poetry and a movie, Scouts are Cancelled.
While in Toronto Stiles befriended some of the local Toronto poets such as Paul Vermeersch and Adam Levin and Patrick Woodcock. Stiles now lives in London England and occasionally performs poems from Scouts are Cancelled.
He has just published a second novel, Taking the Stairs, set in Toronto and the Annapolis Valley. It has been called: “Desperation laced with Hope.” Corb Lund. “Utterly (utterly) winning.” Annie Freud.
While in Toronto Stiles befriended some of the local Toronto poets such as Paul Vermeersch and Adam Levin and Patrick Woodcock. Stiles now lives in London England and occasionally performs poems from Scouts are Cancelled.
He has just published a second novel, Taking the Stairs, set in Toronto and the Annapolis Valley. It has been called: “Desperation laced with Hope.” Corb Lund. “Utterly (utterly) winning.” Annie Freud.
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The Gift (a short story republished with permission from the author)
27 Nov 2011 | from howyahdoon.blogspot.com/
This story won first prize in December 2010 contest of
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The Gift by Wilma Seville
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- John Stiles posted a news item ‘The Gift (a short story republished with permission from the author)’. November 2011
- John Stiles posted a news item ‘'Speck', re-published at Writing and Publishing Blog. Thanks Wilma!’. November 2011
- John Stiles posted a news item ‘Killing House Flies?’. October 2011
- John Stiles posted a news item ‘Deck Chairs ignite female passions?’. October 2011
- John Stiles posted a news item ‘Deckchairs 2 new plays at Leytonstone library’. September 2011
- John Stiles posted a news item ‘Famous thoughts?’. September 2011
- John Stiles posted a news item ‘Cash Cow or White Elephant? Olympics' Mega Mall finally opens’. September 2011
- John Stiles posted a news item ‘Sandpiper by Elizabeth Bishop’. September 2011
- John Stiles posted a news item ‘New Poems from Graham Buchan’. September 2011
- John Stiles posted a news item ‘Poetry Unplugged 15th Anniversary’. September 2011
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