R.M. Vaughan. Courtesy Whitehot Magazine.
Richard Murray Vaughan (born 1965) is a Canadian poet, novelist, playwright, and video artist.
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Life[edit | edit source]
Vaughan was born in Saint John, New Brunswick.
He is a graduate of the creative writing program at the University of New Brunswick.
He lives in Berlin, Germany.[1]
He has published numerous works, including articles in Utne Reader. He is openly gay.[2]
His short videos have played in festivals and galleries across Canada and internationally.[1]
He has been a contributing editor for This Magazine, Momus, and Canadian Art online.[1]
Writing[edit | edit source]
His 2015 work, Bright Eyed, is a memoir of his struggles with insomnia.[3]
Recognition[edit | edit source]
Vaughan was playwright in residence at Buddies in Bad Times theatre in 1994-1995.
Publications[edit | edit source]
Poetry[edit | edit source]
- The InCorrupt Tables (chapbook). Fredericton, NB: Wild East, 1993; Fredericton, NB: Broken Jaw Press, 1995.
- a selection of dazzling scarves: poems. Toronto: ECW Press, 1996.
- To Monsieur Desmoulins: Dear Camille, in response to your last letter before execution : 203 years late (chapbook). Toronto: Tortoiseshell & Black, 1997.
- 96 Tears (in my jeans) (chapbook). Fredericton, NB: Broken Jaw Press, 1997.
- Invisible to Predators: Poems. Toronto: ECW Press, 1999.
- 14 Reasons Not to Eat Potato Chips on Church Street. Maxville, ON: above/ground press, [2000?]
- An Herbal For Men (with Allyson Mitchell; chapbook). Bucky & Fluff Craft Factory. 2002.[4]
- Ruined Stars: Poems. Toronto: ECW Press, 2004.
- Troubled: A memoir in poems and fragments. Toronto: Coach House, 2008.
Plays[edit | edit source]
- Camera, Woman: A play in two parts. Toronto: Coach House, 2000.
- The Monster Trilogy: Plays. Toronto: Coach House, 2003.
Novels[edit | edit source]
- A Quilted Heart: A novel. Toronto: Insomniac Press, 1998.
- Spells: A novel. Toronto: ECW Press, 2003.
Non-fiction[edit | edit source]
- William Forrestali's (Muted) Cornucopia (art catalogue). Halifax, NS: Studio 21, 1992.[5]
- Symbiosis: The clinic (art catalogue). Symbiosis Collective, 1995.[5]
- Restless Requiem: Catherine Hale's seductive altars (art catalogue). Fredericton, NB: Art Centre / University of New Brunswick Press, 1998.[5]
- Compared to Hitler: Selected essays. Barrie, ON: Tightrope Books,2013.
- Bright Eyed: Insomnia and its cultures. Toronto: Coach House, 2015.
Anthologized[edit | edit source]
Anthology information courtesy RM Vaughan.[4]
Poetry[edit | edit source]
- Shout and Speak Out Loud. Wild East, 1993.
- Expressions. Expressions Press, 1993.
- Beyond Bad Times. Snow Apple Press, 1993.
- Plush. Toronto: Coach House, 1995; Toronto: ECW Press, 2000.
- Blues and True Concussions: 6 new poets. Toronto: Anansi, 1996.
- Carnival: A Scream in High Park reader. Insomniac Press, 1996.
- Gay Love Poetry. UK: Robinson Publishing, 1997.
- Written in the Skin. Insomniac Press, 1998.
- Coastlines: Atlantic Canadian poetry. Fredericton, NB: Goose Lane Editions, 2002.
- Geeks, Misfits, and Outlaws. McGilligan Press, 2003.
- Common Sky: Canadian writers against the war. Three Squares Press, 2003.
- Desire, Doom, and Vice. Wingate Press, 2005.
- Seminal: Canadian gay male poetry. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2007.
Fiction[edit | edit source]
- Carnal Nation. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2000.
- The Journey Prize Anthology, 2000. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2000.
- The Notebooks. Toronto: Random House, 2002.
- Victory Meat: New fiction from Atlantic Canada. Toronto: Random House, 2003.
- Toronto Noir. Akashic Books, 2008.
Words With Presents RM Vaughan
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[6]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 About RM Vaughan, RM Vaughan. Web, June 2, 2019.
- ↑ R. M. Vaughan (March/April 2007). "Cairo's Man Show". Utne Reader. Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. http://www.utne.com/issues/2007_140/gleanings/12476-1.html. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ↑ "RM Vaughan tries to keep Bright Eyed in new book". Daily Xtra, May 14, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Books, RM Vaugan. Web, Apr. 4, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 R.M. Vaughan: Publications, Canadian Poetry Online, University of Toronto Libraries, UToronto.ca, Web, July 6, 2012.
- ↑ Search results = au:R M Vaughan, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Apr. 4, 2015.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Poems
- R.M. Vaughan at Canadian Poetry Online (profile and 6 poems)
- Books
- RM Vaughan at Amazon.ca
- About
- RM Vaughan Official website
- RMVaughanink - his blog.
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