When I do book readings, I always incorporate music or singing.

I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives.

Despite the fact that I'm not highly skilled in any visual art, aesthetics have always played a strong role in my art, including my first albums.

In poetry, I didn't have to provide resolution. I could ask hard questions without feeling responsible for the answers.

I worry about what Trump will inspire in Canada, especially given incidents that have already occurred here since the election.

I especially worry about the ways Canadians can be glib about our supposed difference from the US in our "acceptance" of "diversity."

It's exciting to consider how art, in its ability to reveal, can be ahead of the artist.