Taylor Gray Moore

Writer of fiction, poetry, etc - based in Vancouver BC

My two chapbooks published through Cactus Press:

https://www.cactuspresspoetry.com/cafe-noir-poems

https://www.cactuspresspoetry.com/chasm

 

A selection of poems I've had published online:

•    “Beginning and Ending” and “In The City of Life.” The Alipore Post, August 2020, https://www.thealiporepost.com/post/2-poems-by-taylor-gray-moore/
Poem remembering the beginning of a relationship retrospecively; a fantasy poem depicting a post-apocalyptic setting.
•    “Cambie Poem.” Montreal Writes, November 2019, https://montrealwrites.com/2019/11/30/cambie-poem-by-taylor-gray-moore/.
A surreal poem juxtaposing a redevelopment project in Vancouver and my own life situation.
•    “The Debut of Montreal’s New ‘Azur’ Metro Trains, 7 February 2016,” and “The Old Bike is Gone.” Montreal Writes, July 2019, https://montrealwrites.com/2019/05/31/poems-by-taylor-gray-moore/.
A poem representing the debut of new metro cars in Montreal as a moment of social harmony; a poem imaginiatively speculating on the possible events of disposing of an unused bicycle.
•    “Wake the Dead.” Spadina Literary Review, April 2018, https://spadinaliteraryreviewarchive.com/SR24-Ver-05.html. 
A rhythmic chant. 
 

Friends of mine you should also be reading:

Cali Haan: https://calihaan.com/

 

If you're in Vancouver, the Vancouver Story Slam is a wonderful local event which I attend whenever I can. I even participate, when they let me:

https://www.facebook.com/VancouverStorySlam/