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Todd Swift was born in Montreal. He has authored and edited numerous books of poetry. In 1997 he was given the Young Quebecer of the Year Award in the Arts and Education category. From 1998 to 2001 he was Visiting Lecturer at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. In late 2001 he moved to Paris, where he lived and wrote for two years. In 2003 he was editorial coordinator for the global peace campaign, Poets Against The War. He has reviewed for Books in Canada and The Dubliner, among others. In 2004 he was Oxfam’s Poet-In-Residence. He has been poetry editor of the online magazine nthposition since 2002.

Books by Todd Swift

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