photo: Catherine Surprenant

KIRK JOHNSON

Kirk Johnson was born in Hantsport Nova Scotia. He began his career in theatre (Acadia, 1996) before moving to Montréal in the late 1990's to begin an MA in Creative Writing at Concordia University. Montréal became his adopted home, where he co-wrote a guide book about the city. He published his first collection of poems, Companion Pieces (Cumulus Press) in 1999. Johnson later released the chapbook, Rare Poems and Other Oddities (JKL Press). For Everyone at the Back is his second full collection of poetry. He now lives in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley with his wife, Catherine and daughters, Julia Dae, Luna and Fionah.