I was born in Toronto in 1945. I completed an Honours BA in French language and literature at the University of Toronto, an MA in Comparative Literature at Carleton University and a PhD in Comparative Literature at l'Université de Montréal. I founded and edited Manna: a review of contemporary poetry (1971 to 1974). I lived, taught and wrote in the Montreal area for 20 years. In 1994, I moved to Kingston, where I became a professor in the Department of English at the Royal Military College of Canada. I retired in 2010 after 35 years in the profession as Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature. In 2014, I returned to Toronto after being away for almost 40 years where I continue to write full time.