James Dunnigan

James Dunnigan received his BA Hons and MA from McGill University, where he worked under the supervision of Maggie Kilgour and Miranda Hickman. His dissertation analyzes Ezra Pound's reception of the Roman poet Ovid in "The Cantos." He is also more generally interested in epic poetry and the reception of Latin classics (Virgil and Ovid) across English literature. Adjacent interests include Canadian, French and American poetry, Milton, Anne Carson, gastronomy, astronomy, history and geopolitics. James writes poetry and edits for Cactus Press (Montreal) and Black Sails Publications (Toronto). His work has appeared in Event Magazine, CV2, HA&L, Maisonneuve Magazine, The Imagist and other publications across Canada.

List of Publications

Book Reviews:

• "Us From Nothing," Geoff Bouvier, Wolsak and Wynn 2024, in: The Miramichi Reader
• "Richard Parker, Ed. Readings in the Cantos, Vol. 1." in: Textual Practice

Poetry chapbooks:

• "I Spurinna," (Cactus Press 2024)
• "Investigating the Blue Line Poets: An Essay in Six Stations" (Black Sails Publications, 2022)
• "Windchime Concerto" (The Alfred Gustav Press, 2022)
• "Wine and Fire" (Cactus Press, 2020)
• "The Stained Glass Sequence" (winner of the Frog Hollow Press chapbook award, 2019)

Additional Information

Holder of a SSHRC CGS M award (2017-18)