In Jeff's first published collection of poetry, The Valentine's Day Books, he presents messages of love inspired by his real-life romance with his life partner, opera singer Leslie Fagan.
The book is published by TheRightEyedDeerPress.
Cover photography ('Valentine's Day on Kennisis Lake') is provided by Fagan and printing is by Haliburton's Parker Pad & Printing Ltd.
Jeff is becoming known for performing his poetry in concert alongside Leslie. Recent performances have included a combination of poetry and song calledThe Red Canoe at Wilfred Laurier University (2019) and as part of the Haliburton Concert Series (2018). They have also performed salon concerts in Toronto and in Haliburton (2013-2019).
Jeff’s work has been anthologized in these books of poetry:
The Wrack Line - Featuring the winners of The NOT The Whittaker Prize 2013 with contributors from the UK, Canada, Australia and the USA.
Highway 35 - A collection of poems by members of Haliburton County’s Live Poets.
Jeff won the Editor's Choice Award in the Contemporary Verse 2 2014 Two Day Poem Contest. His winning entry appears in the magazine. He received an honorable mention in Lucid Forge's National University Poetry Contest.
Jeff ‘s poems have also appeared in Tridentine and All Rights Reserved Literary Journal.