Stuart Ian McKay
Stuart Ian McKay is a Calgary based poet. His poetry and non-fiction have been published in many Canadian journals and anthologies. Stele of Several Ladies, a long poem and a cognate of prayer, his first two books of poetry, were published in 2005 and 2013 by Passwords Enterprises, an independent Calgary press. “even the idea of maya is maya”, a poetry chapbook, was published by Frog Hollow Press (Victoria) in 2019 as part of its Dis/Ability Series. Stuart serves on the poetry editorial collective of Filling Station. He is a full member of the League of Canadian Poets, and is the Alberta/Northwest Territories Representative for the League, along with fellow Calgary poet/noise and sound artist Matt Smith. He is part of the poetry creation and performance team, the a.m.way resistance. Stuart is the editor of a poetry chapbook “the way out is the way in”, featuring work by disabled Canadian poets, published through the League of Canadian Poets.