Michael Fraser was born in Grenada, spent his childhood in Edmonton, and has lived in Toronto since the age of 14. He is a high school teacher, poet, and writer. Michael has been published in various anthologies and journals including The Literary Review of Canada, The Paris Atlantic, Caribbean Writer, Zygote, and Qwerty. He won the 2005 Toronto Star Poem About Toronto contest and 2008 Canadian Aid Literary Award. The Serenity of Stone is his first published book.
"A new, exciting voice has emerged in Canada’s poetry scene. The poet blends his unique heritage — birth in Grenada, boyhood in Edmonton and teaching high school in Toronto — with an unerring eye
and ear for contrast and detail. All of Fraser’s lines crackle with an energy fuelled by deep empathy and the ability to take language to the edge."
~ CANADIAN BOOKSELLER MAGAZINE