Toronto's Poet Laureate Anne Michaels and Musician David Sereda

Anne Michaels is Toronto's 5th Poet Laureate. Toronto's Poet Laureate serves as the City's literary ambassador. As an advocate for poetry, language and the arts, the Poet Laureate creates and performs many original events around the city to promote and attract people to the literary world. Anne Michaels'  books are published in over forty countries. Her novels and poetry have won dozens of international awards.

David Sereda is  an acclaimed musican, singer, actor,songwright, pianist and composer. He's worked as both as actor and as music director and composer at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, the Theatre Centre and the Tarragon Theatre where he co-wrote two musicals,  and  with playwright and novelist Don Hannah. He released  in 1985 and  in 1994. He co-produces the Stray Dog Salons in Toronto, evenings of music, poetry and theatre.  David currently works with the theatre company Sheatre, who produced his new musical with Joan Chandler entitled , based on the life and passion of painter Tom Thomson.