I have been a poet for over forty years. 

 I began writing poetry and gave up on formal education at age seventeen; in this way my lifelong journey of self-discovery and learning began.  Like most poets, I have lived in relative obscurity but I have nevertheless awoken each day with the imperative to create.

I was born in Calgary and was active in the arts scene there for many years.  I am still passionate about my city, my home, and hope it will one day be a place where art and art makers are fully embraced and appreciated. Heartbroken that it wasn't I moved to Vancouver Island and spent ten quiet years there in self-imposed exile.  In 2010, an old friend encouraged me to return to the prairies and, although I could see improvements in the cultural life, not enough had changed.  Also prairie winters being what they are, in 2011 when the opportunity arose my friend and I moved to Bermuda.  My friend, Susan, is now my wife and we live in a small pink cottage on the edge of the ocean with our eccentric rescued cat, Maggie. 

I have included on this page links to a selection of my published work.  In addition to my published poetry you will find separate pages of my Unpublished Archives, A Commonplace Book featuring current work, Sign Language, and my performances - both video and audio -collected to date. 

We will be updating the site regularly so I hope that you will return often, stay a while, read some poems and perhaps contact me to tell me what you thought.               

Best Regards,

                                                               Murdoch Burnett