Steven McCabe is a Kansas City,

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-born American-Canadian visual artist and poet. He is the author of five books of poetry, most recently ''Hierarchy of Loss'' (Ekstasis Editions 2007). He recently illustrated a children's book of ''Victorian Fairy Tales; The Golden Key'' by George Macdonald (P.D. Meany 2008) with fine-line ink drawings. He has created public murals and exhibited paintings, mixed media and collaborative artworks. He regularly performs public readings of his poetry sharing the stage with dancers, musicians and multimedia presentations featuring his artwork. Most recently he performed with the Blue Room blues band as part of

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2008. McCabe's teaching experience includes The

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Artists in Education program, Learning Through the Arts (

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), Inner City Angels, Arts for Children of Toronto, the

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and the

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. McCabe has over 20 years of teaching experience.

Published books

* Hierarchy of Loss Ekstasis Editions 2007 93 pp * Orpheus and Eurydice: Before the Descent (Co-authored with Tannaz Nanavati) LyricalMyrical Books 2006 32 pp * Jawbone Ekstasis Editions 2005 91 pp * Radio Picasso WatershedBooks 1999 88 pp * Wyatt Earp in Dallas: 1963 Seraphim Editions 1996 79 pp

External links

Ekstasis Editions - Steven McCabe
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCabe, Steven Living people 20th-century Canadian poets Canadian male poets Canadian illustrators Canadian painters Academic staff of The Royal Conservatory of Music 20th-century Canadian male writers Year of birth missing (living people)