American Poetry Association’s Annual Poetry Award, 1st place, 1985
Cross-Canada Writer’s Quarterly, 2nd Runner Up, 1988
Roundhouse Poetry Award, 1st place, 1989 and 1990
The Nova Scotia Poetry Award, 1st place, 1989
Charterhouse Poetry Award of London England, short-list, 1990
CBC Radio Literary Award for Poetry, 2nd place, 1990
Milton Acorn Memorial People’s Poetry Award,
              Runner-up 1987, Winner 1993 and 1995
The League of Canadian Poets Competition, Honourable Mention, 1993
Matrix Magazine Travel Writing Award, 1st Place, 1994
The Tilden Award, (CBC Radio/Saturday Night Magazine), Winner, 1995
Confederation Poetry Award, Honourable Mention, 1995
Humanitas Poetry Award, Honourable Mention, 1995
Canadian Writer’s Journal Poetry Award, Honourable Mention, 1995
The Tilden Award, short list, 1996
People’s Poetry Award, winner, 1996
Milton Acorn Memorial People’s Poetry Award, short list, 1996
Arc Magazine Best Poem Award, Honourable Mention, 1996
Petro-Canada Poet Laureate, 1996
CBC Literary Awards, short list, 1997
Trillium Awards, Nominee, 1996 and 1997
Canadian Author’s Association Literary Awards, Nominee, 1996 and 1997
Leacock Poetry Award, top-ten, 1997
O.A.C. Works in progress grants, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Frith Press Chapbook Award, Honourable Mention, 1997
Acorn-Rukeyser Chapbook Award, short-list, 1998
Sandburg Livesay Short list, 1997 and 1998
People’s Political Poem Award, winner, Winter 1997
Amethyst Magazine Harbour Writing Award, winner, 1997
Fiddlehead Magazine Poetry Award, short-list, 1998
Milton Acorn Memorial People’s Poetry Award, short-list 1998
This Magazine’s Great Canadian Literary Hunt, Honourable Mention, 1998
The Canadian Literary Awards, short list (CBC radio/Saturday Night, 1998)
People’s Poetry Award, nominee, 1999
Canadian Author’s Association Poetry Book Award, nominee, 1999
b p Nichol Chapbook Award, nominee, 1999
Pushcart Prize, Nominee, 1999
Literary Network News, Top Ten Canadian Poetry books, winter 1999
Literary Network News, Top Five Canadian Poetry chapbooks, spring 1999
University of Windsor Review Poetry Prize, third place, 2000
Cranberry Tree Press Poetry award, first place, 2000
Lexikon Poetry Award, 2000
Sandburg Livesay Poetry Award, Honourable Mention, 2000
Milton Acorn Memorial People’s Poetry Award, short-list 1999-2000
Editor’s Prize Open Window II Shaunt Basmajian Chapbook Award Short list, 2003
The Great Canadian Literary Hunt, short list, 2003
Canadian Literary Award short list, 2002
Certificate of Excellence for outstanding achievement in literature,
Ridgetown District High School Hall of Fame, April 28, 2002
Ontario Poetry Society Life Member, 2002
Eric Hill Award of Literary Excellence in poetry,
Qwerty magazine and University of New Brunswick, spring 2003
Ontario Poetry Society chapbook award Honourable Mention, 2003
Eric Hill Award of Literary Excellence in poetry,
             Qwerty magazine and University of new Brunswick, 2005
CV2 poetry award, 2nd place, 2005
Shaunt Basmajian chapbook award, First Runner Up, 2005
Acorn Rukeyser chapbook award, short list, 2005
Canadian Poetry Association Life Member Award, 2005
appointed Poet Laureate of Brantford, 2005
Souwesto/Orison Award, 2006
Acorn Plantos People’s Poetry Award short list, 2006
CBC Literary Awards, short list, 2006
Tracking a Serial Poet, short list, 2006 (announcement pending)
Canada Council Writers’ Grant, $20,000 (spring 2006)
Vallum Poetry Award, 2nd prize, spring 2006
Winston Collins/Descant magazine Best Canadian Poem Award 2007
Sowesto/Orison Award short list 2007
Cranberry Tree Press Honourable Mention 2007
Black Moss Press “Souwesto Award” 2007