Bootleg Sake

"I read it once... twice, every unexpected turn bringing joy. Bootleg Sake is the testament of a sophisticated sensualist with a firm, yet delicate touch. Erotic, bold, something new." —Brandon Pitts, author of In the Company of Crows, Tender in the Age of Fury, The Gospel of Now

Devin Gallant is a new and unique talent now making his name on the literary and poetry scene. He has been writing poetry for over twenty years. He arrived on the literary scene in Toronto in 2002 at the age of seventeen with a first collection of poems. Over the next four years he performed throughout Toronto. Ina addition, he curated The Diamond Cherr reading Series; hosted events for Lichen Magazine, Misunderstandings Magazine, Carousel Magazine, as well as special events for ZED, CBC's Arts Collection; made a cameo appearance on Bravo's television series Heart of a Poet,; launched Cactus Press. He completed a BA in English Literature at Concordia University in Montreal in 2017. He lived in Paris for a year where he became a regular performer at the popular readings series Spoken Word Paris. He now co-hosts a bilingual reading series Accent: Cactus Press.

Devin Gallant thinks of himself as 'literary renegade, an outlier whose mentors include Rudyard Fearon and bill bisset who think very highly of Devon's poetry. He is a poet with a a bright future, an original voice and will leave his mark on Canadian literature.