David Bateman is a spoken word artist who performs his work across the country. His two collections of poetry (Invisible Foreground, 2004; Impersonating Flowers, 2006) are published by Frontenac House Press, Calgary. Bateman received a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Calgary in 2001 and literature and creative writing, and performance at a variety of post-secondary institutions. Based in Toronto, he currently teaches in the Cultural Studies Department at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.