Endre Farkas was born in Hajdunanas, Hungary. He fled with his parents during the 1956 uprising and settled in Montreal, Quebec (Canada).

Poet and playwright, he has published nine books of poetry, most recently In The Worshipful Company of Skinners. His work has been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Slovenian and Turkish. He has edited anthologies, produced records, and has worked with artists to create the theatre of poetry.

He produced (with Carolyn Marie Souaid) Poetry on the Buses and Circus of Words / Cirque des Mots.

He has given readings and performances across Canada and Europe and in Chile. He holds an M.A. from Concordia University and has been teaching at John Abbott College since 1974.


PUBLICATIONS

Szerbusz (Eldorado Editions, 1974)
Murders in the Welcome Cafe (Vehicule Press, 1977)
Romantic at Heart & Other Faults (Cross Country Press, 1979)
Face-Off (The Muses’ Company, 1980)
From Here to Here (The Muses’ Company, 1982)
How To (The Muses’ Company, 1988)
Howl Too, Eh? (with Ken Norris, NuAge Editions, 1992)
Surviving Words (The Muses’ Company, 1994)
Surviving Wor(l)ds (Schirraco, 1999)
Les mots Qui Survivent (Écrits des Forges, 1999)
Hirencia (virtual book) (Poetas.com, 2001)
Palabras Sobrevivientes (Poetas.com, 2002)
Voices (CDPoetry, 2002)
In The Worshipful Company of Skinners (The Muses’ Company, 2003)

Quotidian Fever: New and Selected Poems (The Muses' Company, 2007)