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He won second prize for his play Last Days for the Desperate from Black Theatre Canada, edited three collections of poetry and his poetry has appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poetry Canada Review, the Quille and Quire, Descant, Dandelion, Fiddlehead and others. He has received grants for writing from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts. charles is the Executive Director of Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario and Artistic Director of the wind in the leaves collective.  His recent books include: travelogue of the bereaved, The Dirty War: The Making of the Myth of Black Dangerousness, whispers and destination out.  His most recent book of poems, Searching for Eastman, was released in September 2021 by Mawanzi House.