Monty Reid is an Ottawa writer. Among his many books are Flat Side (rdc), Disappointment Island (Chaudiere) and The Luskville Reductions (Brick Books). Recent chapboks include Site Conditions (Apt 9), Sweetheart of Mine (BookThug) and other units from the Garden sequence from above/ground press, Laurel ReedBooks, red ceilings press and others. Until recently, he was the Director of Exhibitions at the Canadian Museum of Nature. He now spends most of his time in the garden.

