What’s Chris Lott’s Favorite Punctuation? Story on Heather McHugh Good quote from writer’s fest panel: "I thought I had pretty good titles up until this book…[but] nothing sells like murder" @CharlotteJGray explains #truecrime @Writersfest — Ottawa Writers Fest (@Writersfest) October 29, 2013 Magma Magazine does a round up of 25 rules for editing poems. The […]
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John Newlove Award 2013
Jill Zmud was the next of the evening’s entertainment for Oct 25th at Writers Fest. Her beautiful voice will be coming to her second album next spring. She was the music for the Bywords portion of the evening. Amanda Earl read a John Newlove poem (Then, If I Cease Desiring) and announced the honorable mentions […]
Plan 99/BookThugging
The Plan 99 BookThug launch on Oct 26th was definitely standing room only. (The best seat in the house might be someone’s shoulders, if you’re short enough.) But if the crowd being spellbound and the lineup to buy and have book signed lasting what seemed like hours, indicates anything, it was a popular event too. […]
Writers Fest Poetry 2013: O'Meara and Brockwell
On the poetry front, it was a packed and happy room with chairs to the back for a triple bill on the 25th. David O’Meara launched his first book in 5 years, A Pretty Sight (Coach House, 2013). Those happening across the right open mic, Tree or The Reading Series, heard sample poems from it […]
Two Interviews
Interview of Sandra Ridley at Apt 613 on Counting House, which Ottawa launches this Saturday at the Manx, Plan 99/Writers Fest. On poems that could be read vertically or horizontally, “The meaning shifts, with those two reading approaches, like an interpretation of an event or interpersonal exchange would shift, depending on perspective. Working towards a […]