The press release is out. Peter Norman (almost released, Water Damage, Mansfield Press) won top spot. Warren Clements (Bird Doggerel), Beatriz Hausner (Enter the Raccoon), Mathew Henderson (The Lease) and Christine McNair (Conflict) are finalists also back this fall for that Harbourfront. Christine McNair is on air tonight for an impromptu chat with Rhonda Douglas […]
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Scrabble Poems Process
Sometimes I explain making scrabble poems but a demonstration is clearer than words. Following the lines of where the word touch so that the board forces the connections instead of cherry picking and flying off with the ideas too fast can make a more unusual construction. For example, starting in the top right corner there’s […]
Using Your Voice
In case you read here not Humanyms as well, I talked there about making your voice about John Koensgen‘s voice workshop as part of the Tree Seed Workshops. He will be giving another workshop April 9 on stage presence. It will also be held at Club SAW, part of the SAW Gallery at 67 Nicholas […]
fw: Backbeat Books
In case you missed the news the little Perth Bookstore did find new owners. The switch-over happened April 1st. The location in town, on FB and twitter remain the same. Here’s their hello: Dear Valued Customers, We are excited to let you know that we, Christine and Dan Chu, (and four-year-old Tenzin Chu) have taken […]
Harbourfront
Today in Toronto at Harbourfront there’s a poem-off. 2013 Participants are: Rosemary Aubert Giles Benaway Josephine Dion Casey Warren Clements Glen Downie Baila Ellenbogen Kim Fahner Mathew Henderson Al Hunter Amanda Jernigan Beatriz Hausner Shannon Maguire Christine McNair Jim Nason Lillian Necakov Peter Norman John Oughton Jim Smith Natalie Zina Walschots Lisa Young To my […]