Author Archives: Pearl

Poetry: October 2010, Vol CXCVII, Number 1, from p. 10-11, “Feeling the Draft” by Bob Hicok*, We were young and it was an accomplishment to have a body. No one said this. No one said much beyond “throw me that sky” or “can the lake sleep over?” The lake could not. The lake was sent […]

It will be for sale at the Ottawa small press book fair, Oct 16 along with lit lovelinesses from apt. 9, AngelHouse Press, room 302 and who? (cross-posted at 53-365)

Amanda Earl on Canadian Festival of Spoken Word i have to say that i find the idea of judging creative work doesn’t appeal to me, not like this, not where random people are picked from the audience and the scores are so arbitrary. but why not? right now i’m waiting and interested to know the […]

Printed Matter is the world’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of publications made by artists. Founded in 1976 by artists and artworkers, it’s now a retail and distribution hub in Chelsea, NYC of very interesting things, with an online catalogue. I like to be surprised from turn to next and this is the […]

The pre-fair reading, fall 2010 edition, lovingly hosted by rob mclennan, has readings by Helen Hajnoczky (Calgary/Montreal), Natasha Nuhanovic (Toronto), Suzanne Bowness (Ottawa) & Peter Gibbon (Ottawa) on Friday, 7pm, at The Carleton Tavern, 223 Armstrong Street (at Parkdale; upstairs). The ottawa small press fair is this Saturday, noon to 5pm, at Jack Purcell Community […]