Claudia announcing the winner of the Tree Press chapbook contest. Judge Matt Tierney felt it was tight enough to also give mention to Lesley Strutt’s Elbow Grease as runner up. The winner was “Winter Music” marked by restraint and tenderness, a tension between inner tranquillity and the outer chaos. That winning chapbook was by MaryLee […]
Category Archives: PSA, Poetry
fw: Daughters Anthology
What? The Ottawa Launch of Untying the Apron: Daughters Remember Mothers of the 1950s (edited by Lorri Neilsen Glenn, Guernica Editions) When? 5-7 pm on Wednesday April 24, 2013 Where? at MUGSHOTS in the Ottawa Jail Hostel, lower level 75 Nicholas Street. Who? Confirmed readers include former Halifax poet laureate Lorri Neilsen Glenn (who edited […]
Drumroll
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 […]
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 […]