One Deep Breath’s prompt is vision and over in Uttar Pradesh a couple hundred dalit call themselves Pink Vigilantes, and are enacting a new vision of ground rules that they will enforce so misuse of aid and abuse of women are checked. When you have a system of majority thinking, it takes a critical unified […]
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FW: Hope and Project Hope
Rawi Hage is in Toronto appearing as part of “An Evening of Readings for Project Hope.” Project HOPE (Humanitarian Opportunities for Peace and Education), is a non-profit volunteer organisation whose goal is to provide a participatory, educational space for Palestinian youth and children. Together Fundraisers are an Arab/Jewish Group in Toronto raising money for projects […]
Barwin, Knowles, Sitting in Words
When it comes to which piece of literature I spent more hours with than any other, second might be Treasure Island. Stephenson’s book and I lived together daily for at least 3 months when I was 13 or 14 years old. Only university Macroeconics came close to rivalling that book for its ability to put […]
FW: Tell the Writers Fest what you think
We’re developing a strategic plan to help us continue to grow the Festivals – and we’re hoping for as much input from the public as possible, so we would appreciate your feedback and input through a short confidential survey. You can find it here. If our appreciation isn’t enough incentive, how about a Festival Pass […]
What Comes Out in the Pieces
Some awarenesses rise to the surface in the process I’ve run thru a few times now. Last year I took a Lampman sonnet, cut it up, put it back together in a new arrangement of the words. What struck me is that although the meter seemed stiff, the word combinations he had were stellar. When […]