ST@NZ@ League's Electronic Newsletter

February 2010

REPORT FROM NEW BRUNSWICK & P.E.I
By Kathy Mac. Hugh MacDonald is PEI's Newest Poet Laureate! Hugh MacDonald had a great 2009; Random Acts of Poetry was an astounding success, he's written many pages of new poetry, and as of January 1st, he is PEI's shiny new Poet Laureate (the fourth for that province). Ross Leckie had five of his poems published in the Fall 2009 issue of The Malahat Review. Edward Gates had an auto-biographical prose poem "Lakeside School" published in "The Nashwaak Review." 2009 was an excellent year for me, Kathy Mac- the two highest points had to be my book The Hundefraulein Papers coming out with Roseway Publishing, and attending the Banff Writing Workshop last spring.
For full report: http://www.poets.ca/linktext/newsletter/

NEWS FROM THE FEMINIST CAUCUS
By Anne Burke, Chair.

Thank you to our President Dennis Reid, Chair of the 2010 National Poetry Festival, our Vice President Joe Blades, the National Council, and, in particular, the 2010 AGM Organizing Committee chaired by Elizabeth Greene, for their support in collaborating on readings by recipients of the Pat Lowther Memorial Award.  Of course, the Feminist Caucus Panel “Celebrating What Would Have Been Pat Lowther’s 75th Birthday” is also taking shape. While we are spatially challenged in this vast country, due to geography and financial constraints, we are also doing our best to honour these women, in Pat’s name.  Members have already stepped forward to embody the spirit and imbue the poetics of those recipients who have passed: Rona Murray, Bronwen Wallace, Gwendolyn MacEwen, and Diana Brebner. For full report: http://www.poets.ca/linktext/newsletter/