National Poetry Month Events Calendar 2003
To submit your event to the calendar, go to the event submission form. This calendar will be updated throughout March and April.
While every effort has been made to provide accurate information, programs are
subject to change and it is a good idea to check with venues for the latest
information on readings.
Calendrier d'événements francais pour le Mois National
de la Poésie
B.C. |
N.W.T./Yukon |
Alberta |
Saskatchewan |
Manitoba |
Ontario |
Quebec |
New Brunswick |
Nova Scotia |
PEI |
Newfoundland
Thursday, April 3
The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver presents Sheila Delany reading at the Isaac Waldman Library. For details, contact Karen Corrin at (604) 257-5111 x-244. VANCOUVER
Friday April 4
NeWest Press presents Steven Scobie and Nina Berkhout reading at Granville Book Company. VANCOUVER
Saturday, April 5 Sunday, April 6 Saturday, April 12 Thursday, April 17 Monday, April 21 Friday, April 25
Mocambo Coffee presents Richard Harrison. For details, contact Wendy Morton at (250) 642-3542. SOOKE
The Vancouver Public Library presents Ken Howe reading at the Sechelt Publich Library. For details, contact Bernadette McGrath at (604) 331-4041. VANCOUVER
READ Festival 2003, Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Avenue, VICTORIA, (250) 388-7225, 7:30 pm
Admission Charge $25 general admission; $20 seniors and students.
READ Festival 2003 is a fundraising event celebrating literacy and poetry. Festival proceeds benefit the READ Bursary Fund, helping children from low-income families to access the remedial academic instruction provided by READ's professional teachers. CBC Radio's effervescent Shelagh Rogers returns by popular demand, joined by David Grierson, host of CBC's On the Island. They will share the stage with two or three fledgling poets from READ as well as ten renowned Canadian poets: Lorna Crozier, Patrick Friesen, Carla Funk, Patrick Lane, Rhona McAdam, Wendy Morton, Susan Musgrave, Pete Trower, Patricia Young and Terence Young.
Friday, April 25 Saturday, April 26 Monday, April 28
Susan McCaslin and Marilyn Bowering, City Poets Series, Vancouver Public Library, 350 W. Georgia, VANCOUVER, Alma Van Deusen Room, (604) 331-3602, 7:30 pm, Susan McCaslin will be reading from her new book of poetry, At the Mercy Seat (Ronsdale Press). Susan is the author of nine volumes of poetry and the anthologies A Matter of Spirit and Poetry and Spiritual Practice. Please contact Marilyn Bowering for information on her part of the reading.
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Friday, April 4 Wednesday, April 9
Most Vocal presents Susan Musgrave reading at the Southern Alberts Art Gallery. For details, contact Jake de Peuter at (403) 328-9931. LETHBRIDGE
Bert Almon and Wendy McGrath, Canadian Authors' Series, 10700 104 Ave., EDMONTON, 1-780-497-5364, 2:00-3:00 p.m., free. A joint reading of a senior poet and his former student against the backdrop of a graphic design show.
Thursday, April 10
Most Vocal presents Susan Musgrave reading at the Daniel Sponagle House of Contemporary Art and Mischief. For details, contact Jake de Peuter at (403) 328-9931. LETHBRIDGE
Tuesday, April 15 Wednesday, April 23 Tuesday, April 22 Thursday, April 24
The Rocky Public Library presents Heidi Greco. For details, contact Karen Paquette at 403-845-2042. ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE
The Camrose Public Library presents Gwen Molnar. CAMROSE
Monday, April 28
The Deluxe Lounge presents Heidi Greco. For details, contact Kimmy Beach at 403-342-7271. RED DEER
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Wednesday, April 2 Thursday, April 3 Friday, April 4 Friday, April 4 (and 11) Sunday, April 6
Segun Akinlolu, The Mercury Lounge, 56 Byward (side door/upstairs)
OTTAWA, 565-1473, 6pm, $3 Guitar and African percussion-driven performance poetry
Tuesday, April 8 Wednesday, April 9
The Art Bar reading series presents Ed Baranosky, Glen Downie and Rachel Vigier. 8:00pm, free. The Victory CafZ, 581 Markham Street. TORONTO. The Art Bar, one of Toronto's most popular poetry venues, brings poets from across Canada to the city's audiences. Supported by the Canada Council, the Toronto Arts Council, and the League of Canadian Poets, the Art Bar is committed to a wide range of poetry, from unpublished writers to Governor General's Award winners.
The Art Bar's informal and friendly atmosphere encourages new or inexperienced readers to sign up for the OPEN STAGE which concludes each evening. The Art Bar nurtures grassroots talent in the Toronto area. Many promising writers have made their debuts at our microphone!
www.artbar.org
Thursday, April 10
Pedlar Press presents Rachel Vigier and Ronna Bloom. For details, contact Beth Follett at 416-534-2011. TORONTO
The Haliburton County Library Board. For details, contact Joel Levis at 705-457-2241. HALIBURTON
Nicole Brossard,Ê Tatiana De La Tierra,Ê Rishma Dunlop,Ê Ruth Mandel. The Toronto Women's Bookstore along with the Canadian Poetry Association,
House of Anansi Press, League of Canadian Poets, Mansfield Press, and
McGilligan Books proudly present: POETIC LICENCE: AN EVENING OF WOMEN'S POETRY
Ê
sPaHa Restaurant, 66 Harbord Street (North East corner of Spadina and
Harbord) 7pm.
Hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Wheelchair accessible.
This is a free event. Poetic Licence is a celebration of small press women's poetry and National
Poetry Month. Toronto Women's Bookstore,
73 Harbord Street, TORONTO, 416-922-8744/ 800-861-8233
info@womensbookstore.com
http://www.womensbookstore.com
Ronna Bloom, Rachel Vigier
Pedlar Press Night,
Palmerston Public Library, 560 Palmerston Avenue
TORONTO, 416 534-2011, 7pm. Readings by two Pedlar Press authors
Friday, April 11 (and 4)
Clara Blackwood, Nik Beat's Words and Music at the Renaissance Cafe, 1938 Danforth Ave,
TORONTO, 416 698-6188 8:30 pm, $3 or pay what you can. Nik Beat's Words asnd Music is show featuring musicians, comic, actors and poets on an open mic with two features per mon on the second friday of every month. It is presented by CIUT radio 89.5 Fm & hosted by Nik Beat
Saturday, April 12
David Waltner-Toews, Sue Sinclair, Alison Pick and Maurice Mierau. WordsWorth Books, 100 King Street South
WATERLOO. 519 884 2665, 1.30 p.m. Reading from recently published work are
David Waltner-Toews, Sue Sinclair, Alison Pick and Maurice Mierau. Books are available for sale and signing at the conclusion of the event.
Sunday, April 13
This gala reading features Jeramy Dodds, Margaret Slavin Dyment, Gabe Foreman, Gordon Johnston, Betsy Struthers, Florence Treadwell, and Josh Trotter. Open Mic to follow -- all welcome. Titles Bookstore, 379 George Street North
PETERBOROUGH, (705) 743-9610, 2:30 pm
Ron Charach, Adam Sol,
Nancy Gay-Rotstein Myles Nadal JCC Sunday series, SW corner, Spadina and Bloor
TORONTO, (416) 924-6211, 11:00 a.m. poet/psychiatrist Ron Charach will read from his seventh
collection, Elephant Street.
Tom Henihan and Barry Dempster, Syntactic Sunday, 320 College St.TORONTO, 416-967-1078, 8 pm, $3 Cover. Two feature readers and an open mike.
Christian Bok, Penn Kemp, bill bissett, Suburban Spoken Word
Queen of Hearts Pub, 390 Steeles Ave. W.
THORNHILL, 416-373-1175, 8 p.m.
Admission Charge $5. Suburban Spoken Word presents Sound Poetry for Peace, an anti-war collective of Ontario's hottest sound poets. Open mic following features, with book prizes for the brave volunteers.
Monday, April 14 Tuesday April 15
ARC Ð CanadaÕs Poetry Magazine, presents Albert F. Moritz, Christopher Wise, Laura Lush, Stephanie Bolster and Steven Heighton. For details, contact John Barton at 613-241-3029. OTTAWA
Returning to his roots: Guy Gavriel Kay, Hart House Library, Hart House 2nd Floor
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ7 Hart House Circle, TORONTO, 7:30 P.M.
Before Guy Gavriel Kay became known for his groundbreaking works of speculative fiction, he was an accomplished poet, his work appearing in major literary journals. Through the years, while writing his dramatic international bestsellers, Kay has continued to quietly explore the paths and boundaries of poetry as well. Now for the first time, his poetry has been gathered and selected for publication. Join us as Guy Gavriel Kay reads from this collection of poetry, "Beyond This Dark House". For those familiar with his fiction, the poems will resonate for their linguistic and emotional nuances and their mythological allusions, echoing and illuminating themes of his fiction. But readers of contemporary poetry will also be captivated by the exquisite craft and power of these poems.
Wednesday, April 16 Tuesday April 20 Sunday, April 20 Monday, April 21 Tuesday, April 22
The Tree Reading Series presents Shannon Bramer. Doors open at 7:30pm. Open set at 8:00pm with featured reder to follow. Royal Oak II Pub, 161 Laurier Avenue East (Ottawa U Campus), downstairs. For details, call James Moran at (613) 565-0080. OTTAWA
Diana Fitzgerald Bryden , James Deahl, Motion, and George Elliott Clarke Toronto Public Library, Parliament St. Branch, 269 Gerrard St. E.
TORONTO, 416-393-7663, 6:00 p.m. Four readers of widely varying style, subject and voice
Shannon Bramer, The
Tree Reading Series, The Royal Oak II Pub, 161 Laurier Ave.
East - in the basement, OTTAWA, 613-565-0080 (James), 8 p.m. Open
Mic, 9 p.m. Feature, The Tree Reading Series, one of Canada's longest-running
series, hosts poet Shannon Bramer. Bramer has published two books
of poetry, suitcases and other poems (1999) and scarf
(2001), both with Exile Editions Canada. She recently released a
chapbook with Ottawa's above/ground press, entitled: poem(s)
on the stairs . Shannon Bramer's work has appeared in The
Antigonish Review, This Magazine, Queen Street Quarterly, and
dig. Come to read in the Open Mic or hear some great writing.
Wednesday, April 23 The Art Bar reading series presents Shakespeare Night with
host, David Clink. Readers will include Nik
Beat, Christian Bök, George
Elliott Clarke, Bill Kennedy, monica s. kuebler, Joan Latchford,
A.F. Moritz
and Paul Vermeersch. 8:00pm, free. The Victory
CafZ, 581 Markham Street. TORONTO
Roberto Lavidez, "Remember Why" at
The Assembly Hall, 1 Col.Samuel Smith Park Drive
(Kipling & Lakeshore Boulevard), TORONTO, (416) 338-7255, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. FREE. The humanity of man and man's inhumanity to man-- the "whyness" of man's choice of action, his range of compassion and his capacity for evil, this paradox of the human condition is the theme of Roberto Lavidez's book "Remember Why", which will be launched with a reception on April 23rd. His paintings will be up on display at the Assembly Hall gallery from April 1st - April 25th. Poetry readings will be held on April 9th, 16th, and 23rd.
Liz Zetlin, Catherine Macleod, Ginger Press Bookshop, Poetry for Breakfast,
848 2nd Ave East OWEN SOUND (519) 376-4233, 8:30 am. This special event for media and invited guests celebrates Ginger Press' launch of Wild Ginger, a new poetry imprint. Publisher Maryann Thomas states "Wild Ginger's mandate is to create a regional literary community, publishing work from new and established Bruce and Grey County poets." Thomas aims to provide a nurturing environment for emerging poets, produce books with writers who are ready for publication, and initiate special projects. Wild Ginger's Advisory Board includes poet and producer Catherine Macleod, editor and writer Bettle Massett, and poet Liz Zetlin. Submissions will be reviewed between May and August, 2003. See www.gingerpress.com for guidelines.
Evan Jones, Anne Compton, A.F. Moritz, Bar Italia,
582 College Street TORONTO, 8:00 p.m. Fitzhenry & Whiteside present an evening of poetry, launching Evan Jones' first collection, _Nothing Fell Today But Rain_. Readers include Evan Jones, Anne Compton, A.F. Moritz, Sue Sinclair, Iain Deans.
Friday, April 25
The Leacock Museum presents Bruce Meyer, Christopher Doda, Halli Villegas and Priscilla Uppal. For details, contact Fred Addis at 705-329-1908 x803. ORILLIA
Sunday, April 27 Sunday, April 27
Candace Sepulis, Poet's Eve/ cafe Aquarius, 33 Macdonell, 2nd floor
GUELPH, 9pm, Admission Charge $2. Poet's Eve is a monthly indie artist soiree. Feat. this month: the book release for indie poet Candace Sepulis, and readings by Kyle Fitzsimmons, Mel Bovard, Jared Babin and more.
Wednesday, April 30
The Art Bar reading series presents Natalee Caple, Neile Graham and Myna Wallin. 8:00pm, free. The Victory CafZ, 581 Markham Street. TORONTO
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Wednesday, April 2 Thursday, April 3 Friday, April 4 Thursday, April 17 Thursday, April 17 Wednesday, April 23 Wednesday, April 23 April 24-27
Wednesday, April 30 Sunday, April 6 Thursday, April 24 Friday, April 4 Friday, April 11 Wednesday, April 16 Thursday April 17 Thursday April 24
Poets Live / Canada Book Week. Alison Smith and Wanda Campbell. 7:30pm - WriterÕs Federation of NS. 1113 Marginal Road. HALIFAX
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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada
through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program.
N.W.T./Yukon
British Columbia
NeWest Press presents Steven Scobie and Nina Berkhout reading at Cadboro Bay Books. VICTORIA
Susan
McCaslin, Miranda Pearson, Nancy Holmes, Cuppa Joe
Coffee Co. 295-22083 Alma St.(at 4th Ave.) VANCOUVER, (604) 224-3687,
7:30pm. Poetry reading by Susan McCaslin, Miranda Pearson, and Nancy
Holmes
Janice Lore, Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre, Campbell and Third
TOFINO, 250-725-2319, 7:30 pm. donation. dramatic reading of Ipsissima Verba, Janice Lore's first book of poetry
Sundays at the JBI presents Sunday, April 6 reading at the James Bay Inn Pub. For more details, contact Jill Margo at (250) 389-1382. VICTORIA
The Comox Valley Arts Council presents Elizabeth Bartel, Jan Bush, Julie Szabo, Marie-Louisa Auterson and Vera Jensen. COURTENAY
The Lasqueti Arts Council presents Peter Johnston. For details, contact Peter Johnston at (250) 333-8785. LASQUETI
The Vernon English Teachers present Ethan Thomas Wayman reading at the Schubert Centre. For details, contact David Ellison at (250) 558-4515. VERNON
Backroom Books presents Jane Munro. For details, contact Wendy Wright at 250-837-2025. REVELSTOKE
Sharon H. Nelson, Mocambo, 1028 Blanchard, VICTORIA, 250 384-4468, 7:30 pm. The poems in Sharon H. Nelson's new book, This Flesh These Words, address spiritual hunger, cultural identity, and human mortality. Their power arises from resonant and sensuous images and diction that delights the tongue. Nelson's poetic voice is clear, direct, and demanding. In This Flesh These Words, she speaks with tenderness of loss and grief and love. These poems celebrate life and the capacity of language to sustain friendship and community, its ability to form and deform, and the ways we use it to explore what it means to be human and how, as humans, we survive.
Local poets, Powell River Public Library, 4411 Michigan ave, POWELL RIVER, 1 604 485-4796, 2:00 pm. Poetry Pastiche. A literary or artistic composition made up of selections from differents works.
Local writers of all sorts come to reveal their musings.
The Vancouver Public Library presents Ken Howe reading at the Central Branch. For details, contact Bernadette McGrath at (604) 331-4041. VANCOUVER
Sharon H. Nelson, Women In Print Books, 3566 W 4th Ave. VANCOUVER, 604 732-4128. The poems in Sharon H. Nelson's new book, This Flesh These Words, address spiritual hunger, cultural identity, and human mortality. Their power arises from resonant and sensuous images and diction that delights the tongue. Nelson's poetic voice is clear, direct, and demanding. In This Flesh These Words, she speaks with tenderness of loss and grief and love. These poems celebrate life and the capacity of language to sustain friendship and community, its ability to form and deform, and the ways we use it to explore what it means to be human and how, as humans, we survive.
Alberta
The Peace Library System presents Glen Sorestad. Local restaurant. For details, contact Linda Duplessis at (780) 538-4656. GRANDE PRAIRIE
NeWest Press presents Nina Berkhout and Steven Scobie reading at AudreyÕs Books. EDMONTON
NeWest Press presents Nina Berkhout and Steven Scobie reading at Pages on Kensington. CALGARY
Esther Vincent presents Penn Kemp. For details, call 705-743-7124. PETERBOROUGH
Ricardo Sternberg, Memorial Park Library, 1221 2nd Street SW
CALGARY, (403) 221-2006, 7 pm. Join poet Ricardo Sternberg for the launch of his new book of poems "Bamboo Church" (McGill-Queen's University Press, Spring 2003). Sternberg's poems have been widely published in literary magazines in the US and Canada. His previous books are "The Invention of Honey" and "Map of Dreams". His writing has been described as having "charm in the deeper, original sense of talismans and magic, of sinuous, enchanting syntax and strange brilliant images." Books will be available for sale and $1 from the sale of each book will go to the Calgary Public Library Foundation.
Wendy McGrath, Stanley A. Milner Library (Downtown), 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
EDMONTON, (780) 496 - 7063, 7:30 p.m. As part of Canada Book Week, McGrath will read in "the Edmonton Room" of the Stanley A. Milner Library.
Gwen Molnar, Camrose Public Library, 4710-50 Avenue
CAMROSE, (780)672-4214, 4:30. Gwen Molnar will be reading poetry for children, with selections from her collection, "Animal Rap and Other Fables."
Heidi Greco, Deluxe Lounge, 4928C Ross Street, RED DEER, 403.340.8288, 7:30. Heidi Greco reads from her new collection, Rattlesnake Plantain (Anvil Press). These poems are "gardens of blossoms, the sweet liquid spilling from broken stems" (Kimmy Beach).
Deluxe is licensed. No minors, please.
Saskatchewan
The League of Canadian Poets presents a (W)rites of Spring event. Ten Saskatchewan League of Canadian Poets members will read along with two guest performance poets. There will also be a poetry trivia contest ($2) and a book raffle ($2 for one ticket or $3 for 5). CafZ Ultimate, 1852 Scarth Street, 9:00pm. REGINA
Manitoba
members of Flin Flon Writers Guild, A Celebration of Flin Flon and Canadian Poetry, 58 Main Street
FLIN FLON, 204-687-6647, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Flin Flon Writers Guild, Flin Flon Toastmasters Club and the Flin Flon Public Library will be hosting a celebration of Flin Flon and Canadian poetry.
Members of these organizations will be reading their own poetry as well as poems by other local poets.
Other poets and well as representatives of various organizations have been invited to participate in the celebration of Canadian poetry.
NeWest Press presents Nina Berkhout and Steven Scobie reading at McNally Robinson Booksellers. EDMONTON
Kimmy Beach and Dennis Cooley, McNally Robinson Booksellers, 1120 Grant Avenue,
Unit 4000, WINNIPEG, 204-453-0424, 7:30 PM, Join Turnstone Press for our Kimmy Beach Party featuring special guest Dennis Cooley. Great beach pack prizes will be given away as we celebrate the launch of two new Turnstone poetry titles: Alarum Within: Theatre Poems by Kimmy Beach and Seeing Red by Dennis Cooley.
Ontario
The Art Bar reading series presents Jeff Cottrill, Susan L. Helwig and Linda Rogers. 8:00pm, free. The Victory CafZ, 581 Markham Street. TORONTO
The Hamilton Poetry Centre presentsLinda Rogers reading at the Hamilton Public Library. For details, contact Jeffrey Donaldson at (905) 522-7519. HAMILTON
The Hamilton Poetry Centre presents Linda Rogers reading at Redeemer College. For details, contact Jeffrey Donaldson at (905) 522-7519. HAMILTON
Segun Akinlolu, gallery 101, 236 nepean st (between bank and kent st)
OTTAWA, 613-565-1473, 7-9pm, two-day performance poetry and story telling sessions featuring poet/musician Segun Akinlolu and friends
University of Windsor Chamber Choir, Assumptionu University chapel,
WINDSOR, 8 pm, a poem by Eugene McNamara, Mountains
and Rivers Without End" set to music by Chris Kovarik will be premiered
by the University of Windsor Chamber Chorale.
Deanna Young,
The Tree Reading Series
The Royal Oak II Pub, 161 Laurier Ave. East - in the basement,
OTTAWA, 613-565-0080 (James), 8 p.m. Open Mic, 9 p.m. Feature. The Tree Reading Series, one of Canada's longest-running series, hosts poet Deanna Young. Young's work has appeared in Canadian journals including Descant, The New Quarterly and The Malahat Review, and been broadcast on CBC radio. Deanna Young's second book of poetry, Drunkard's Path, was published by Gaspereau Press in 2001. Come to read in the Open Mic or hear some great writing.
The Stratford Public Library presents David Waltner-Toews. For details, contact Anne Marie Heckman at 519-271-0220 ext. 18. STRATFORD
The League of Canadian Poets presents a (W)rites of Spring event. Lillian
Allen, bill
bissett, Stephanie
Bolster, Sonnet L'Abbe, , will read at Memorial City Hall, 216 Ontario Street, 9:00pm. They will be joined by the winners of a high school poetry contest. Beginning at 6:00pm, there will be music, a raffle, vendors and food and books for sale. KINGSTON
Segun Akinlolu, gallery 101, 236 nepean st(between bank and kent st)
OTTAWA, 613-565-1473, 7-9pm, two-day performance poetry and story telling sessions featuring poet/musician Segun Akinlolu and friends
Pedlar Press presents Rachel Vigier. For details, contact Beth Follett at 416-534-2011. TORONTO
Juan O'Neill, Sasquatch Writers' Performance Series, 161 Laurier Ave. East
OTTAWA, (613) 526-0056, 2:00 PM, free admission - donations accepted. In conjunction with his birthday, April 14th, and as long time Director of Sasquatch, now running over 20 years, we have asked him to give a reading. More information available at www.e-saquatch.ca
segun akinlolu, ottawa public library auditorium, 120 metcalfe street
OTTAWA, 613-565-1473, 7:00 - 9:00pm. a night of poetry and music with Nigerian-born poet/musician Segun Akinlolu
Ron
Charach, Rhea
Tregebov, Christian
Bok, Keith Garebian, Nancy Gay-Rotstein, Toronto Reference
Library, Yonge at Bloor (789 Yonge St) TORONTO, (416) 393-7089,
7:30 PM. poet/psychiatrist Ron Charach will read from his seventh
collection, Elephant Street
The Art Bar reading series presents Roseanne Carrara, Patrick Lane and Jennifer Lovegrove. 8:00pm, free. The Victory CafZ, 581 Markham Street. TORONTO
Ron Charach, Rhea Tregebov,Malca Litovitz, Karen Shenfeld, Israel's Judaica Store
Eglinton l Block W of Bathurst
TORONTO, (416) 256-1010, 8:00 PM poet/psychiatrist Ron Charach will read from his seventh
collection, Elephant Street
IsraelÕs Books and Gifts presents Karen Schenfeld, Malca Litovitz, Rhea Tregebov and Ron Charach. For details, contact Atara Beck at 416-256-1010. TORONTO
John Oughton, Mary Lou Soutar-Hynes, Nichaloas Hoare Bookstore, 302-277 St. George St. TORONTO, 416-777-2665 6:30. A reading of the Fifth Floor poetry group with Elana Wolff, Sheila Stewart, Susana Milinolo and Rosemary Blake
Catherine Graham, The Burlington Central Park Labyrinth's Earth Day Celebrations, 2331 New Street BURLINGTON. (905) 634- 8110, 6:00 p.m. Free, As part of The Burlington Central Park Labyrinth's Earth Day Celebrations, poet Catherine Graham has been requested to write and read a poem based on this year's theme of water.
Betsy Struthers and Barry Dempster, Scarborough Arts Council and Lakeshore Arts Poetry Competition Reading, 1859 Kingston Road
SCARBOROUGH, 416-698-7322, 8:00 p.m. Barry Dempster and Betsy Struthers join prize winners of the Scarborough Arts Council and Lakeshore Arts first joint poetry competition. Poetry prize winners will read their winning poems while Ms. Struthers and Mr. Dempster read from their collected works. Hosted by Classical 96 FM 's PotPourri host, Michael Kramer.
Ron Charach, I.V. Lounge, across the street from
Art Gallery of Ontario
TORONTO, 8:00 PM. poet/psychiatrist Ron Charach will read from his seventh
collection, Elephant Street
Tony Cosier, Sasquatch Writers' Performance Series, Royal Oak II pub, 161 Laurier Ave. East,
OTTAWA, (613) 526-0056, 2:00 PM,
Admission Charge free admission - donations accepted. Cosier is a retired high school English teacher, poet, short story writer, and novelist
various readers. Launch of Bywords Quarterly Journal Issue 1, c/o University of Ottawa,
Department of English
70 Laurier Avenue East, OTTAWA, 613 798-2244 Ext 227,
Time TBA, Poets published in Bywords.ca and the Bywords Quarterly Journal will be reading. Bywords is an electronic magazine, calendar of literary events and a quarterly journal focussing on emerging and established poets in Ottawa. www.bywords.ca
The Stratford Public Library presents Stephanie Bolster . For details, contact Anne Marie Heckman at 519-271-0220 ext. 18. STRATFORD
Quebec
Champlain Regional College presents Carolyn Zonailo. For details, contact Stephen Morrisey at 450-672-7360. ST. LAMBERT
The League of Canadian Poets presents a (W)rites of Spring event. Jon Paul Fiorentino,Munira Judith Avinger, Jennifer Boire and Ian Ferrier will read at the atwater library, 1200 Atwater, 1:30pm. The poets will be joined by some of the young finalists of the Poetic Licence Contest for Canadian Youth. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $2. for more information, call 514-270-3913. MONTREAL
The Quebec WritersÕ Federation presents Kimm D. reading at Casa del Popolo. For details, contact Ian Ferrier at (514) 933-0878. MONTREAL
New Brunswick
The WritersÕ Federation of New Brunswick presents Kathy Mac, Nela Rio and Roger Moore. For details, contact Mary Hutchman at 506-459-7228. FREDERICTON
The WritersÕ Federation of New Brunswick presents Anne Simpson. For details, contact Mary Hutchman at 506-459-7228. FREDERICTON
The Attic Owl Bookshop presents Laurence Hutchman. For details, contact Mary Hutchman at 506-885-4913. MONCTON
The Fredericton Public Library presents Allan Cooper. For details, contact Mary Hutchman at 506-454-2431. FREDERICTON
The WritersÕ Federation of New Brunswick presents Gregory M. Cook. For details, contact Mary Hutchman at 506-454-2431. FREDERICTON
The WritersÕ Federation of New Brunswick presents Lynn Davies reading at the Old Government House. For details, contact Mary Hutchman at (506) 459-7228. FREDERICTON
The WritersÕ Federation of New Brunswick presents Rose Despres reading at the Old Government House. For details, contact Mary Hutchman at (506) 459-7228. FREDRICTON
Various (40 readers), Northrop Frye International Literary Festival, 910 Main St., Ste. 101
MONCTON, 1-877-892-8400 www.northropfrye.com
The Beaverbrook Art Gallery presents Michael Thorpe and Robert Moore. For details, contact Mary Hutchman at (506) 459-7228. FREDERICTON
PEI
John Smith, PEIÕs poet laureate will read, lecture and entertain at the Confederation Centre Library. The subject of the talk will be: How Postmodern Can You Get? (1950-2003). Begins at 2pm. Admission is free. CHARLOTTETOWN
Donna Morrissey and 40 PEI Writers, Coast-to- Coast-to- Coast Biggest-Ever Book Signing, Confederation Centre of the Arts, Queen St. Charlottetown. 4-6 pm. Help make a new Guinness World Record for number of books signed in one day. Over 40 Island writers, including poet laureate John Smith will sign their books. Special off-Island guest Donna Morrissey will read. CBC's Mainstreet host Matt Rainnie will broadcast live. Trivia giveaways, and for children the Frontier College Reading Tent, Story Sacks, and puppet shows.
Nova Scotia
The WritersÕ Federation of Nova Scotia presents Eric Folsom
reading at 1113 Marginal. For details, contact Jane Buss
at (902) 423-8116. HALIFAX
The Keshen Goodman Library presents Sue Goyette.
For details, contact Karen Dahl at 902-490-6423. LOWER SACKVILLE
The Keshen Goodman Library presents Eleonore Schonmaier.
For details, contact Karen Dahl at 902-490-6423. LOWER SACKVILLE
In Celebration of Poetry Month. Alison Smith launches
Six Mats and One Year, Launch & Reading 7:00. Wolfville
Library, 21 Elm Avenue. WOLFVILLE
The League of Canadian Poets presents a (W)rites of Spring event. Douglas Smith, Carole Langille, Brian Bartlett and Kathy Mac will read at 7pm at the Halifax Regional Library, 32 Glendale Ave. For more information, call 902-490-6423. HALIFAX
Alison Smith, WritersRead, Fairview Inn, 25 Queen Street
BRIDGEWATER, 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm. Writers bring along their writing to read aloud for ten minutes to a like-minded audience.Ê Alison Smith, poet is guest reader.Ê Light refreshments.
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