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May 8, 2012, 22:51
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May 8, 2012, 22:31
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Program: AFCOOP Introduces a New Program for Poets and Filmmakers
New this year, the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) is partnering with the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia to present A Certain Openness: the filming of poetry a collaborative filmmaking program designed to foster relationships between Nova Scotia’s filmmaking and writing communities. Six poets will be paired with six filmmakers to collaborate and create filmed interpretations of existing poetry.
May 8, 2012, 22:19
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Susan Musgrave Named the Newest Recipient of the Spirit Bear Award
Internationally acclaimed Victoria and Haida Gwaii poet, Susan Musgrave, has been named the newest recipient of the Spirit Bear Award. This biennial tribute, founded in 2010 by the celebrated authors Patrick Lane and Lorna Crozier, with the support of the Victoria poetry community, recognizes the significance of a vital and enduring contribution to the poetry of the Pacific Northwest.
May 8, 2012, 22:15
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The League of Canadian Poets Council and Jury Nominations for 2012–2013
One of the main tasks at the annual LCP Poetry Festival and Conference is to elect the people who will serve on the National Council for the upcoming year. As it currently stands, they are looking to hear from people interested in the positions of Corporate Secretary (Executive Position), Atlantic representative, Manitoba representative, Education Committee Chair, or Education Committee Member.
May 7, 2012, 17:26
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The Griffin Poetry Prize 2012 International and Canadian Shortlist
Scott Griffin, founder of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry and David Young, trustee, announced the International and Canadian shortlist for this year’s prize. Judges Heather McHugh (USA), David O’Meara (Canada) and Fiona Sampson (England) each read 481 books of poetry, from 37 countries, including 19 translations.
May 7, 2012, 16:56
Poems
Harper's Man
Alan Lord is a bilingual writer (English, French), musician, songwriter, civil/structural engineer, and was also a cutting-edge arts curator throughout the 1980s. He has lived in Paris, Santiago (Chile), Ottawa, and Toronto. He is currently living in Montreal, designing a cable-stayed bridge.
Apr 30, 2012, 22:37
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Justin Trudeau & Pugilistic Poetry
Two weeks before Canada’s “Fight of the Century” Justin Trudeau stood at the podium at the Irving Layton Centenary Celebration organized and hosted by Poetry Quebec, and read Layton’s poem From Colony to Nation which describes Canadians as, among other things, “… a dull people/enamoured of childish games.”
Apr 7, 2012, 09:16
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Jay Macpherson 1931-2012
Jay Macpherson was a lyric poet and scholar. She was a member of 'the mythoepic school of poetry,' who expressed serious religious and philosophical themes in symbolic verse that was often lyrical or comic.
Apr 3, 2012, 22:04
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Apr 3, 2012, 12:26
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2012 Golden Beret Award for Poetry
The Calgary Spoken Word Festival is pleased to announce the 2012 recipient of the Soon-to-be-Prestigious Golden Beret Award: Calgary’s own Kirk Miles! Calgary Poet/ Community Builder receives this award from his peers!
Apr 4, 2012, 10:23
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Manitoba Book Awards Shortlists Announced
The Manitoba Writers’ Guild and the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers are pleased to announce the Manitoba Book Awards shortlists for books published in 2011.
Apr 4, 2012, 10:09
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Kris Demeaner Calgary's first poet laureate chosen
Calgary's first poet laureate was announced at a ceremony Monday at city hall. Musician and writer Kris Demeanor was picked for the post from among six poets shortlisted by the Calgary Arts Development Authority.
Apr 3, 2012, 22:26
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LCP Poetry Festival & Conference 2012
You’re Invited: LCP Poetry Festival & Conference 2012 in Saskatoon Plans for the League of Canadian Poets’ (LCP) 46th Annual Poetry Festival and Conference are well under way.
Apr 3, 2012, 12:12
Reviews
Vigil Worth Watching
What’s so funny about watching a nephew wait around for his old aunt to die? Lots when we see it at The Segal Centre for Performing Arts in the guise of a play called Vigil by Morris Panych.
Mar 16, 2012, 14:24
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Claude Beausoleil: Poet Laureate's Tribute to Irving Layton
Claude Beausoleil is the author of 60 poetry collections that have been translated into a dozen languages including English: Concrete City, The Grand Hotel of Foreigners, and Life in the singular. He is the publisher of Lèvres urbaines, a member of l’académie Mallarmé and the current Poet Laureate of Montreal.
Mar 14, 2012, 19:06
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Centenary Celebration Waxes Poetic
Irving Layton still has the power to draw. Two hundred people packed the J.A. de Sève Cinema Sunday night to take part in the Irving Layton Centenary Celebration Ceremony organized by Poetry Quebec.
Mar 10, 2012, 08:48
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Richard Sommer (1934-2012)
It is with great sadness that Poetry Quebec announces the passing of Richard Sommer on February 13, 2012. He leaves behind his life partner of over forty years, dance improvisationalist, teacher, and artist Vicki Tansey, three grown children, three grandchildren, some cats and a dog.
Feb 24, 2012, 21:50
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Carole H. Leckner: Irving Layton, Times
I don’t remember when I first met Irving, but we both knew when we connected. We had actually known each other in that literary, familial way, seeing each other at book launchings and readings until our rapport actualized into the beginnings of a friendship.
Feb 14, 2012, 20:49
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John Oughton: Poem
Born in Guelph, Ontario, John Oughton has traveled widely, living at various times in Iraq and Egypt, Japan, and Nova Scotia. Now based in Toronto, he is a Teaching and Learning Consultant at Centennial College. He has also worked in publishing, journalism, and corporate communications.
Feb 11, 2012, 19:30
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Feb 11, 2012, 16:50
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Feb 11, 2012, 10:42
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Robyn Sarah: Poem
Robyn Sarah is the author of eight poetry collections, most recently Pause for Breath (2009), as well as two collections of short stories and a book of essays on poetry.
Feb 11, 2012, 09:04
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Note from Poet Laureate of Montreal Claude Beausoleil
I imagine the poet totally engaged in his work, an intimate mirror of his inner struggles and those of his time. I imagine the poet attentive to language, that which makes him conscious of the fragility of all freedoms.
Feb 8, 2012, 13:24
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A Note from Tyrone Benskin, Official Opposition Critic for Canadian Heritage, on the Occasion of Irving Layton's Centenary
Tyrone Benskin, MP for Jeanne-Le Ber and the Official Opposition Critic for Canadian Heritage.
Feb 8, 2012, 13:13
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