Shirley Bear & Mark Truscott in the A B Series

A B Series Presents 

Readings by Shirley Bear &  Mark Truscott

Doors open 7:30pm

Performances at 8pm

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Gallery 101

301 1/2 Bank Street (up the stairs)

Ottawa, Ontario

$7 (students $5)

Shirley Bear was recently named a member of the Order of Canada for her contributions as a First Nations visual artist and cultural activist. She is a multimedia artist, writer, traditional First Nation herbalist and Elder. 

Shirley Bear's "Virgin Bones"

Mark Truscott is the author of two books of poetry: Said Like Reed or Things (Coach House, 2004) and Nature (BookThug, 2010). In June 2011, BookThug published a prose chapbook,Form: A Series. Truscott leads courses and workshops through the Toronto New School of Writing. He lives in Toronto.

Mark Truscott's "Said Like Reeds or Things"

More info:

abseries.org

The A B Series gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Ottawa, the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, and Gallery 101.