ottawa poetry newsletter

Four upcoming events promise to make for a very exciting completion to The A B Series second season (autumn 2008 to spring 2009). The first...

ROBIN BLASER 1925-2009. One of the progenitors of the "open form," an ongoing poem sequence not necessarily written with specific ...

"Give this meaning as you may, or must," William Hawkins , #27 (from Ottawa Poems ) I’m a newcomer to Ottawa poetry, b...

Here’s what stood out for me as the most unique, bold and memorable: Garry Thomas Morse, Death in Vancouver (Talonbooks, 2009), a selection...

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The Al Purdy A-Frame Fundraiser had an event as part of Pre- Writers Festival on Al Purdy Day April 21 in Ottawa. Sean Wilson did the i...

Left to right: President Rosanne Runte, David O’Meara and Rob Winger Patti Harper, the Department Head of Archives and Research Collections...

Daily for poetry month there has been even more than usual lit events. Last night Wayson Choy read as part of the year round writers festi...

A brief amendment to Amanda's excellent and thorough post below on the Writer's Festival: A reminder to all Carleton University stud...

The festival begins on April 22 and goes until May 2 and marks its first official season at the new Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts and H...

To celebrate National Poetry Month and get a daily dose of poetry, visit the following sites: AngelHousePress’s National Poetry Month featur...

The MacOdrum Library Archives and Research Collections Celebrating Poetry Month with the Carleton University Library Modern Poetry Collectio...

The Haiku North America will be held at the National Library in Ottawa from August 5-9. Early bird registration for the conference ends Ma...

The A B Series presents THE OBVIOUS FLAP performed by electronic sound poetry duo Gary Barwin & Gregory Betts ** Doors o...

On Saturday January 17, 2009, Steve Sauvé left this world, and underlined his indelible mark on the spoken word poetry family. Steve was a p...

very sad news this week. Steve Sauvé, spoken word poet, passed away today. Steve was a loving and beautiful person, not to mention very tale...

jwcurry performing MESSAGIO GALORE take V on April 13, 2008 photo courtesy of Ben Walker The A B Series presents jwcurry’s ME...

Dear friends, It is with great pleasure that The A B Series announces the launch of its official web site at ABSERIES.ORG . Visit th...

Since I never got a chance to answer Amanda Earl’s question about poetry recommendations , I thought I should do it here. Two of the best p...

If you're thinking about giving the gift of poetry to your family or friends over the holidays, you might be interested to hear a few re...