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Nightwood Fall Book Launch – October 21

Published on October 14, 2012 By admin

Come celebrate Nightwood Editions’ new fall releases and have an afternoon of poetry, prose and a special puzzle performance piece! Brad Somer will read from his debut novel, Imperfections, and Governor General’s Award nominee Sandy Pool will read from her new collection, Undark. Cold Sleep Permanent Afternoon author Ray Hsu will make a special appearance, promising to use his [...]

Verse Subversive: Ray Hsu on reinventing poetry

Published on September 17, 2012 By admin

 In a recent interview in The Ubyssey, Nightwood poet Ray Hsu talks about breaking down traditional ideas of poetics and searching out what contemporary poetry should look like. His concept has no limits on form and expression: “Because poetry is the air that I breathe and the way that I think, that could encompass anything.” Read more of this interview [...]

Ray Hsu Reads at the University of Saskatchewan

Published on January 6, 2012 By admin

Nightwood poet, Ray Hsu, will participate this month in the event Writing North: Writing the Extraordinary at the University of Saskatchewan, in Saskatoon . Hsu will read – along with authors Kevin Loring, Yvette Nolan, David Bergen and Norman Nawrocki – on January 20 at 7:30pm. He will also speak at the session “Writer or Rockstar” on January [...]

Ray Hsu Reads at Emily Carr University

Published on September 26, 2011 By admin

If you’re in Vancouver this week, don’t miss Nightwood poet Ray Hsu give a reading at the Emily Carr University Library on Thursday, September 29 at 7pm.  He will read, along with poet Nikki Reimar, as part of the On Edge reading series. Poet, activist, and scholar Ray Hsu is author of Anthropy (2004, winner [...]