Carleton Wilson Reads in Toronto

Nightwood poet, Carleton Wilson, will read in Toronto on Monday, February 6 at the Harbord House (150 Harbord St.), as part of the Rowers Pub Reading Series.  Rebecca Rosenblum and Russell Smith will also read at this event, which takes place at 7:30pm.


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Nightwood Poets Read at VERSeFest in Ottawa

Nightwood poets Shane RhodesTim Bowling, and Gregory Scofield will read at VERSeFest, which will take place in Ottawa from February 28 to March 4.  Shane Rhodes and Tim Bowling will read on Saturday, March 3 at 5pm at the Arts Court Theatre (2 Daly Ave.).  Gregory Scofield will read on Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 9pm at the Arts Court Theatre.

VERSeFest is an annual international festival of poetry, showcasing the artistic accomplishment and high-level activity of the Ottawa poetry scene.  The festival is organized by VERSe Ottawa, a collective of Ottawa organizations who curate and produce reading and performance series.



Nick Thran – Upcoming Readings

Nightwood poet, Nick Thran, will read from his recent collection Earworm at several venues across Canada in January in February.  This month, he will read as part of the Planet Earth Poetry Series in Victoria, BC. At this event – which takes place at 7:30pm on January 20 – he will read along with Harold Rhenisch and Dorothy Field. For information about this event, look here.

On February 15, Thran will read will read at the University of New Brunswick, along with Tammy Armstrong.  This event will take place at 8pm at The Galleries in Fredericton.  For more info, look here.  He will again read the next day, on February 16, as part of the Atrium Reading Series in Halifax. This event will take place at 7pm and is located at Saint Mary’s University, Room 165, Sobey Building, 903 Robie Street.


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Christian McPherson Speaks in Ottawa

Christian McPherson, author of The Cube People, will be part of a panel discussion on bureaucracy with Immony Men, Réne Price and Dick Bourgeois-Doyle. They will be at Gallery 101 at 1-301 1/2 Bank Street, Ottawa on Saturday, January 14 at 1pm. For more information go to www.g101.ca.