Myriam Gendron CD Launch: Dorothy Parker Sings the Blues
Gendron puts nine of Parker’s poems to music and talks to us about her musical background and how she found the magic nine.
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To Do Tonight: Dear Elizabeth: Missed Romance Before Tinder
Before OK Cupid, Match.com, Tinder, and text messages, people conducted their romance, even platonic ones, via letter.
Interview with Kym Dominique-Ferguson: Talk Dirty to Me
The Art of Performing Aural Sex promises a line-up that will excite and delight with their erotic performances in diverse disciplines.
Blue Metropolis Sails to Colombia
A preview of the Canadian component to 2015’s Hay Festival, featuring writers Réal Godbout, Kim Thúy, Steven Pinker, and Annharte.
Book of the Month Club: All I Can Say for Sure by John McAuley
“Respect your instrument. Its offices will surprise. Work for true poems true to you. The rest are Styrofoam and glue.” (“Four Tweets to a Young Poet”) John McAuley [read on]
Montreal Fringe Festival Reviews : Round 3
Rachel Levine reviews Story Whore, Iredea, Jem Rolls One Man Traffic Jam, Brighella, and My Big Fat German Puppet Show.
Fringe Fest Review: Ephemer-illz Goes Greek
Despite an oppressive atmosphere, Lynn and Carina lighten spirits with their witty and ambiguously amorous exchange of Greek lyric poetry.
Battle with Your Tongue at the Canadian Festival of the Spoken Word
Poets battle with tongues at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word