Marcus McCann / Nati0nal / Tuesday, December 22, 2009 — Hymn. By John Barton – There are two competing forces at work in Hymn, John Barton’s ninth full-length collection of poetry. First, the narrator seems to have unclenched a little. Barton has always had an unflinching eye, Read more...
Stumbling upon a reading: “Up the Ottawa Without Despair” – December 21st, 2009 by Maxim Cossette It’s Thursday, December 17th and I find myself at the Raw Sugar Cafe, it’s on Somerset, half a block West of Bronson. Mary Clayton’s soul infused version of Read more...
Stumbling upon a reading: “Up the Ottawa Without Despair” December 21st, 2009 by Maxim Cossette It’s Thursday, December 17th and I find myself at the Raw Sugar Cafe, it’s on Somerset, half a block West of Bronson. Mary Clayton’s soul infused version of “Southern Man” pumps through Read more...
Monday Magazine, November 12 – 18, 2009 – Review by E.G. Anderson – Wisdom and passion run throughout John Barton’s new book of poetry, as he grapples with predestination, human connection and the inescapability of the self. As he revisits his past, Barton spans his childhood Read more...
Poetry Review: Othering People’s Lives by J.A. Weingarten (Maple Tree Literary Supplement) - Chris Hutchinson’s new volume of poetry, Other People’s Lives, delivers exactly what its title promises: a cross section and intersection of life stories. Yet he seems equally concerned with Read more...
I’m not sure what the question is here: Who thinks to combine hockey and poetry, or how remarkable it is that the daring combination has proven so successful? But those questions shouldn’t take up too much press and overwhelm the fact Maggs, like any poet, chose a subject for his poems and Read more...
Congratulations to Martin Brodeur for tying Terry Sawchuk’s shutout record tonight!! Brodeur tied Sawchuk’s NHL record with his 103rd shutout, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 3-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Terry Sawchuk played from 1949 to 1970. You can Read more...
Congratulations to David O’Meara whose book Noble Gas, Penny Black has been shortlisted for 2 awards: Shortlisted in the poetry category for the 9th Annual ReLit Awards. The winners will be celebrated at the Ottawa International Writers Festival in October. Shortlisted in the English fiction Read more...
The Literary Arts Foundation of NL and the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador announce “Maggs, Wangersky take top book prizes” (St. John’s, May 6, 2009) Randall Maggs and Russell Wangersky came away the winners at the 2009 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards Read more...
rob mclennan reports on his blog, April 30, 2009 - Ottawa poet David O’Meara might have had his book appear last August, but considering he was travelling Europe for six months starting August 20, this was the first Ottawa launch of his third poetry collection Noble Gas, Penny Black Read more...
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