Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000168 EndHTML:0000003840 StartFragment:0000000468 EndFragment:0000003823 Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series Contact: Dr. Richard Lemm – 566-0389, rlemm@upei.ca ANNE COMPTON AT UPEI Award-winning poet Anne Compton returns to her native PEI to read from her new book, Asking Questions Indoors and Out, on Tuesday, February 16, at 7:30 in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Her…
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Muses of the Night: Dreams & Writing
If we take the time to learn their language, we discover that every dream is a masterpiece of symbolic communication. The unconscious speaks in symbols, not to confuse us, but simply because that is its native idiom. —Robert Johnson Muses of the Night: Dreams & Writing Dreams are natural muses for creative writing. They are made…
2010 Atlantic Book Awards and Festival
Mark your calendars! The 2010 Atlantic Book Awards and Festival will run from Saturday, April 10 – Sunday, April 18 with literary events taking place across all four Atlantic Provinces. The Atlantic Book Awards celebration, a highlight of the week-long festival, will be held on Wednesday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Alderney Landing…
Wanted: Readers/Artists for a Cause
We’re two Katimavik volunteers that are working with AIDS P.E.I and ARC to set up a benefit concert to raise money to create a drop-in centre for at risk youth in P.E.I We’re looking for readers/artists to perform for this cause! The concert is on Friday February 12 at 7:30pm at the Confederation Center. We’re…
Protecting Intellectual Properties
Cecile Klein of the Canadian Intellectual Properties Office will present on Feb. 9 between the hours of 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the Carriage House at Beaconsfield. The topic will be “Protecting Intellectual Properties”. There is no charge. As space is limited, please confirm your attendance ASAP. Please circulate to others to whom you…
The Craft of Poetry or Nothing but the Poem
The Craft of Poetry or Nothing but the Poem at Confederation Centre Public Library Thursday February 4, 2010 at 7:00 pm Fancy a poetry chat… the Craft of Poetry or Nothing but the Poem is a relaxed and informal way to meet and discuss poems moderated by Hugh MacDonald, PEI’s recently inaugurated poet laureate. We…
A NIGHT IN TASMANIA
Island author and UPEI professor Richard Lemm will give a presentation on his recent stay in Tasmania as writer-in-residence. His residency was part of the annual PEI-Tasmania writer-in-residence exchange. His talk, in the UPEI Faculty Lounge on Tuesday evening, January 26 (Australia Day!) at 7:30, will include a slide-show and poems written while in Tasmania….
FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POETRY (F4PP) NEWS
FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POETRY (F4PP) NEWS In the news: 1. Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence selected 2. Leonard Cohen You’re Our Man Humanetry Tour 2010 3. Oh Canada Poetry Contest Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence selected The selection committee of the Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence program has chosen a poet. The individual selected will be announced at a public event…
red earth women presents Laurie Brinklow
red earth women presents reading series starts the new year off on Thursday, January 14, 2010 with local artist Laurie Brinklow {and AS ALWAYS open mic}. Laurie is a writer and editor, and publisher of Charlottetown’s Acorn Press, which she started in 1993. Her poetry has won the Atlantic Poetry Prize, and was published in…
Winter’s Tales Author Reading Series
WINTER’S TALES: THE CELLIST OF SARAJEVO Steven Galloway, author of the international best-selling novel The Cellist of Sarajevo, will give a public reading on Tuesday, January 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. His reading is part of the Winter’s Tales Authors Series sponsored by the UPEI English Department, with funding from…
Two January Poetry Workshops
Poet and Teacher Beth E. Janzen will be offering two Saturday afternoon workshops in January. Details below. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We can never see the whole forest at one time, but the shifting light, the wild creatures, the intriguing paths, some barely visible among the foliage, lead us in, keep us wanting to go deeper into the heart of the…
Calling All Amateur & Seasoned Maritime Playwrights
Calling All Amateur & Seasoned Maritime Playwrights Deadline: Feb. 28 Script Happens wants to showcase your talent. Submit your original, one-act script for a chance to present at annual Script Happens production. In preparation for another great season, Second Stage, a development wing of the Saint John Theatre Company, is looking for submissions for its…
The Writing Pool 