Monty Reid in St. Catherine's - March 26, 2007

Monty Reid reads with Terrance Cox @ Strega Cafe, St. Catherine's, Ontario. 8pm.

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Chaudiere authors at the ottawa international writers festival!

Ottawa poets rob mclennan and Nicholas Lea will be launching new poetry titles at this spring's ottawa international writers festival, being held the third week of April at the National Library & Archives building, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa (at the end of Bay Street). rob mclennan will be launching his thirteenth poetry title The Ottawa City Project on Sunday, April 15th, 8pm, reading with Vancouver poet George Bowering and Newfoundland poet George Murray, and Nicholas Lea will be launching his first poetry collection, Everything is Movies, both published by Chaudiere Books. More info on the fesival here.

other Chaudiere authors & their (Ottawa) activities

Ottawa poet Shane Rhodes (contributor to Decalogue: ten Ottawa poets; see an interview with him in the third issue of ottawater) launches his third trade poetry collection, The Bindery (NeWest Press), in Ottawa on Saturday, April 14 at 5 :00 PM at The Manx Pub at 370 Elgin Street (downstairs, corner of Frank Street). Earlier and further west, he reads Wednesday March 28 at 7:30 / 8:00 ish at the Red Deer College Library, Room 2006, Red Deer, Alberta; parking is free in the evening, so people could park north of the library. A link to a map of the college here (the library is in dark purple). Friday, March 30th at 7:30 reading at Pages Book Store (1135 Kensington Road NW, Calgary). More details will be posted here. Saturday, April 21 at 8:00 at the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival Auburn Saloon -- #163 115 - 9th Ave. SE, Calgary, Alberta; entry Fee: $10. More details here. Ottawa poet Anita Dolman (contributor to same) reads at Sunnyside Library, 1049 Bank Street (near Sunnyside) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 3rd with other reader(s) tba, hosted by Christopher Levenson. Further readings in Ottawa can be found at the Bywords site.

Chaudiere Books at the Art Bar, Toronto

The Art Bar Poetry Series in Toronto hosts two Chaudiere Books authors:

Tuesday, March 27; 8pm, free; The Victory Cafe, 581 Markham Street (near Honest Ed's)

Monty Reid was born in Saskatchewan, and lived for many years in Alberta. Currently he lives in Ottawa. He is the author of many books of poetry starting with Karst Means Stone (NeWest Press, 1979). Three of his books have been nominated for the Governor General's Award. He will be celebrating a new book, Disappointment Island (Chaudiere Books).

Meghan Jackson has published two chapbooks and several broadsheets. She currently works as a knitting instructor and pattern designer in the Greater Toronto Area. She will be promoting her first full poetry collection titled, Movements in Jars (Chaudiere Books).

Sheila O'Hearn's poetry is a dark cavernous room, crowded with trinkets, oddities, treasures. Please bring flashlights. Her chapbook, The Insatiate, was published in 2005 by Burning Effigy Press.

Chaudiere Books at The Dusty Owl Reading Series

The Dusty Owl Reading Series (Ottawa) hosts a second launch
for Decalogue: ten Ottawa poets

On Sunday, March 18, 2007 at 7pm

with readings by

Stephen Brockwell
Monty Reid
Max Middle
Anne Le Dressay
& Anita Dolman

Since their regular location, Swizzles, isn't completely renovated yet, the reading will take place at The Lookout Bar, 41 York Street in the Market
lovingly hosted by special guest-host James Moran

for more information, check out the Dusty Owl website or www.chaudierebooks.com ; be there for Dusty Owl's third anniversary!