Amanda Earl : new poems,

Chaudiere Books author Amanda Earl has been publishing a small mound of poems lately, including four pieces from the Vispo Bible on Utsang.It‏, two visual poems up at h& here, and here, and a further short poem up on Northbound Notebooks.

Michael Dennis reviews Jennifer Londry's Tatterdemalion (2015)

Michael Dennis was kind enough to provide the first review of Jennifer Londry's Tatterdemalion (2015) over at his blog. Thanks much! You can see his original post here, and, of course, copies of Tatterdemalion can be ordered directly, here.

rob mclennan + Gary Geddes at RailRoad, April 3, 2016 (Ottawa;

rob mclennan and Gary Geddes feature at The RailRoad Reading Series

plus the regular open mic
http://railroad-ottawa.ca/

Sunday, April 3, 2016
3pm /
Pressed Cafe ; 750 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa

for further details: RailRoad.Ottawa@live.ca

facebook invitation: https://www.facebook.com/events/1261514313862749/

VERSeFest Hall of Honour Inductees Announced: rob mclennan and Andrée Lacelle

Chaudiere Books co-publisher, editor and author rob mclennan has been announced as one of this year's two 2016 VERSe Ottawa Hall of Honour inductees! He will be reading this coming Sunday at VERSeFest as part of the event.

mclennan is the third Chaudiere Books author inducted, after William Hawkins (2013) and Amanda Earl (2014).

His most recent Chaudiere Books title is The Uncertainty Principle: stories, (2014). He will be releasing a limited-edition poetry chapbook, King Kong, for Sunday's ceremony and reading.

As the press release reads:

Ottawa, ON – Mar. 18, 2016 – VERSeFest, Ottawa’s International Poetry Festival, is pleased to announce this year’s inductees to the Hall of Honour, rob mclennan and Andrée Lacelle, for outstanding service to the Ottawa-Gatineau poetry community.

mclennan and Lacelle will be inducted into the Hall of Honour 7:00 P.M., Sunday, March 20th. The ceremony will also include readings by Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke and Governor General Award winner Robyn Sarah.

For three decades, rob mclennan has been at the forefront of promoting poetry in the city of Ottawa. His literary productivity has been outstanding, with over two dozen trade books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. He has demonstrated tireless community leadership in his activities as the founder of the Ottawa small press book fair, the organizer of the factory reading series, and the editor and founder of Chaudiere Books, ottawater, The Peter F. Yacht Club, and above/ground press. All of these activities, alongside the generosity of his mentorship and his editorial flair, have helped to shape the creative ethos of this city.

Born in Hawkesbury, Andrée Lacelle has published a dozen books and received numerous literary accolades. She was the first to receive the French-language Trillium Book Award for Tant de vie s’égare (Éditions du Vermillon, 1994 [2007]) and she has also been shortlisted for the Governor General Award. Instrumental to the promotion of French-language literature, she has been a long-time contributor of book reviews. She has also reviewed Franco-Ontarian literature on the show “Panorama” (TFO, 2006-2010) and on her radio program “Au cœur des mots” (2011-2014). Her literary collaborations recently included co-writing and co-editing pas d’ici, pas d’ailleurs, Anthologie poétique de voix féminines contemporaines (Montélimar, Voix d’encre, 2012). Her poems have been translated into English and Czech.

The VERSeFest Hall of Honour recognizes established poets from the greater Ottawa-Gatineau region who have produced a substantial body of work and have made a significant contribution in building the poetry community as a leader and mentor.

VENUE AND TICKETS
Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar St. Tickets are $10 per event, $20 for a weekend day pass, or $50 for a festival pass. Available online or at the door. For more information, visit versefest.ca

a new Chris Turnbull poem, and a Turnbull/Amanda Earl collaboration,

Chaudiere Books author Chris Turnbull has two new poems online, including a new visual poem from the sequence "[sic]," posted at h&, and a video poem collaboration with Chaudiere Books author Amanda Earl.

Turnbull's first trade collection, continua, of course, can be ordered directly here, and Earl's first collection, Kiki, can also be ordered directly here.

Andy Weaver competes in the 2016 Battle of the Bards

Poetry NOW: 8th annual Battle of the Bards

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 7:30 PM   
Special Event: IFOA Weekly   
Brigantine Room
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto M5J 2G8
Cost: $10/FREE supporters, students & youth 25 and under
http://ifoa.org/events/poetry-now-8th-annual-battle-of-the-bards

1 stage. 20 poets. 1 winner.

Our popular poetry competition returns in 2016 to feature readings by 20 of Canada’s upcoming and established poets. Judges Geoffrey E. Taylor (IFOA’s Director), Jen Tindall (IFOA’s Artistic Associate) and Andy McGuire (winner of 2015 IFOA Poetry Games) will select one winner, who will receive an automatic invitation to read at the 37th edition of the International Festival of Authors AND an ad for their book in NOW Magazine!

The event will be hosted by NOW’s Susan G. Cole.

Poetry NOW is presented in partnership with NOW Magazine.

2016 Participants

Ashley-Elizabeth Best, Lara Bozabalian, Chris Chambers, Warren Clements, Michael Fraser, Marty Gervais, Susan Glickman, Maureen Hynes, James Lindsay, Shannon Maguire, Kate Marshall Flaherty, Sarah Pinder, Ruth Roach Pierson, Vanessa Shields, Mary Lou Soutar-Hynes, Blair Trewartha, Daniel Scott Tysdal, Katerina Vaughan Fretwell, Andy Weaver and Bänoo Zan.