The Writers' Collective

Aqua Books (274 Garry Street in Winnipeg) is the permanent home of the venerable poetry series Speaking Crow. The Crow starts at 7pm and is followed by two open-mic sets and short breaks in between. Come take up the mic and wax poetic about life, the universe and everything!

January features Poor Tree, is a collective currently consisting of Christoff Engbrecht and David Streit. (Third founding member Michael Goertzen now lives in Istanbul.) Poor tree uses old typewriters, portable turntables and other accessories to create their sound art. They have performed at the Winnipeg Folk Festival and Element Circus, and have also been featured in CV2.