FortWhyte Alive: Workshop – Writing by the Fire – Ariel Gordon, November 13
Writing by the Fire:
A workshop with Ariel Gordon
When: Sunday, November 13, 1-3:30 pm
Location: FortWhyte Alive (1961 McCreary Road)
Cost: $45. FortWhyte Members $40. Register at (204) 989-8355
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By November, the geese have gone, the trees have lost their leaves and FortWhyte’s year-round residents are about to go into hibernation. Join award-winning writer Ariel Gordon in an afternoon writing workshop that will see participants tucked into the Siobhan Richardson …
FortWhyte Alive: Workshop – Writing by the Fire – Ariel Gordon, November 13
Writing by the Fire:
A workshop with Ariel Gordon
When: Sunday, November 13, 1-3:30 pm
Location: FortWhyte Alive (1961 McCreary Road)
Cost: $45. FortWhyte Members $40. Register at (204) 989-8355
.
By November, the geese have gone, the trees have lost their leaves and FortWhyte’s year-round residents are about to go into hibernation. Join award-winning writer Ariel Gordon in an afternoon writing workshop that will see participants tucked into the Siobhan Richardson …
Reposted from the Jane Day Reader (A blog by Ariel Gordon)
Readings and Creative Writing for Artist Mothers
with Amy Karlinsky and Ariel Gordon at MAWA
Dates: Monday, September 12, 6-9 pm; Sunday, October 23, 1-3 pm; Monday, November 21, 6-9 pm; and one date in January TBD
Registration deadline: Friday, September 9, 2011, at 4 pm

$30 for MAWA members. Email your intention to attend to [email protected] and put “Mothers” in the subject heading. If you are not already a member, please also …
Reposted from the Jane Day Reader (A blog by Ariel Gordon)
Readings and Creative Writing for Artist Mothers
with Amy Karlinsky and Ariel Gordon at MAWA
Dates: Monday, September 12, 6-9 pm; Sunday, October 23, 1-3 pm; Monday, November 21, 6-9 pm; and one date in January TBD
Registration deadline: Friday, September 9, 2011, at 4 pm

$30 for MAWA members. Email your intention to attend to [email protected] and put “Mothers” in the subject heading. If you are not already a member, please also …
I’ve been trying to think of something poignant, something to encapsulate the wounding blow the writers community here in Canada suffered yesterday with the passing of Robert Kroetsch yesterday at the age of 84.
He was a friend to many and a mentor to many more.
As I write this, I find that I keep referring back to Ariel Gordon’s post about his passing, and I’ve decided that for words on the life of Robert Kroetsch, it should be Ariel’s post that you should read …
yes i do like to speak FRENglish, why do you ask??
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so continuing our tour of BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ FAVOURITE POETS, we come to the dear poet herself, Ms. LINDSEY CHILDS who told me that her favourite poet is a toss up between ARIEL GORDON and GWENDOLYN MACEWEN. both stellar choices i have to say…
ARIEL GORDON just won the Lansdowne Poetry Prize at the 2011 Manitoba Book Awards for her collection, HUMP. a great book if you have a chance to pick it …
Saturday, May 7th, 2011 at Fort Gibralter in historic St. Boniface is Speaking Volumes, Prairie Fire’s annual fundraiser.
It’s a fantastic night of literary entertainment, hatchet throwing and food!
This year’s readers are poet Ariel Gordon and novelist Jake McDonald, whose young adult novel Julianna and the Medicine Fish was chosen to be this years ‘Manitoba Reads’ book!
Tickets are $65 (are partially tax deductible) and are available through Prairie Fire.
Cocktails & Hatchet throwing at 6:00, Dinner at 7:00, Readings at 8:00, Silent & …
The Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Series – Hosted in Conjunction with the Writers Collective!
Featuring: Bertrand Nayet, with Ariel Gordon and Dennis Cooley
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 7:00 pm
Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1H3, Phone: 204-943-7555.
The Aqua Lansdowne is Manitoba’s largest poetry prize. Based around the award and hosted in conjunction with the Writer’s Collective, this series celebrates the best in Manitoba poetry. Congratulations to this year’s winner, Jan Horner. Featured poets are Bertrand Nayet, …
the best skill i have learned in school thus far is, when in doubt (or too darn busy for your own good), use somebody else’s work – just make sure to credit it! so in the spirit of passing words along – check out this diddy from the lovely Ariel Gordon…
Reposted with permission from the Jane Day Reader – the writerliest of all writerly blogs:
THE KEYSTONE OF CANADIAN POETRY
CV2 is middle-aged. But I’m two years older. Which makes me middle-aged +2.

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blogs! am newly obsessed with blogs! (and exclamation points, but you probably figured that one out already). for those of you who don’t know blogs are …. (a blend of the term web log)[1] is a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Blog can also be used as a verb, …