Have you signed up for CV2′s Annual 2-Day Poetry Contest? Well, I would if I were you. It’s so much fun. I had a great time last year. It’s challenging and gets the creative gears moving again.
Check it out! CV2′s 2-Day Poetry Contest…
Have you signed up for CV2′s Annual 2-Day Poetry Contest? Well, I would if I were you. It’s so much fun. I had a great time last year. It’s challenging and gets the creative gears moving again.
Check it out! CV2′s 2-Day Poetry Contest…
And the guy that writes such beautiful biographies for Speaking Crow authors has only this to say about himself, “Colin Smith’s latest book of poems is 8 x 8 x 7 (KRUPSKAYA Books, 2008).” So let me try to write a Colin Smith bio a la Colin Smith -
The coolest poet working in Winnipeg today, Smith spurns normality and subverts the poetic status quo. His rebellious raptures are hilariously haunting, as his verses echo endlessly, the full extent of their genius only shamelessly revealed …
CV2 35th Anniversary Launch
When: Saturday, November 20. 7 pm
Where: Aqua Books (274 Garry Street)
Cost: FREE!
Contemporary Verse 2 is celebrating 35 years of publishing fine poetry and critical writing with the launch of two Special Editions, and a reading by 9 Winnipeg poets, each a key contributor to CV2 over the years. Join us for an evening of poetry, prizes and celebration on Saturday, November 20 at 7:00pm.
Readers for the evening include Allison Calder, Maurice Mierau, Charles Leblanc, Rosanna Deerchild, Meira …
By Katherena Vermette
Posted November 7th, 2010 in
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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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