Today Winnipeg is colder than Mars! Yesterday we were colder than the North Pole! That’s what I like to call, writing weather!!
Hello Collective,
So nice to be back here. I almost remember how to use this thing.
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Kate. I used to be on the WCM Board and write on this blog a couple years ago, and now, I am happy to be back with this amazing organization, this time as the Program Coordinator! I am …
Tuesday, June 7 @ 7 @ Aqua (of course)
Featured Reader Maurice Mierau
Aqua Books is pleased to be 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!
Maurice Mierau is the author of two books of poetry: Ending with Music (Brick Books, 2002) and Fear Not (Turnstone Press, 2008).
Mierau’s work exemplifies …
Tuesday, June 7 @ 7 @ Aqua (of course)
Featured Reader Maurice Mierau
Aqua Books is pleased to be 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!
Maurice Mierau is the author of two books of poetry: Ending with Music (Brick Books, 2002) and Fear Not (Turnstone Press, 2008).
Mierau’s work exemplifies …
Speaking Crow
Tuesday May 3rd, 7 pm, Aqua Books: come early to sign up for the open mic!!!!
Featured Reader this month, Ken Kowal
KEN KOWAL has been for some time a purveyor of what could be called a blues-inflected Tidy Prairie Lyric. This is apparent over two chapbooks: 1997’s i dream my father’s hands (published by Patrick Carroll’s KAW Publications) and 2006’s Ripley Retreats (published by Jonathan Ball’s The Martian Press); as well as Brookside Poems (2002) and fire work (2006) (these two …
Just a reminder that Speaking Crow is tomorrow night at Aqua Books (274 Garry Street, between Graham and Portage).
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!
Adam Kroeker is a Winnipeg poet and creative M.A. graduate. His recent works include Tales from Old Colony (a collection of fake Mennonite folk stories), Killing the Pot (a poetry/pottery installation featured at Winnipeg’s …
Speaking Crow -7 pm – Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street, Winnipeg
Featuring:
JENNIFER STILL is the author of two full-length books of poetry: Saltations (Thistledown Press, 2005), and the impending Girlwood (Brick Books, 2011).
The word “saltation” has specific biological and geological meanings, but in general terms it means To Dance or Leap About. This could constitute Still’s poetical m.o., as well. Whether it be with the short lyrics of Saltations or Girlwood’s elaborate sequences, her poems are always questing and …
Speaking Crow -7 pm – Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street, Winnipeg
Featuring:
JENNIFER STILL is the author of two full-length books of poetry: Saltations (Thistledown Press, 2005), and the impending Girlwood (Brick Books, 2011).
The word “saltation” has specific biological and geological meanings, but in general terms it means To Dance or Leap About. This could constitute Still’s poetical m.o., as well. Whether it be with the short lyrics of Saltations or Girlwood’s elaborate sequences, her poems are always questing …
Speaking Crow Open Mic Featuring Jonathan Ball –Brought to you with the help of the Writers’ Collective
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 7:00 pm
Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1H3, Phone: 204-943-7555.
JONATHAN BALL is the agent signifier attached to two full-length books of poetry: Ex Machina (BookThug, 2009) and Clockfire (Coach House Books, 2010). Both texts gift us with cool-hued, formal sentences that investigate many serious concerns, but in such an impertinent and thoughtful manner that the result is often …
on the tenth day of Writemas my true love gave to me
a look ahead to January’s Speaking Crow!!!
This is Jonathan Ball and he is going to be featured – Tuesday January 4th, 7 pm, Aqua Books!!! – (pssst check his website too – lotsa cool things there, including an interview with Frank Black!! i heart Frank Black.)
And the vivacious Colin Smith is back at the Speaking Crow bio writing helm – he writes some gooders does he, and Ball’s is no exception …
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