Jim Harrison (December 11, 1937 – March 26, 2016)I was introduced to the poetry of Jim Harrison in the 1980s, likely by Ted Dyck who also introduced me to the poetry of Ed Dorn. Here’s one of Harrison’s early poems in 1961. “Kinship.”
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Passages
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PASSAGES
“William Howard Gass (July 30, 1924 – December 6, 2017), was an American novelist, short-story writer, essayist, critic, and philosophy professor. He penned three novels, three collections of short stories, a collection of novellas, and seven volumes of essays, three of which have won National Book Critics Circle Award prizes and one of which, A
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Redrooffs Readers (and Friends) Book-club Reading List (2017-2018)
Edward Dolnick The Forger’s Spell Sept Joan Thomas The Opening Sky Oct Margaret Lee Shetterly Hidden Figures Nov Margaret Atwood Hag-Seed Dec (Cover detail below) (along with Shakespeare’s The Tempest) Paula McLean Circling The Sun bumped by Bill Browder’s Red Notice January Jan Carolyn Abraham The Juggler’s Children Feb Ann Patchett Commonwealth Mar Diana Athill
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Sharing Stories along the 49th Parallel
Writers are beginning to emerge here, on the 49th parallel, approaching me as a Writer-in-Residence at the International Peace Garden situated between Boissevain, Manitoba and Dunseith, North Dakota, sharing their stories. I have begun reading their work and will provide the desired feedback over the next two weeks. For others wanting to get in on
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19 MARCH 2017 ONE NIGHT ONLY!
7:30 Sunday TONIGHT !!!!!!!! SHIP & PLOUGH 40 Centre Street, Gimli, MB FREE FALL OPEN OPEN MIC THIS IS OUR ANNUAL OPEN NO THEME THEME NIGHT COME TO LISTEN, TO READ, TO SPEAK, TO CHANT, TO TELL A STORY, TO SING KEEP IT OPEN! THERE WILL BE CONTESTS AND PRIZES INCLUDING TWO VOUCHERS PROVIDED
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Having finished with The Sad Phoenician we’ll be moving on, possibly to some Mennonite poets. Blue in Green by Miles Davis to have green become blue. Or vice versa.
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Interlake Grain of Sand Poetry Contest
Klean-All Poet Announces Interlake 2017 Grain of Sand Poetry Month Contest Deadline April 26 2 pm April is poetry month in North America. The League of Canadian Poets has chosen “Time” as Canada’s theme celebrating our 150th year since confederation. Considering the Interlake beaches (they’re under the snow and ice somewhere), A Grain of Sand
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