Wed, Apr 12, 2006
Griffin Prize winner and University of Calgary English Professor Christian Bök is the series opener with an exciting performance of beat box and groundbreaking experimental sound poetry.
Wed, Apr 19, 2006
After finding her writer's voice in Vancouver, Andrea Thompson takes her poetry to the streets of Toronto in dynamic spoken word performances that combine spirituality and sensuality.
Wed, May 3, 2006
Jill Hartman's lyrical poetry combines epic elephants and delicate moths with a performance featuring swashbuckling pirates, burlesque and women's hockey.
Wed, May 10, 2006
Rudyard Fearon breaks the silence with minimalist poems rooted in the Caribbean and a poetry archive housed in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library.
Wed, May 24, 2006
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, poet, spoken-word artist and founder of the all-indigenous publishing company Kegadonce Press, shakes up aboriginal culture with poems based on the oral history of the Anishnaabe people.
Wed, May 31, 2006
Activist, writer and event organizer, Kingston-based Jill Battson hosts a poetry slam and plots some guerrilla sidewalk poetry.
Wed, Jun 7, 2006
Originally from Saskatchewan and now living in Toronto, Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize winner Karen Solie has just released a second collection that features poems filled with lyrical observations and a touch of science.
Wed, Jun 21, 2006
Sandra Alland digs into her treasure box and shares the stories behind her captivating and humorous poems.
Wed, Jul 5, 2006
Performance poet Seth-Adrian Harris introduces his distinct blend of dub and spoken word in performance and in his poetic documentaries for radio and television.