edmonton poetry festival guide 2013
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Board of Directors 2012/2103Alice Major – PresidentGarry Garrison – Vice PresidentJulie Robinson - TreasurerMichael Penny Jannie EdwardsGlenn RobsonEllen KartzKen DavisMary Pinkoski
Staff and Coordinating Team Rayanne Doucet – Executive DirectorAl Rasko – Financial ConsultantMichael Gravel – Web DesignerLaurie MacFayden – Bus Route Coordinator Julie Robinson – Poets in Schools CoordinatorJoe Gurba – Assistant Producer, Volunteer Coordinator John Leppard – Sound/Tech Guru, Blinks CoordinatorMarc Nipp @ ElDesigno – Graphic Designer
WELCOME TO A NATION OF WORDS! From April 21st to April 28th Edmonton becomes a Word Nation as we invite a nation to join us! For these 8 days, poets laureate from across the country converge on Edmonton to celebrate poetry in all its formats. This year 14 poets laureate, Scotland’s makar and a nationally applauded Spoken Word artist join our local poet community to engage people from across the city as both creators and audience members.
Community partners have linked with us to host events throughout the city. There will be page poetry, slam poetry, workshops, youth events, Aboriginal, African and French events. Music, theatre, and visual art wind their way through our week and we are so pleased to be a part of all these collaborations.
Thank you to all our incredible sponsors who have come on board to help make this year’s festival a reality and thank you to all our incredible venues who have joined with us again this year. Thank you most of all to all of the poets and volunteers who have shared their time and talent and brought so much to the 2013 festival. This is a people’s festival, created through collaboration. And I thank you, all of you, for being a part of it.
Yours in Words,
Rayanne DoucetExecutive Director
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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTSA Poetry Map of CanadaA dazzling tapestry of words by laureates from across the country, stitched together by Anna Marie Sewell, choreographed by Brian Webb, and decorated by visual artist Amy Loewan.
Word Nation: A Cultural ForumHow do words make a nation? (or a city). Why have communities from Halifax to Vancouver decided to establish the poet laureate position? Can you really write good poetry to order? Does the position turn poet into political lapdog? Join 14 Poet laureates, politicians, educators, and community leaders for an animated discussion.
Blue, Tried and True: The Poetry of the BluesLocal poets take on the blues and give the lyrics a new interpretive spin, celebrating and deconstructing the themes, tones, and rhythms of an ever-popular genre.
BlinksUnlimited Poets give 30-second readings of pulse pounding, rapid-fi re poetry. Bring it On!
CR Avery at MetroBeatbox poet, raconteur and one-man band CR Avery headlines with Special Guests Tanya Davis and Kris Demeanor at Metro Cinema.
The Play and The Poem – A Conversation with Liz LochheadJoin us as Liz Lochhead, makar of Scotland and internationally performed playwright, shares her work and a scene or two from one of her plays is brought to life by Edmonton actors.
Slam FinalsThis high-impact fi nal Slam competition chooses the team who will go on to represent Edmonton at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word 2013
French TwistYou are invited to an evening where we savour French poetry and pastry at Duchess Bake shop.
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Literary CocktailsJoin the University of Alberta Press as it launches three exceptional works by local authors.
The OliveRaise your martini glass to the members of the Olive Collective. Members stage an evening of readings from their own work.
Aboriginal StoriesLocal and national Aboriginal poets present a reading of their work and talk about being an Aboriginal poet in Canada.
The Great Black North Join us to celebrate the launch of “The Great Black North - contemporary Canadian Poetry.” This is the fi rst anthology in 30 years to focus on poetry by African Canadians.
Poetry and Music for a Spring AfternoonAn afternoon to serenade spring with poetry from laureates Evelyn Lau, Janet Marie Rogers, Marty Gervais, Fred Wah and John B Lee. Music by singer songwriter Lynett McKell.
A Canadian Poetry PartyJoin us in the newly unveiled CKUA building to check out the new digs and celebrate the 2013 festival! (Open to volunteers, members, and their guests only.)
Café ReadingsNew and experienced poets read at 4 venues in downtown Edmon-ton for a Sunday afternoon of readings. And this year we have a Youth Café! Churchill Square activities:Join us daily over the lunch hour for activities in Churchill Square. Have a poet create a personalized poem at the Short order Poetry Booth. Grab some chalk and join in the fun of concrete poetry. Read a poem out loud and proud at Poetry Central!
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WORD NATION VENUESCity Hall ................................................ #1 Sir Winston Churchill Square Citadel Theatre ....................................... Rice Theatre – 9828 101 A AvenueCKUA .................................................... 9804 Jasper AvenueMetro Cinema ......................................... 8712 109 Street Stanley Milner Library ............................... #7 Sir Winston Churchill SquareArtery ................................................... 9535 Jasper AvenueThree Bananas Café ................................. 9918 102 AvenueL Espresso Café ....................................... #3 Sir Winston Churchill SquareCrepe Symphony Café ............................... 10115 101 A StreetCBC Centre Stage ..................................... Edmonton Centre, 10248 99 StreetDuchess Bakery ....................................... 10720 124 StreetDaffodil Gallery ....................................... 10412 124 StreetSoutheast Ed. Seniors Centre ...................... 9350 82 StreetPavillon Lacerte, Campus Saint-Jean ............ 8406 91 StreetAfrica Centre .......................................... 13160 127 StreetKoffee Café ............................................ 6120 28 AvenueNina Haggerty Center ............................... 9225 118 AvenueHarcourt House ....................................... 10215 112 StreetThe Faculty Club, U of A Campus ................. 11435 Saskatchewan DriveSutton Place Hotel ................................... 10235 101 StreetAudrey’s Books ....................................... 10702 Jasper Avenue
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Sunday April 21
Monday April 22
Tuesday April 23
Wednesday April 24
ThursdayApril 25
Friday April 26
Saturday April 27
Sunday April 28
MORNING 11:30 am–1:30 pm: Short Order Poems & Concrete Poetry
Churchill Square 10 am: Master Class
Stanley Milner Library
11:30 am–1:30 pm: Poetry Central Churchill Square
10 am–Noon: Workshops / 1-4 APAAD Performances**
Africa Centre
10 am: Market Fresh Poetry City Hall
AFTERNOONNoon: Slam Sampler
CBC Centre Stage
Noon: Aboriginal Stories
CBC Centre Stage
Noon: African Beats CBC Centre Stage
Noon: APAAD Lunch** Africa Centre
Noon: Youth writing workshop Stanley A. Milner Library
2 pm: Blue, Tried and True
Artery
Noon: Lunch with Liz and Fred
Sutton Hotel
2 pm: Word Nation: A Cultural Forum
City Hall
2 pm: Poetry and Music CKUA
1:30 pm–3:30 pm: Café Readings
Three Bananas, L’Espresso, Café Symphony, Normand’s,
4 pm:Literary Cocktails
U of A
4 pm: Launch of Great Black North
Pavillon Lacerte, Campus Saint-Jean
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm: Youth Café Reading
Audrey’s Books
EVENING
6 pm: Al-Mutanabbi Street
Harcourt House
6 pm: The Olive Reading
Permanent Records
7:30 pm: The Play and The Poem
Nina Haggerty Centre
6 pm: Youth Slam Concordia Theatre
7 pm: Map of Canada Gala Rice Theatre
7 pm: BlinksArtery
8 pm: SlamMetro Cin-ema
6:30 pm: Vintage Poetry Event
SEESA8 pm: CR Avery
Metro Cinema
6 pm: Symbiotica Doffodil Gallery
7 pm: Glass Door Coffee House
Koffee Cafe 7 pm: French Twist
Duchess Bakery
8 pm: Canadian Poetry Party
CKUA
WORD NATION EVENT CALENDAR
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Sunday April 21
Monday April 22
Tuesday April 23
Wednesday April 24
ThursdayApril 25
Friday April 26
Saturday April 27
Sunday April 28
MORNING 11:30 am–1:30 pm: Short Order Poems & Concrete Poetry
Churchill Square 10 am: Master Class
Stanley Milner Library
11:30 am–1:30 pm: Poetry Central Churchill Square
10 am–Noon: Workshops / 1-4 APAAD Performances**
Africa Centre
10 am: Market Fresh Poetry City Hall
AFTERNOONNoon: Slam Sampler
CBC Centre Stage
Noon: Aboriginal Stories
CBC Centre Stage
Noon: African Beats CBC Centre Stage
Noon: APAAD Lunch** Africa Centre
Noon: Youth writing workshop Stanley A. Milner Library
2 pm: Blue, Tried and True
Artery
Noon: Lunch with Liz and Fred
Sutton Hotel
2 pm: Word Nation: A Cultural Forum
City Hall
2 pm: Poetry and Music CKUA
1:30 pm–3:30 pm: Café Readings
Three Bananas, L’Espresso, Café Symphony, Normand’s,
4 pm:Literary Cocktails
U of A
4 pm: Launch of Great Black North
Pavillon Lacerte, Campus Saint-Jean
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm: Youth Café Reading
Audrey’s Books
EVENING
6 pm: Al-Mutanabbi Street
Harcourt House
6 pm: The Olive Reading
Permanent Records
7:30 pm: The Play and The Poem
Nina Haggerty Centre
6 pm: Youth Slam Concordia Theatre
7 pm: Map of Canada Gala Rice Theatre
7 pm: BlinksArtery
8 pm: SlamMetro Cin-ema
6:30 pm: Vintage Poetry Event
SEESA8 pm: CR Avery
Metro Cinema
6 pm: Symbiotica Doffodil Gallery
7 pm: Glass Door Coffee House
Koffee Cafe 7 pm: French Twist
Duchess Bakery
8 pm: Canadian Poetry Party
CKUA
WORD NATION EVENT CALENDAR
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WORDS OF A NATION BY:George Elliott ClarkeCelebrated author and scholar George Elliott Clarke is Toronto’s fourth poet laure-ate. His Execution Poems won the Governor General’s Award for Poetry. His seem-ingly endless distinctions include a National Magazine Gold Medal for Poetry (2001), appointment to the Order of Canada (2008), and eight honorary doctorates
Liz LochheadLiz Lochhead was appointed Scots Makar – the National Poet for Scotland – in 2011, after serving as the Poet Laureate for Glasgow. A poet and playwright, her fi rst col-lection of poems, Memo for Spring, won a Scottish Arts Council Book Award. Liz has worked as Writer in Residence at both Edinburgh University and the Royal Shake-speare Company.
Fred WahFred Wah is Canada’s current Parliamentary Poet Laureate. He was one of the found-ing editors of the poetry newsletter TISH in the early 1960s and instigated the writ-ing program at David Thompson University in Nelson. Recent books of poetry include Sentenced to Light, and is a door.
Janet RogersJanet Marie Rogers is the third Poet Laureate for the city of Victoria (2012-2015). She is a Mohawk/Tuscarora poet, spoken word and performance poet who also works in audio and video poetry. She has three published books and three poetry CDs (Fire-water, Got Your Back and 6 Directions).
John B LeeJohn B. Lee was appointed Poet Laureate of Brantford in Perpetuity in 2004 and Poet Laureate of Norfolk County (2011-2014). The author of over seventy published books, his work has appeared internationally in over fi ve hundred publications.
Evelyn LauEvelyn Lau, the 2011-2014 Poet Laureate of Vancouver, is the author of ten books, including fi ve volumes of poetry. Her work has received the Milton Acorn Award, a Governor-General’s nomination, and a National Magazine Award for Poetry. Her most recent book, Living Under Plastic, won the Pat Lowther Award for best book of poetry by a woman in Canada.
Bruce MeyerBruce Meyer is the inaugural Poet Laureate of the City of Barrie. He is author of 34 books, 13 of them poetry. He is professor of English at Georgian College and teaches for Laurentian University.
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Eric FolsomEric Folsom is a resident of Kingston, Ontario and currently serves as that city’s Poet Laureate. He is the author of several poetry collections, in-cluding Icon Driven .
Marty GervaisMarty Gervais is the Poet Laureate of Windsor, Ontario and is an award-winning journalist, photographer, poet, playwright, historian, editor and teacher. He received the Milton Acorn “People’s Poetry Award” for his book, Tearing into a Summer Day.
Don KerrSaskatchewan’s Poet Laureate, Don Kerr, has published ten books of poetry and as well as fiction and one teen novel. He taught English at the Uni-versity of Saskatchewan for forty years, specializing in classes of drama and film.
Tanya Davis Tanya Davis is wrapping up her term as Poet Laureate for Halifax. Poet, storyteller, musician and singer-songwriter, she is a two-time winner in the CBC National Poetry Face-off. Her short videopoem entitled “How to Be Alone” has been featured at numerous film festivals and has 1.8 million views on Youtube.
Kris DemeanorKris Demeanor, recently named Calgary’s first Poet Laureate, delights in exposing the underbelly of western Canadian culture- gambling, drug use, murder, religion, the suburbs.
Anna Marie SewellAnna Marie Sewell is Edmonton’s fourth Poet Laureate. Anna Marie is the author of Fifth World Drum. Her work is also featured in Writing the City: Poets Laureate of Edmonton 2005 – 13. Since 2009, she has served as a Creative Writing facilitator for The Learning Centre Literacy Association
CR Avery C.R. Avery has recorded over fifteen albums, written & directed six hip-hop operas, toured throughout Canada, the USA and Europe (headlining or opening for Billy Bragg, Buck 65, and Sage Francis) and garnered the atten-tion of music peers like Tom Waits (”…he’s blowin’ my mind”). His incred-ible live performances have been described as Bob Dylan in the body of Iggy Pop; colliding with Little Walter, the Beastie Boys and Allen Ginsberg.
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