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Welcome to the Tree Reading Series...
a conversation ... about poetry

 

Tree meets in the Ottawa Arts Court at 2 Daly Ave on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.

Admission is free, although we do pass the hat.

 

Free poetry workshop 6:45-7:45, regular session begins at 8:00.  There is lots of parking nearby.

 

Tree is immensely grateful for financial support from the organizations whose logos and links are shown below.

Pre-Tree Workshops:  From the 10th Aug through the 28th of Sept, Claudia Coutu Radmore:   contemporary poetry, Everything is connected: the beauty of juxtaposition, Japanese forms and grabbing inspiration.  More information on the workshops HERE.

24 August 2010 - Looking Local (click on image for details)

Dean Steadman

Janice Tokar

Suzanne Bowness

 

Monty Reid will be the Best Poem judge in the Tree Origami Crane Open-Mic Poetry Competition for 2010!  Don’t forget to sign up at the Open-Mic.

14 September 2010 - Karen Connelly
Karen Connelly is the author of nine books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Much of her work involves the exploration of other cultures and languages (of which she speaks five, with a sixth on the way.) Her latest book, the memoir Burmese Lessons, a love story, has received critical acclaim in the U.S. and Canada, and was nominated for Canada's most prestigious literary nonfiction prize.  More information HERE.

The August 25th edition of the In/Words reading series features Jeff Blackman!  Starts at 9:00 PM, lower lounge of the Clock Tower Pub (Bank St just south of the 417.)  Donate a loonie.  Win an open-mic prize!