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It's Time to Move
Ah, yes. Early mornings. All the things you’ve come to appreciate in your sleep drop away as the minutes creep closer to 7am. Coffee awaits somewhere out there. You might crack a book instead ... Read More
It's Membership Season 2015
You will be sweeping pine needles until the snow breaks. Such is the price of having a real tree, an extravagance that gets more delightful and difficult to justify as the years roll on. ... Read More
BYOV Opportunity for the EPF 2015
You were wrong. That “X” you placed on the calendar after a night of peppermint schnapps and orange juice – intended to predict the season’s first real snow – was out by three weeks. ... Read More
What We Came Away With
As the 2014 Edmonton poetry Festival draws to a close, we thought we’d offer some round-up thoughts from some of our organizers and poets. • • • “This festival was about reconnecting with visiting ... Read More
Cafe Readings Schedule Posted
At long last! The schedule for the 2014 Cafe Readings Event, happening on Sunday April 27, 2014, has been posted! You should check it out and see where you’re reading and where your friends ... Read More
Guest Post – Being a New Author
“Congratulations, Deborah!” In 2013 I heard this a lot. First, in the spring I became a grandmother for the first time. I fell in love in a whole new way upon meeting my glorious ... Read More
Review – Joy Harjo
Amidst a day of celebrations – Easter Sunday and 4/20 – and losses – Alistair MacLeod and Rubin “Hurricane” Carter – Mvskoke poet Joy Harjo landed in Edmonton and blessed the day with poetic ... Read More
Guest Post – Welcome Joy Harjo
This is my Heart; it is a Good Heart This is my heart. It is a good heart. Bones and a membrane of mist and fire are the woven cover. When we make love ... Read More
Welcome Back My Friends
It begins with a lunge at permanence. It climbs heights of reverence, often at great cost, then proceeds to jump off. It is characterized by a flutter in the gut, a coldness in the ... Read More
Book Launch: Shawna Lemay's Asking
Tonight, Thursday April 17, 2014, Longtime friend of the Edmonton Poetry Festival Shawna Lemay launches her latest collection of poems and poem-essays, the exquisitely titled Asking. (Audrey’s Books, 10702 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton. 7:00pm) For ... Read More
One Week to Go
Actually, one week less a day. The Edmonton Poetry Festival begins on Sunday April 20, 2014 with a killer event featuring New Mexican poet and musician, Joy Harjo. There are still a few tickets ... Read More