Stephen Brockwell reads at the In/Words + Capital Slam: A Summer Poetry Show

above/ground press author Stephen Brockwell (among others) reads on August 1, 2014 at Pressed Cafe on Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa, as the In/Words Reading Series and Capital Slam Collective join forces for A SUMMER POETRY SHOW. See the Facebook invitation here. Details below.

INWORDS and CAPSLAM: A SUMMER POETRY SHOW
Sorry for yelling, but I want to make sure nobody misses this. We wish to invite everyone (that means you, yes you… or, wait… okay, yeah, you) to a very special event that will see In/Words Magazine & Press join forces with Ottawa’s Capital Poetry Slam for a special night of poetry. The idea for this show was birthed from the collective desire of CapSlam Coordinators and the In/Words editors to bring together local poets for a night of creativity and expression within the Ottawa poetry community. In coming together, the members of CapSlam and In/Words hope to put together a show that celebrates poetry’s many forms and communities. A good show is also a pretty easy way to get a bunch of cool people together in a room on a sticky summer night to have some fun. The evening’s lineup is as follows:

Dalton Derkson
Kevin Matthews
Stephen Brockwell

Brad Morden
JM Francheteau
Avonlea Fotheringham

The show will also open with the beautiful vocals of Julia Allen and her ukulele. Julia is an up-and-coming Ottawa based musician and both Julia and her music are contagious. There will also be a DJ spinning vinyl to facilitate intermission/post show mingling.

The show will kick off at 7 pm Friday, August 1st at Pressed Café on Gladstone. Tickets can be bought presale or at the door. All performers are loaning their time to help support these two poetry organizations, as all proceeds will directly contribute to In/Words and CapSlam operations.

Presale tickets:
$5 for students
$7 general
2 general tickets for $10 when purchased together
Presale tickets can be purchased at In/Words’ free monthly open mic event in the basement of The Clocktower Brew Pub (575 Bank St) on Wednesday, July 30th (9-11 pm). They can also be purchased at the In/Words Writers' Circle every Wednesday at 7 pm, held at Bridgehead, 750 Bank Street.

At the Door:
$7 for students
$10 General
2 Student tickets for $10
2 General tickets for $15

Amanda Earl reviews ottawater #10

Amanda Earl was good enough to write a review of the tenth issue of the Ottawa poetry pdf journal ottawater over at her fine blog, focusing on submissions by Patti Normand, Scott Fairchild, Sylvia Adams, George Elliott Clarke, JM Francheteau, Richard Froude, Karen Massey, Justin Million, Colin Morton, Roland Prevost, Armand Garnet Ruffo and Matthew Walsh. Thanks, Amanda!

new from above/ground press: The Peter F Yacht Club #20; VERSeFest special!

The Peter F Yacht Club #20
VERSeFest 2014 special
edited by rob mclennan
[see the link here for information on the previous issue]
[see the links here for information on the 2013 VERSeFest special issue, the 2012 VERSeFest special issue and 2011 VERSeFest special issue]
[see the link here for a history of the publication]
$6

With new writing by a host of Peter F Yacht Club regulars, irregulars and VERSeFest 2014 participants, including Cameron Anstee, Elizabeth Bachinsky, Sarah de Leeuw, Anita Dolman, Amanda Earl, m erskine, JM Francheteau, Marilyn Irwin, Ben Ladouceur, rob mclennan, Pearl Pirie, Roland Prevost, Monty Reid, Peter Richardson and Vivian Vavassis.

published in Ottawa by above/ground press
March 2014
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy
[a small stack of copies will be distributed free as part of the fourth annual VERSeFest, March 25-30, 2013]

above/ground press 2014 subscriptions still available!

To order, send cheques (add $1 for postage; outside Canada, add $2) to: rob mclennan, 2423 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa ON K1H 7M9 or paypal at www.robmclennan.blogspot.com

some author activity: beaulieu, Barwin, Smith, L'Abbe, McCann, Francheteau, Reid, Hall, Greenstreet, Hancock,

derek beaulieu offers his 'most engaging books of 2013' list over at his blog; Amanda Earl offers not one but two lists of 'chapbook love' over at her blog; Gary Barwin is interviewed over at papirmas; Jessica Smith reads a poem over as part of day eighteen of delirious hem; Sonnet L'Abbe receives some impressive coverage in the Toronto Star; Marcus McCann introduces crowdsourcing for the sake of a specific battle for human rights ; and JM Francheteau offers his list of 'A Year of Pretty Worthwhile Readings and Stuff,' including Factory and non-Factory readings by Monty Reid, Phil Hall, Gary Barwin, Kate Greenstreet, Brecken Hancock, Marilyn Irwin and the last ottawater launch (watch for the new issue to launch on January 24, 2014 at The Carleton Tavern!)

some author activity: de Meijer, Smith, Robertson, Francheteau, Jacobs + Hancock

Sadiqa de Meijer has both a new poem and an interview over at Susan Gillis' Concrete & River blog; Jessica Smith has some new work up at Cordite Poetry Review; Lisa Robertson's "Hotel Couplets" is now up at Poets.org; and Pearl Pirie was good enough to write up a post-reading report on the recent JM Francheteau, Danny Jacobs and Sadiqa de Meijer event (lovingly guest-hosted by Brecken Hancock) as part of The Factory Reading Series.

The Factory Reading Series : Jacobs, de Meijer + Francheteau, November 29, 2013;

with readings by:

JM Francheteau (Ottawa ON)

Danny Jacob (Riverview NB)

+ Sadiqa de Meijer (Kingston ON)

lovingly hosted by guest-host Brecken Hancock

Friday, November 29, 2013;

doors 7pm; reading 7:30pm

The Carleton Tavern,

223 Armstrong Street (at Parkdale; upstairs)

JM Francheteau is a rural transplant based in Ottawa. In 2013 he released a chapbook, A pack of lies, and his writing has appeared in CV2, The Steel Chisel and Bywords. He has five wisdom teeth.

Danny Jacobs grew up in Riverview, NB. His poems have been published in a variety of journals across Canada, including ARC, Event, The Antigonish Review, Riddle Fence, The Malahat Review, The Fiddlehead, Grain and CV2. After living in a number of cities and towns in the Maritimes, Danny is back in Riverview and works as the librarian in the village of Petitcodiac, NB. Songs That Remind Us of Factories is his first book.

Sadiqa de Meijer [pictured] [see her '12 or 20 questions' here] was born in Amsterdam and moved to Canada as a child. Her poetry, short stories and essays have been published in a range of journals and anthologies, including The Malahat Review, Geist, Riddle Fence and Poetry Magazine. Her first book of poems is Leaving Howe Island (Oolichan Books). A selection from the manuscript won the CBC Poetry Prize in 2012.

JM Francheteau reviews Brecken Hancock's The Art of Plumbing (2013)

Our pal JM Francheteau was good enough to review Brecken Hancock's The Art of Plumbing (2013) over at his blog. This is actually the third review for her chapbook, after Michael Dennis [see his review here] and Ryan Pratt [see his review here]. Thanks, JM! See the original review here.

new from above/ground press: The Peter F Yacht Club #19; above/ground press 20th anniversary special!

The Peter F Yacht Club #19
above/ground press 20th anniversary special
edited by rob mclennan
[see the link here for information on the previous issue] [see the link here for a history of the publication]
$6

With new writing by a host of Peter F Yacht Club regulars and irregulars including Steven Artelle, Cameron Anstee, Gary Barwin, derek beaulieu, Joe Blades, Mark Cochrane, Amanda Earl, JM Francheteau, Marilyn Irwin, Marcus McCann, rob mclennan, Roland Prevost, Monty Reid, Stan Rogal, Janice Tokar + Vivian Vavassis.

published in Ottawa by above/ground press
August 2013
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy

To order, send cheques (add $1 for postage; outside Canada, add $2) to: rob mclennan, 402 McLeod St #3, Ottawa ON K2P 1A6 or paypal at www.robmclennan.blogspot.com