” Moe Clark’s debut spoken word album announces itself quite accurately with the title of its first track: “Irresistible.” “Circle of She: Story + Song” is just as impressive musically as it is poetically.” Corey Frost, NYC. [https://wfs.gc.cuny.edu/CFrost/www/WaxFeature2.html]
A writing contest with a really sweet prize! This from POP Montreal -
Pop Montreal and Matrix Magazine have teamed up to establish an innovative and exciting new literary competition. We are looking for the most unique and original voices in literary voices in Canada. So if you’re an emerging poet or short story writer […]
One of performance poetry’s champions and a speeding freight train of a Fringe regular, Jem Rolls is back with a show called How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Mall.
(We chatted for a quite a while and then other Indyishers couldn’t resist joining in to talk about Montreal, which I ended up […]
This Saturday June 21st 8pm at Le Cagibi: Throw Slam FINALS!
We’ll have not one, as is our habit, but TWO amazing spoken word artists featuring! That’s Moe Clark of Calgary, and Spencer Butt of Toronto.
We’ll also have the top scoring poets from this year’s inaugural Throw Slam season competing for bragging rights (and a top […]
Time is of the essence, so if you are reading this on Monday, June 2, 2008 before 9pm, call 514.844.3822 and ask if there are still tickets available for tonight’s last performance of Poésie, sandwichs et autres soirs qui penchent. Otherwise, feel free to keep reading.
Loui Mauffette’s Poésie, sandwichs et autres soirs qui penchent, photo […]
In an effort to build up anticipation for the dance and theatre Festival TransAmériques, I have avoided dance for the past few weeks. Last year’s first edition turned out to be a most pleasant surprise, offering the kind of works too seldom seen, those that polarize audiences, that have the courage to leave no one […]
In the mood for some singing bowls with your sexual satire? Then join us tonight at the 10,000 villages store in NDG for the Coffee House Event. There’ll be live music, comedy, storytelling, poetry and raffle prizes with proceeds going to Action Communiterre, an urban gardening organization.
There’s an amazing line-up of artists featuring: […]
You don’t have to be weened on poetry to appreciate John Giorno’s pieces. At 72 years old, he’s the raunchy, flaming, psychedellic, grandpa that you never knew you always wanted. On Sunday night, he captivated the audience with stories about magical trees and uncountable loverboys, all with a happy-go-lucky Dr Seuss kind of cadence.
First time I’ve tried the mid-Mess-blog, but here goes! We’re well into the 11th Monthly Mess. Simon is on the stage and we’re not sure what his act is yet, spoken word is coming, but quietly, and he asked the MC’s (hilarious with the accents) to make up his introduction, which ended up involving fairies. […]
i-outlaw is a poetry and music podcast that scours the internet to bring you the best in online poetry and beyond. Episode 2.7 features the poetry of Sheila E. Murphy.
If you’re not in the loop, ripping from her Wikipedia entry, Sheila E. Murphy, born in Mishawaka, Indiana, is an American text and […]