on 3/4/01 11:40 PM, Douglas Barbour at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> In Edmonton, the reading took place at one of the best independent
> bookstores, Orlando Books, in its Room of One's Own upstairs. I'm happy to
> report that the place was packed, to hear readings by 7 of Edmonton's
> poets: BERT ALMON, E.D. BLODGETT, OLGA COSTOPOULOS, NIGEL DARBASIE, MARILYN
> DUMONT, SHAWNA LEMAY and ALICE MAJOR. I happily MCed the whole thing, which
> began with Blodgett reading three poems, each translated into a different
> language & read by the translators. The mix was good, & kept the audience
> happy and awake for the longer than usual time of the reading. I'd say
> close to 80 people were there, a really good turnout for a cool Friday
> evening.... Nice to be part of such a wide-ranging event...
Thanks for that report Douglas,
Was that last Friday then? Sounds like it went well.
And, yes, it was good to be part of a whole that was happening in other
places as well. It added an interesting energy to proceedings, at least for
those reading.
I've got the photos back now of the Sydney reading, they look not bad and I
will put them on the page soon.
Cheers,
Jill
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AUSTRALIA
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