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Jen Currin in Seattle

Jan 27

Jen Currin (Hagiography) reads with Kim Minkus (9 Freight) and Carol Guess (Tinderbox Lawn) on January 27 at Seattle's Elliott Bay Book Co.

Jen Currin in Seattle
with Kim Minkus and Carol Guess
Tuesday, January 27, 2008
Elliott Bay Book Co., 101 South Main Street
Seattle, WA
7:30 p.m.

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Elliott Bay Book Co.
101 South Main Street
Seattle, WA, 98104
United States
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Jen Currin reads in White Rock

Jan 23

Jen Currin (Hagiography) opens the 2009 edition of The Community Arts Council of White Rock Literary Series with a reading on Friday, January 23 at the Pelican Rouge Coffee House.

Then on Saturday she leads a workshop on the subtle art of the prose poem. Check the separate Coach House event listing for more details!

Jen Currin reads in White Rock
Friday, January 23, 2009
Pelican Rouge Coffee House, 15142 16th Ave
Vancouver, BC
7:30 p.m.
Free

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Pelican Rouge Coffee House
15142 16th Ave
White Rock, BC, V4B3E5
Canada
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West Meets West: Jen Currin in Portland

Dec 18

Join Vancouver poets Jen Currin (Hagiography) and Christine Leclerc (Counterfeit), and Portland poets Heather Lane and Franciskza Voeltz for a night of women's poetry and who-knows-what-gender music.

Short readings, with an acoustic set by Portland's own Pelican Ossman to follow.

West Meets West poetry reading
featuring Jen Currin, Heather Lane, Christine Leclerc and Franciska Voeltz
with music by Pelican Ossman
Thursday, December 18, 2008

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In Other Words
8 NE Killingsworth Street
Portland, OR
United States
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Jen Currin in Vancouver

Nov 20

Jen Currin (Hagiography) reads with poets Betsy Warland and Christine Leclerc at the Canadian launch of U.S. author Carol Guess's poetry collection, Tinderbox Lawn.

Four Queer Poets: a Book Launch and Celebration
featuring Jen Currin, Carol Guess, Christine Leclerc and Betsy Warland
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Rhizome, 317 E. Broadway
Vancouver, BC
7:00 p.m.

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Rhizome Cafe
317 E. Broadway
Vancouver, BC, V5T 1W5
Canada
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The Star Reviews Jen Currin's Hagiography

When faces come out of the rain
By Barbara Carey
Toronto Star

There’s a passage in When the Devil Holds the Candle, by the Norwegian mystery writer Karin Fossum, in which her detective, obviously a literary sort, reflects on what he likes about poetry: "It's like playing Virtual Reality, he thought. Poof! -- and you're in a different landscape."

The landscape in both of today’s collections is familiar, in a way.

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Gloss reviews Hagiography

Review: Hagiography
By Hannah Stephenson
Gloss Magazine
Issue 12

The cover of Jen Currin's second book of poetry features a quirky illustration of an old house on top of a mountain with a large halo inexplicably floating above it. The poems in Hagiography are equally eccentric and intriguing, and do indeed elevate odd fragments of life. Traditionally, hagiography is writing about the lives of saints; Currin plays with this concept and shoves haloes onto strong, familiar images that are sacred in poetry: trees, mountains, the sea, fish, fire, birds.

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Broken Pencil loves Hagiography

Review: Hagiography
By Sarah Greene
Broken Pencil
February 8 2000

Some poets make beautiful, playful poems that remain coy and mysterious after reading and rereading. Jen Currin is of that kind. Hagiography (saint/holy writing/study) is a collection of poems that moves from death to birth, and visits gardens, houses, beds and streets on its way. It is hard to establish a sense of place in Currin's poems -- stay alert for clues.

Houses are extensions of Hagiography 's characters.

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Bits of Biographies: Jen Currin talks to Xtra! West

Last week, Jen Currin spoke with Xtra! West about her long-term love affair with language, and the other relationships that motivate her writing: <!--newline--><!--newline-->'A personified Death captains a ship "dressed as a dancing girl" while demons turn up in sinks and on bridges — apt visual disturbances to occur during the lives of saints.

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The Vancouver Sun spotlights Jen Currin, Jordan Scott

On Saturday, March 29, the Vancouver Sun ran an article about National Poetry Month, and focused on Vancouver native Jen Currin and her new book Hagiography. Jordan Scott (Blert) was also mentioned in the poetry story.

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Portland Tribune talks to Jen Currin

On Friday, March 28, the Portland Tribune ran a story on the Portland launch of Jen Currin's Hagiography. <!--newline--><!--newline-->See the whole story at the Portland Tribune site, or read the interview below.<!--newline--><!--newline--><!--newline-->Music and film provide backup for B.C.

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