Ottawa

Gary Barwin (The Porcupinity of the Stars) and Jon Paul Fiorentino (Indexical Elegies) visit Ottawa to launch their new books and read with Chris Turnbull. The event, lovingly hosted by rob mclennan, takes place upstairs at the Carleton Tavern (223 Armstrong Street).

Three Poets at the Carleton Tavern
presented by span-o, hosted by rob mclennan

Michael Blouin (Chase and Haven) hosts three celebrated authors at the Ottawa International Writers' Festival whose characters inhabit the fringes of their respective cultures, spotlighting the isolation, fear, and love that define their lives.

Gary Barwin, author of Outside the Hat, Raising Eyebrows and the forthcoming The Porcupinity of the Stars, reads at Ottawa's acclaimed A B Series, the foremost Ottawa venue for experimental and sound poetry.

The A B Series
featuring Gary Barwin
Saturday, March 27, 2010
The Mercury Lounge, 56 Byward Market Square (upstairs)
7 p.m.
$7 - 5 (sliding scale)

Margaret Christakos (What Stirs, Sooner) reads at Ottawa's A B Series, the reading series for performance, sound and experimental poetry, curated by Max Middle.

The A B Series
featuring Margaret Christakos
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Gallery 101, 301 1/2 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON
7:30 p.m.
$5

Ottawa writer Mike Blouin will sign copies of his debut novel, Chase & Haven, published just a month ago. If you missed Mike Blouin's Ottawa launch, this is your chance to get the book signed.

Also, this weekend look for a Mike Blouin interview in the Sunday Ottawa Citizen. Bruce Deachman talks to Mike about Chase & Haven and writing in Ottawa.

Mike Blouin Book Signing
signing copies of his debut novel, Chase & Haven