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Reading at the Toronto Womens BookstoreÂ
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Readings with
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Happy Holidays ‘zine fans!
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With more than 190 Canadian publications participating, this exciting initiative caters to the tastes of print-culture vultures of every stripe. That’s right: you can keep things decidedly literary or mix and match a DESCANT subscription with your favourites in other categories.
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The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2009 Toronto Launch:
@ Revival (783 College St, ph: 416.535.7888)
Wed, Nov 11, 2009 > 7 – 11pm
Hosted by: Myna Wallin
DESCANT is proud to announce the appearance of three of our poets in The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2009 (Tightrope Books). This year’s anthology was edited by A. F. Moritz and Series Editor Molly Peacock; it collects the fifty best Canadian poems published in 2008. Congratulations to Margaret Atwood (for “Ice Palace” from D142), P.K. Page (for “A Triple Glosa” from D140) and Cora Siré (for “Before Leaving Hué” from D141), for making the critical cut. Congratulations also go out to Betsy Struthers, who was long-listed for “Harvest Moon: September” (D141).
The anthology will hold its launch at Revival on November 11, 2009 with readings by several featured poets and the musical stylings of The Pining. The event begins at 7pm, and is free to attend. You can RSVP to the Facebook event HERE. Continue reading
DESCANT recommends this recently published memoir by Globe and Mail journalist (and past DESCANT contributor), Ian Brown.
In The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Search for his Disabled Son, Brown chronicles the challenges of parenting a child with the rare, severely disabling condition, Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome (CFC). Reviewers celebrate this work for its artistry and its honesty — the raw, nuanced quality of Brown’s writing that ensures his readers “come away with a deeper, richer understanding of what it means to be human” (Dave Morris, from Eye Weekly).
More comments from reviewers:
“…your only excuse for avoiding this book is a phobia about brilliant writing.â€
Dave Morris, from Eye Weekly
“Brown slices through ignorance and trite consolation, leaving the eviscerated skins of relationships, social policy and medical expertise flapping in the wind.â€
Paula Todd, from The Globe and Mail Books
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