Tue, 17 April 2007 eMigrations Podcast 21 features a reading by poet Erin Moure. This is another reading from the On Edge Reading Series vault. Erín Mouré is a poet and translator based in Montreal. Her 11th collection of poetry, O Cidadan (Anansi, 2002) is a troubled yet hopeful consideration on what "citizen" could mean in our era; it was a finalist for the Governor General's Award. Sheep's Vigil by a Fervent Person (Anansi, 2001, as Eirin Moure), her transelation from the Portuguese of Alberto Caiero/Fernando Pessoa's O Guardador de Rebanhos, was a finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize and the City of Toronto Book Award. A Frame of the Book, aka The Frame of a Book (Anansi, Toronto; Sun & Moon Press, LA) and Pillage Laud (Moveable Type Books, Toronto) both appeared in 1999; Search Procedures in 1996 (finalist for the Governor General's Award). Her 1988 Furious (Anansi) was awarded the Governor General's Award for poetry, and WSW (Vehicle Press, Montreal, 1989) received a QSPELL poetry prize. Moure's recent book of poetry, Little Theatres, won the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry and was also nominated for the 2005 Governor General's Award for English-language poetry. She has given talks and readings across Canada as well as in the USA, France, Spain, England and Japan. This reading took place on Feb 15, 2007, at the Emily Carr Institute for Art + Design, as part of a Canada Council Sponsored Literary Reading series, On Edge, which is co-sponsored by ECI. Comments[28] |
Sun, 15 April 2007 eMigrations Podcast 20 features another reading from the On Edge vault, a reading by novelist Francisco Ibanez Carrusco. Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco was born in Santiago de Chile in 1963. Hisfirst novel Flesh Wounds and Purple Flowers: The Cha-Cha Years was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2001 and nominated for the Regional Commonwealth Prize in 2002. In 2004, he co-edited a volume of essays with Erica Meiners entitled Public Acts: Disruptive Readings on Making Curriculum Public (Routledge/Falmer). His first collection of short stories, Killing Me Softly/Morir Amando hit the shelves in January of 2005 published by Suspect Thoughts Press. His short stories have been included in Contra/Diction (Arsenal Pulp Press, 1998), Best Gay Erotica 2000(Cleis Press), Of the Flesh (Suspect Thoughts Press, 2001),and The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica (Carol and Graff Publishers, 2001). Francisco teaches at Goddard College in Vermont since 2004.This reading took place on Jan. 18, 2007 at 7 p.m. The On Edge Reading Series gratefully acknowledges the support of the Emily Carr Institute and the Canada Council for the Arts. Comments[28] |
Mon, 2 April 2007 This is a podcast featuring a reading by Betsy Warland. Betsy is reading as part of the On Edge series at Emily Carr Institute for Art + Design. The reading took place on Feb 8, 2007. Comments[28] |
Mon, 5 March 2007 eMigrations 18 is from the vault. I met up with David Odhiambo in Banff in August. He was in his own studio in the Layton colony at the Banff Centre for the Arts, working on his latest novel, The Lost Boy. We talked about his work, touching on questions of style and intention. David and I talked about the legacies of the 1990s identity struggles and the pressures he and others face. Comments[32] |
Sat, 17 February 2007  Emigrations 17 is something a little different. A word from our sponsors, if you like. This interview was sent to me by Ashok Mathur, the Canada Research Chair in Cultural and Artistic Inquiry at Thomson Rivers University and director of CICAC, the Centre for Innovation in Culture and the arts and CultureHe & writer Larissa Lai (English, UBC) are in discussion with Caroline Vanderloo, an MA student (Art History) at Carleton University researching the cultural race politics of the 1988-1995 period and how Canadians artists are approaching questions of pluralism, race and transnationalism today. Recorded Dec. 14, 2006 in the Wicked Cafe on 7th Ave. at Hemlock in Vancover. For more info on CICAC http://research.tru.ca/cicac/index.php Comments[23] |
Fri, 16 February 2007 eMigrations 16 features a reading/story-telling performance by Richard Van Camp. This reading took place at Emily Carr Institute in
Vancouver on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. The On Edge series gratefully acknowledges the support of the Emily Carr Institute and the Canada Council. Comments[23] |
Fri, 5 January 2007 eMigrations 15 features a poetry reading by Garry Gottfriedson at Emily Carr Institute in Vancouver. Garry is reading as part of the On Edge Reading series and launching his new book of poems, Whiskey Bullets: Cowboy and Indian Heritage Poems (Ronsdale). Garry Gottfriedson was born and raised in Kamloops and he is a member of the Secwepemc Nation. He is a rancher, writer and educator who has written a number of books: In Honor of Our Grandmothers: Imprints of Cultural Survival (Theytus); 100 Years of Contact (Secwepemc Cultural Eduation Society), Glass Tepee (Thistledown); The Painted Pony (Partners in Publishing); and Whiskey Bullets. This reading took place on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. Garry is introduced by writer-educator Richard Van Camp. The On Edge series gratefully acknowledges the support of the Emily Carr Institute and the Canada Council. Comments[23] |
