The Zen of Video
April 29, 2009
Well, PoFest 2009 is history and by most accounts it was a great show. Once again, super big thanks to all our volunteers and organizers and all our lovely sponsors, without whom this festival would be inoperable.
Once again, our esteemed photog / videog Randal Edwards has put together a little video. This one elegantly tells the story of One Breath: A Timeless Hour of Zen Poetry, a quiet, elegant, evocative event designed to have participants appreciate stillness and the spaces between words. The music is by the one and only Mark Kozub. Here’s the vid:
Randall has also posted a larger version of the video on his website. You can find it here.
Posted by Michael Gravel on April 29, 2009
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The Glamorous Slam
April 25, 2009
It was a slam, alright. Someone walked away with the cash. Here’s the rundown:
- Michelle Boudreau
- Glen Robson
- Shima Robinson
A big “hell yeah” to all the participants and a big congrats to Michelle for bringing it big time. Here’s some snaps from Randall Edwards.
And don’t forget about today’s PoFest events:
- The Brown Bag Lunch at 11:30, Stanley Milner Library
- The Master Classes at 1:30, Stanley Milner Library
- Poetry Happy Hour with the League of Canadian Poets at the Artery, 3:30pm
- The big whoop-up, Poetry on Planet Earth, 8:00pm, The Artery
A full day of coolness! See you on the street!
Posted by Michael Gravel on April 25, 2009
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Return of the Blinks
April 24, 2009
Ah yes, the Killer Blinks. A longstanding E-Town tradition. Blink poetry originated here in Edmonton. Word has it, a $100.00 bet a barroom brawl were involved. In any case, last night’s Killer Blinks event continued the tradition of opening POFest with a bang. Here’s a selection of pics from Randall Edwards.
Much like last year, it was a great event.
Don’t forget to check the schedule for tonight. The Lit Crawl Pub Crawl starts at 7:00, and the Glam Slam lights up at 9:00pm. Should be cool to watch a bunch of poets compete for $500.00 in cash…
Posted by Michael Gravel on April 24, 2009
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Talonbooks Launch
April 24, 2009
The Wednesday night Talonbooks Launch at the Vintage Lounge was a great event by all accounts, and esteemed photographer Tracy Kolenchuk was on hand to document the event. Here’s a selection of some snaps for your visual pleasure.
Jeffrey Carpenter has never looked so good…
Posted by Michael Gravel on April 24, 2009
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CR Avery Rocks with the Raving Poets
April 23, 2009
Last night was the unofficial kick-off to PoFest 2009 (the official deal starts tonight with the Killer Blinks). Edmonton’s longest running poetry open mic series, The Raving Poets hosted the one and only CR Avery for a night of cool performance. Here’s a few pics from the night.
Coulda sworn these were of a twenty-something Tom Waits. Images courtesy of the amazing Randall Edwards.
You can catch CR Avery again at the PoFest Saturday night hootenanny, Poetry on Planet Earth.
Posted by Michael Gravel on April 23, 2009
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Jeramy Dodds up for The Griffin
April 22, 2009
You know about The Griffin, right? That would be the most lucrative poetry award in Canada? $50k to the winner. To win it, you can’t be a slouch like me. You gotta have some book.
A book by one of our featured headliners is up for the award. Jeramy Dodds and his book Crabwise to the Hounds is on the shortlist for the Lampert prize — best first book of poetry by a Canadian — and for the $50,000 Griffin Poetry Prize. That’s a one-two punch of poetic awesomeness! So, WHERE can you catch Jeramy during PoFest? Well, he’s smacking it down during our pub crawl on Friday, April 24. Here’s the information page. Axis Cafe. 10349 Jasper Avenue. 8:00pm, and he’s reading with none other than Douglas Barbour. Should be a wild show!
By the way, that evening at the Axis also features Jeramy’s partner in crime, Matthew Tierney, along with local poetess Nicole Pakan (CBC Poetry Face Off reigning queen). Jeramy and Matthew are traveling across this great nation of ours on the train of all things. Man, poets haven’t done that since 1960! They didn’t even have cars then! Anyways, these two nuts are documenting their travels on a blog: Two on a Choo Choo. Looks pretty cool, but the lack of nudity and compromising photos on that site is disappointing.
And hey, don’t forget that tonight the Raving Poets are hosting CR Avery. That should also be a killer show.
PoFest proper kicks off tomorrow evening with the Killer Blinks at the Artery. Don’t miss it!
Posted by Michael Gravel on April 22, 2009
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