October 15 7:00 pm
Lectures Logos Readings
Readings by Sylvia Goldfarb , Simon McAslan, Horace Goddard, Oonya Kempadoo and Valérie Bah—followed by an open mic.
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October 16 5:30 pm
Réponse | Joséphine Bacon
Dans le cadre de l’exposition ᐊᕙᑖᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᑦ / Au cœur de la toundra
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October 16 7:00 pm
Vallum Issue 15:2 “The Chase” Launch – Montreal
Celebrate the launch of Vallum 15:2 “The Chase” with a night of readings by:
Lesley Pasquin
Eva Rodrigues
Claudia Coutu Radmore
Leland James
Jessi MacEachern
Pamela Lisa
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October 16 7:30 pm
Visual Arts Centre Readings
An Evening of Poetry & Prose & Music
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October 18 7:00 pm
Austin Smith launches Flyover Country with guest readers
Join Austin Smith for the launch of his new collection of poetry, Flyover Country, with guests Alex Manley and Kasia Juno.
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October 19 6:00 pm
Montreal launch of nîtisânak by Lindsay Nixon
Lindsay Nixon and special guests Kai Cheng Thom, Arielle Twist and Gwen Benaway honour the much-anticipated release of nîtisânak (Metonymy Press).
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October 20 6:00 pm
Contemporary Poetics of Trans Women of Colour Artists
Contemporary Poetics of Trans Women of Colour Artists feat. a.a., Arielle Twist, Gwen Benaway, Kai Cheng Thom, Kim Ninkuru & curated by Kama La Mackerel.
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October 22 7:00 pm
“Voicing through Saussure” + short and historical pieces, 7pm-8pm
A sound poetry performance.
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October 24 6:30 pm
H.Nigel Thomas & Robin Blackburn McBride Book Launch
The launch of FATE’S INSTRUMENTS by H. Nigel Thomas & THE SHINING FRAGMENTS by Robin Blackburn McBride, in association with Guernica Editions.
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October 25 7:00 pm
SpeakUp: The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange
This month’s SPEAKUP features MARY DEAN LEE, GREG SANTOS, & MARISA GELFUSA.
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October 26 7:00 pm
Melissa Bull, Aaron Kreuter, and Catriona Wright
Anvil Press, Nighwood Editions, and Tightrope Books launch new works of fiction by Melissa Bull, Catriona Wright, and Aaron Kreuter.
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October 29 7:00 pm
Alix Hawley, Maxime Raymond Bock, Alice Petersen @ Drawn & Quarterly
A special night of readings with fiction writers: Alix Hawley (Kelowna), Maxime Raymond Bock (Montreal), Alice Petersen (Ottawa).
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October 30 7:00 pm
[SOLD OUT] Vivek Shraya- I’m Afraid of Men and other Works
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November 6 7:00 pm
MRB Fall Launch with Kathy Dobson, Melissa Bull, and Lori Weber
Celebrate the launch of the Fall issue of the Montreal Review of Books! The evening will feature readings by three writers: Kathy Dobson will read from her memoir Punching and Kicking: Leaving Canada’s Toughest Neighbourhood, Melissa Bull from her short story collection The Knockoff Eclipse, and Lori Weber from her YA short story collection Deep Girls.
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November 16 7:00 pm
Writers Read Concordia presents CAConrad
York Amphitheatre, Room EV 1.605, 1515 Rue St. Catherine
DOORS will be open just before 7pm.
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November 24 7:00 pm
Triny Finlay and Lucas Crawford
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