April is Poetry Month! Learn to read poems!
We are excited to kick off Poetry Month in Alberta with live interview with two Calgary poets: Stuart Ian McKay and Ryan Fitzpatrick. Listen tonight at 8pm MST. Both poets will dicuss their work, and contribute to a new Writer’s Block segment: How to Read Poetry.
Samples of Ryan Fitzpatrick’s ”Field Guide” are here
Samples of Suart Ian McKay’s ”Stele of Several Ladies: A Long Poem” are attached to this blog post as a pdf. McKay Stele.
Have the poetry in front of you while the writers guide you through tips and technigques on how to read their work on the page.
It’s also time for Flywheel!
Thursday April 14th**
7:30pm
Pages Books on Kensington
1135 Kensington Road NW
Join host Meghan Doraty for the April Flywheel Reading Series with
readings from local poets Beth Langford, Stuart McKay and Juliet Burgess.
Gayleen Froese will be launching her new book, Grayling Cross (NeWest
Press).