SQ poetry

Jeramy Dodds

MOORHEN The tubas are full of fog and fallen thoroughbreds. There are no dogs near the dentist’s office due to the pitch of the drills. A poem is meant to replace what the olfactory erased. But it always comes out like a Gilbert-without- Sullivan song. In the birdbath my reflection sprains with each plop of … Continue reading Jeramy Dodds

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Save The Date

The Writers Read 2016-17 season is almost underway and we're hosting a series of exciting double-headers starting with Don McKay and Jeramy Dodds followed by Lisa Robertson and Concordia alumni Laura Broadbent.  Our literary festival moves from spring to a fall date this year. November 3-6  panels and readings will feature writers from across North … Continue reading Save The Date

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Joseph Boyden Master Class

We had a full house for Joseph Boyden and what student's described as an enthusiastic pep talk about the writing process and life. All photographs courtesy of Concordia University. Our next master class is with Lynn Coady on Friday March 13th. Look for news of our master class with Robert Hass & Brenda Hillman, as … Continue reading Joseph Boyden Master Class

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Concordia Students attend Public Poetics Event

Aside from Writers Read there are several student organized events including some that are for credit and offer faculty supervision. Public Poetics and Off The Page was such an event. It evolved out Curating & Archiving the Literary Event, a new Creative Writing course offering. The course will run again in the fall of 2014. See … Continue reading Concordia Students attend Public Poetics Event

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From the Archive: Mark Strand

Writers Read is busy organizing our media files to bring you fresh content. We found this recording of a reading featuring Mark Strand from November 12, 2004. Here is an account of that event: People packed the De Sève Cinema on Nov. 12 to hear a reading by celebrated poet Mark Strand. A tall man with white … Continue reading From the Archive: Mark Strand