A behind-the-scenes conversation with Clark Blaise from December 2011 on The Meagre Tarmac, winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Listen to the podcast here.
A Conversation with Ken Babstock
Karen Solie interviews Ken Babstock in Brick 87. "I think about points in world history when new materials became part of what was driving the engine of an art, like when architecture latched on to glass, or when pop art latched on to plastic, or whatever, and they all had culturally different moods and strategies … Continue reading A Conversation with Ken Babstock
A taste of Clark Blaise’s The Meagre Tarmac
When I came back from visiting some of our facilities in South Asia, I was still of a mind to stay in California and enjoy my second first-marriage and the baby, and our new house, and perhaps fund a few interesting projects in India from long range. The customs agent flipped through my American passport, … Continue reading A taste of Clark Blaise’s The Meagre Tarmac
Clark Blaise on “Mapping the Indo-American Experience”
Clark Blaise discusses his latest novel The Meagre Tarmac (Biblioasis) in the National Post. He and his partner Bharati Mukherjee will be visiting Concordia next week. Clark Blaise will be giving a free public reading on Tuesday, Nov. 19th at 4PM in Room 767 of the Henry F. Hall Building, Concordia University (1455 De Maisonneuve … Continue reading Clark Blaise on “Mapping the Indo-American Experience”
Guess who?
Writers Read at Concordia and the CURC in Contemporary Literature and Media are proud to present much loved Canadian poet Ken Babstock to read at Concordia Monday, November 25th at 11AM in "The Floating Box" (MB 2.130), John Molson Building, 1450 Guy St. Can't wait!
Don’t Miss Tonight’s Performance!
Get there early folks, we can only seat 140 people and have had many requests for reserve seats. Sadly we cannot reserve seats.
JAAP BLONK THIS MONDAY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN67yEFm5HQ Concordia University, Henry F. Hall Building, Rm-767, 7PM (with Christian Bök and Tanya Tagaq)
Bök and the Genetically-Engineered Poem
A short interview with experimental poet Christian Bök about his poem-as-object project. Bök will be at Concordia along with Tanya Tagaq and Jaap Blonk on October 28, Henry F. Hall Building, Rm-767 (1455 De Maisonneuve W. Blvd). Performances start at 7PM. See you there! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSbaXBy3usw
Tanya Tagaq & Björk
Check out this collaboration from 2012. Tanya Tagaq will be performing at Concordia October 28 in the Henry F. Hall Building (Rm-767). Don't miss it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKcOqZFkzdw
Writers Read: Concordia university's reading Series 