pow2010_schedule

Thursday April 15, 2010

Cobourg Poetry Workshop - Regular Thursday Reading
April 15, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Featuring The Young Poets
66 King East - Admission is Free
Read the Poster....

Friday April 16, 2010

Workshop # 1
A Fistful of Poems
Facilitators: David Clink & Sandra Kasturi
Friday April 16th - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Interviews with David Clink & Sandra Kasturi

Poets in the Schools
The POW! Festival includes reading by guest poets in the local
schools during the afternoon of Friday April 16, 2010. This will
include 3 poets who are scheduled to read at 66 King East:
Ian Burgham, Lois Lorimer and Catherine Graham. In addition,
Betsy Struthers , Linda Hutsell-Manning and Loris Lesynski will be
solely in the Poets in the Schools portion of our POW! Festival.
Loris Lesynski - Interview
Betsy Struthers - Interview
Catherine Graham - Interview
Linda Hutsell-Manning - Interview
Lois Lorimer - Interview

~ POW! 2010 Begins ~
with an
Opening Reception
Friday April 16th @ 6:30 pm

POW! # 1
Friday April 16, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Poetry Reading
Ian Burgham - Interview
( Ian will be launching his new book Grammar of Distance )
Catherine Graham - Interview
Lois Lorimer - Interview
( Lois will be launching her new book Between the Houses )
David Clink - Interview
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~ OPEN MIC STARTS @ 9:30 PM ~

Saturday April 17, 2010

Workshop # 2
PerformaPoem
Facilitator: Cobourg Poet Laureate Jill Battson - Interview
Saturday April 17th - 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM

POW # 2
Saturday April 17, 2010 - 10:30 am
Children's Poetry Reading
at the Cobourg Public Library
- Admission is Free -
Gary Barwin - Interview
Diane Dawber - Interview
Eric Winter - Interview
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POW! # 3
Saturday April 17, 2010 - 1:30 pm
PerformaPoem workshop readings
Participants of workshop # 2 will give a public
reading of their workshopped poetry.
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POW! # 4
Saturday April 17, 2010 - 3:30 pm
Poetry Reading - Poets Laureate Emeritus
John Steffler - Interview
( POW! is on John's Book Launch Tour for his new book Lookout )
Fr. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco - Interview
Eric Winter - Interview
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POW! # 5
Saturday April 17, 2010 - 6:30 pm
Poetry Reading
Richard Greene - Interview
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POW! # 6
Saturday April 17, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Poetry Reading
Carolyn Smart - Interview
Heather Cadsby - Interview
Phil Hall - Interview
( Phil will be launching his new book The Little Seamstress )
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~ OPEN MIC STARTS @ 9:30 PM ~

Sunday April 18, 2010

Workshop # 3
Spirit Level
Facilitator: Beth Follett - Interview
Sunday April 18th - 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM

POW! # 7
Sunday April 18, 2010 - 2:00 pm
Poetry Reading
Wayne Schlepp - Interview
Mark Clement - Interview
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POW! # 8
Sunday April 18, 2010 - 4:00 pm
Movie - KILLER Poet
The double life of Norman Porter
a Film by Susan Gray - Interview
Location: Park Playhouse - next to 66 King East
Susan Gray, film maker, will be coming from Boston to attend this event and will participate in a Question & Answer session with the audience after the film.
Poster

End of POW! 2010 Festival

Questions about POW! 2010 Festival ?
Email: James Pickersgill : poetryzownweekend@sympatico.ca
Snailmail: James Pickersgill, 383 College St., Cobourg, ON, Canada K9A 3V5
Phone: 905-372-7616

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