Quill and Quire

by Alina Seagal

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The Canadian Festival of Spoken Word is preoccupying Ottawa. According to the CBC, the seventh annual event involves more than 100 participants, the largest gathering of Canadian spoken-word poets to date: The first festival, also ... Read More »

October 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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On Tuesday, while reporting on the fate of Al Purdy's cottage, Q&Q contacted the famous poet's old school, Trenton High School in Trenton, Ontario. According to physics teacher Eric Lorenzen, who recently dug out microfilm ... Read More »

October 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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On Tuesday, Publishers Weekly reported that the New York”based Open Road Integrated Media has unveiled its first list of E-riginals, titles that will be released as e-books before they hit the shelves as trade paperbacks. ... Read More »

October 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news