Search Results by tag: Al Purdy

Prominent right-to-die advocate John Hofsess claims to have helped poet Al Purdy end his life in 2000

When reports of Al Purdy's death appeared on April 21, 2000, they stated that the renowned poet, who was suffering from metastatic lung cancer, had died in his sleep. Yesterday, Toronto Life published a posthumous ... Read More »

March 1, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

Q&A: filmmaker Brian D. Johnson on Al Purdy, poetry, and persona

By Sean Flinn

Al Purdy is packing the house, or houses. There are the two sold-out screenings of Brian D. Johnson's documentary, Al Purdy Was Here at the Toronto International Film Festival. Then there's the Al Purdy A-Frame Association's ... Read More »

September 14, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Klein and Purdy docs premiere at TIFF’s 40th anniversary fest

By Steven W. Beattie

It's August, which means (for film lovers, at least), the Toronto International Film Festival is right around the corner. Since its humble beginnings in 1976, the festival has grown in prestige and importance; it now ... Read More »

August 5, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

First seven poets-in-residence at Al Purdy’s A-frame announced

By Julie Baldassi

A CanLit tradition that started at the late, lauded poet Al Purdy's Prince Edward County home will continue with a new poet-in-residence program set to launch in July. Seven Canadian writers have been chosen for ... Read More »

February 3, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

The house Al Purdy built

By Ashliegh Gehl

The quaint A-frame house Al Purdy built in Ameliasburgh, Ontario, has always been a work in progress. After the poet died in 2000, his wife, Eurithe, wanted to keep it that way. She put it ... Read More »

January 31, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Al Purdy’s A-frame house saved from demolition

By Sue Carter

After several years of fundraising and public appeal comes word that Al Purdy's A-frame house will be saved from demolition, and is on track to become the centre for a new writers' residency. Located in ... Read More »

October 26, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

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