Tuesday, September 29th
CalgaryChristian Bok ReadingWhere: Shelf Life Books, 4 Street Southwest, Calgary, ABMore information: Christian Bok reads from his new work TheXenotext: Book 1, at Shelf Life Books in Calgary.Toronto
More information: Folks! icehouse poetry is excited to invite you to its fall season poetry launch of Ali Blythe’s Twoism, and Daniel Scott Tysdal’s Fauxccassional Poems. Come on out and have a gander and a listen. This season is a special one as we’re presenting our readers in 3D IMAX! I’ve tested the technology; it’s almost as if the poets were standing right in front of you! And you don’t even need to rent peculiar looking goggles to appreciate the effect.
In keeping with the icehouse tradition, we are pleased to announce two icehouse friends, Helen Guri and Oubah Osman, have agreed to come and read work of their own as we celebrate Ali’s and Daniel’s new books. It would be a pleasure to have you join us as all four of our readers will step off the page into your lives.
Books will be available for sale through the generous presence of Ben McNally Books.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/404001299803369/
Wednesday, September 30th
TorontoThe Ward at Innis CollegeWhere: Innis College, Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ONMore information: Jon Lorinc and Ellen Scheinberg speak on The Ward at Innis College. UofT Bookstore will be selling.Thursday, October 1st
Toronto
More information: Join Christian Bök as he launches TheXenotext: Book 1.
Enciphered in a bacterium, The Xenotext is the world’s first living poem. Internationally bestselling poet Christian Bök (Eunoia), has spent more than ten years writing what promises to be the first example of ‘living poetry.’ After successfully demonstrating his concept in a colony of E. coli, Bök is on the verge of enciphering a beautiful, anomalous poem into the genome of an unkillable bacterium (Deinococcus radiodurans), which can, in turn, ‘read’ his text, responding to it by manufacturing a viable, benign protein, whose sequence of amino acids enciphers yet another poem. The engineered organism might conceivably serve as a post-apocalyptic archive, capable of outlasting our civilization.
Book 1 of The Xenotext constitutes a kind of ‘demonic grimoire,’ providing a scientific framework for the project with a series of poems, texts and illustrations.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1459932421002550/
More information: Please join us in celebrating the launch of a new title in our Pop Classics series: National Treasure: Nicolas Cage by Lindsay Gibb!
We’ll celebrate the glory that is Nicolas Cage with:
– an interview with author Lindsay Gibb by film writer and poet Jacqueline Valencia, live on stage
– a collection of choice Cage clips
– Nicolas Cage themed games (such as Pin the Tail on the Fucking Iguana) and prizes (like Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance shirts, a Nicolas Cage Adventure Set and more!) hosted by Geek Love duo Emma Woolley and Evan Munday
– crowd sourced ideas for Lindsay’s Nicolas Cage themed tattoo
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/695102277287202/
Friday, October 2nd
TorontoAndy McGuire launches Country Club at the Likely GeneralWhere: Likely General, Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, ONMore information: Andy McGuire launches his new poetry collection, Country Club at the Likely General.Saturday, October 3rd
WinnipegScirocco Drama LaunchWhere: Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, MBWhen: 7:30pmMore information: Scirocco Drama Presents: A Book Launch…And an evening of readings.• Nicimos – The Final Rez Christmas Story by Curtis Peeteetuce
• St. Anne’s Reel by Gil Garratt
• Stag and Doe / Bed and Breakfast by Mark Crawford
• Refuge by Mary Vingoe
With host Ardith Boxall.Free.Sunday, October 4th
Hamilton, ON
