Last night, December 5, Stratford Authors blog had their first "Meet The Authors" Night. More than a dozen authors of all kinds, including myself, introduced themselves and talked about their works. This is a great initiative for Stratford and its immediate surrounding area and there will be more! Check out Stratford Authors blog to see what's coming up soon.
Poetry Stratford's 2013 season is now in the planning stage. We are planning to stage a reading called "A Celebration of Women Poets" on April 21, 2013. The reading will be in the Stratford Public Library auditorium. Stay tuned for further details.
Canadian Poet Liz Zetlin will be doing a reading on May 12, 2013. The venue hasn't been set for this one yet. Jeanette Lynes, author of Left Fields, says about Liz's book, The Thing With Feathers, that "After reading these poems you'll never feel quite the same way about certain things - milk, chicken nuggets, colons, crows, badminton, poblano chilis. This is a book of sharp tastes and unflinching attentions." Stay tuned for more details about this as time goes on.
David Ferry has indicated that he will be keynote speaker at our annual James Reaney Memorial Lecture in October. Show up early for this one. We always get a full house. Tentative title for the evening is "Directing Reaney". Lots more details about this as time goes on. Check us out.
These are just some of the events that we have planned for you. Poetry Stratford invites nationally known poets to read and also well-known and emerging poets from the Stratford and Sowesto region.
The readings are free and everyone is welcome.
I'm going to be touring my third book, The Thing On The Comb, in the Spring and Fall of 2013. I'll keep in touch and let you know where I will be reading so that if you are in the area you will be able to come. Remember, poetry readings are one of the few entertainments where you can attend, have a chat and a snack and still have time to get back home and watch your favourite television show. Is that great or what?
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