By Vivian Vavassis – Ottawa has always been a poetry town. With over a dozen reading series and an average of three events a week, the city is a sweet spot for poetry lovers. Not convinced it’s your thing? VERSeFest, Ottawa’s International Poetry Festival, returns for its sixth […]
[We asked local poet Pearl Pirie to check out the inaugural Prose in the Park event that took place in Parkdale Park on June 6. Here’s her piece! Also, don’t miss Pearl’s more poetic interpretation of the event right here.] The inaugural Prose in the Park event was a resounding […]
[Ed: read Pearl Pirie’s article about Prose in the Park here. Below is her poetic interpretation of the event.] Taking a page from Basho who wrote his travelogue haibun, intercutting haiku and notes, a look back at the journey thru the festival. I’ll add some tanka as well as […]
By Anne-Boys Hope – In her new collection of poetry, Pearl Pirie introduces readers to pet radishes, wild dust bunnies and secret agent squirrels (we’re looking at you Westboro squirrel!) that live in and around her Wellington West home. Released on March 5, the pet radish, shrunken contains […]
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