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 […]
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 […]
By Andrea Tomkins – The winners of this year’s Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest, which ran from December 2013 to February 2014, were announced at a special event at Ben Franklin Place on March 25. Prizes were handed out to honour Ottawa-area youth between the ages of 9 […]
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