"[Manatee] It is witty and thoughtful, mysterious and competent. It does not sacrifice prosody and notation to affect. It shows confidence and practised skillon the part of its author."

--George Bowering

2008 John Newlove Poetry Award Judge

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[PYGMALION & GALATEA, the award winning poem,] sustains a classic narrative visually, while also permitting taut and tantalizing wordplay. The poet crafts vivid, alive images, allows enjoyable contrasts, and interrupts expectations, thanks to choice line-breaks and enjambment. [The winning poem] is not only a ludic lyric; plain speech is also granted poetic power. It takes the John Newlove Award because its poet is fearless-adventuring, risking, and daring much, specifically in making the poem an art form, but one as adamantly accessible and as plastic as language itself. Its teasing nature renders it pleasing, and there is no treasure without pleasure.

George Elliott Clarke
2007 John Newlove Poetry Award Judge

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Featuring Tony O`Neill, Ian Colford, Carrie-May Siggins, Jeffrey Griffiths and Tom Leins.

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This chapbook represents a collection of poems written by the members of a poetry circle who have been meeting monthly for nearly two years now. Featuring the work of H.A. McLeod, Ronald Seatter, Dean Steadman, Sean Dowd, and Roland Prevost.

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2nd Printing of a chapbook that sold out it\'s first run in days. Featuring the work of Nicholas Lea, Marcus McCann and Andrew Faulkner.

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Kate Greenstreet`s first book, case sensitive, was published by Ahsahta Press in 2006. A chapbook, Learning the Launguage, came out from Etherdome Press in 2005. Kate currently lives in New Jersey.

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William Hawkins was born in Ottawa. After side trips to the west coast and Mexico, he resides in the capital, pursuing enlightenment or a reasonable alternative thereto.

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Marcus McCann is a full-time reporter for Captial Xtra. His poetry debuted in the The Antigonish Review at age 18. He is the editor of theonionunion.com, a selector for Bywords and a former selector for Yawp.

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A woman of two worlds explores personal identity, spirituality and relationships in Sleep is a Country, her first collction. Her life has been both prairie and capital, French and English. Le Dressay\'s often removed observations and sometimes heated interactions are shared in poems connected by strong emotion.

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Third in the John Newlove Poetry Award Chapbook series, MetaFizz is Roland Prevost`s first poetry chapbook.

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Making Tracks is the twelfth in a series of class anthologies by participants in Seymour Mayne\'s Creative Writing Workshop at the University of Ottawa. The 2007 anthology features poets Kelly Clarke, Wojtek Copija, Marley Davidson, Isabella Drzemczewska Hodson, Andrew Falkner, Lindsay Foran, Joe Hickey, Adam Maloney, Shanthi Minor and Janice Thurston

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Tattoo This Madness In by Daniel Allen Cox is the first perfect bound book to be published by the Dusty Owl Press. What better choice for an inaugural publication than a novel about a Florida teen who was shunned by the Jehovas Witnesses and then forms a cult of his own. According to reviews, Cox’s book kicks ass, is smart, subversive and intense. The book was shortlisted for Montreal’s Expozine Press awards in 2007.

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Somerled wrote these poems on an open dare by Chicago’s Alivin Lau. He selected fifteen song titles at random from a digital playlist and wrote a song under each title.
His inspirations include songs by Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Bright Eyes and the Black Eyed Peas.

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Second in the John Newlove Poetry Award Chapbook series, Welcome to Beautiful San Ria is Melissa Upfold`s alternative universe to Sarnia, Ontario.

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Night Echoes explores the parts of the self that are accessible only during sleep. Like dreams themselves, these poems deal with human hopes and fears, as Brown moves effortlessly between the darker side of human nature and the joy and relief that dreams can offer. This collection displays a strength and maturity that is impressive, but beware, once you enter this book, you just might find echoes of Brown’s night world populating your own dreams.

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Near Copper Marsh by Jesse Ferguson is the latest chapbook published by Friday Circle, a team of editors who work with Professor Seymour Mayne of the University of Ottawa English Department. Through photos by Ferguson and Nicholas Lea and the poems themselves, you can almost feel the sunshine on your face. Ferguson sings the lyric of the marsh in this collection.

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Hail - Canadian Art Song, a CD recording featuring all Canadian art song performed by Three of Ottawa´s top emerging artists: Doreen Taylor Claxton, soprano, Valerie Dueck, piano and Pascale Lafrance, clarinet. The title work is a joint collaboration between composer John Armstrong, and poet Seymour Mayne.

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Commute Poems by Jesse Ferguson is the first in imprint of Thistle Bloom Books. These chapbooks are handmade by Jesse, including the hand-carved thistle stamp.
Signed by Author

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Featuring the poetry of Mike Buckthought, Laura Maija Clarke, Victoria Cloutier, Angela Duffett, Amanda Earl, Kimberly Flynn, hirouy kidane, Chris Pitre, Armand Garnet Ruffo, Betty Warrington-Kearsley and Lisa Xing.

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Seymour Mayne is the author, editor or translator of more than forty-five books and monographs. His latest collections include Cabon Filter, Light Industry, Ricochet. He lives and works in Ottawa.

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In a recent interview Ronnie R. Brown noted: "We live in an age of Sesame Street moments, thus, poetry is perfect for our time. Few today can find time for a novel, or even the shortest short story, but a poem?..."

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Ronnie Brown turns her attention in this first book of poetry in many years to the story of a middle-aged woman who begins to study the family photo album in search of evidence that will tell her where she came from and who she has become.

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Toward The Chrysalis is filled with thoughtful, beautifully expressed poems that see the deeper meanings in everyday life, poems in which apples, an old armchair, and deep snow represent exactly what they are and yet more than they are. These are poems of deceptive simplicity, striking clarity and a delight in language. -- Mark Frutkin

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Imagistic, lyrical and nostalgic poems by the former host of Café Nostalgica’s open stage and the editor of Spire Poetry Poster www.spirepoetry.com

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Featuring poems by: Amanda Earl, Jay Braun, Bob Marcacci, Bryon D Howell & Shawn Liquia, Sandra Ridley, John Kehoe, Ram Krishna Singh, Diane Clayton, Damien Blair, Sheila O’Brien, Kyle Johnson, Rachel Abraham, Thomas White, and Seymour Mayne.

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A limited edition chapbook (125 copies) focusing on Ottawa area poets. Includes the poetry of Lynne Alsford, Marianne Bluger, Heather Cardin, F.G. Foley, Thomas Hawkes, Kathryn Hunt, Glenn Kletke, rob mclennan, Colin Morton, Barbara Myers, Peter Norman and Michelle Tracy.

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“It’s about seeing a pretty rose and not ripping its life line out of the ground because you wouldn’t want that done to you. It’s about suicide by ulcer. It’s about sleeping as little as you can because you’re running out of time. It’s about trying to beat the system through the awful effects of narcotization. It’s about crying and being all right with it. It’s about you and me and them. It’s about every fucking tear shed since the formation of life. It’s about feeling—everything.”
-------Damien Bailey, Editor

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Moments, Not Monuments is a limited edition volume celebrating the poignant poetry of John Newlove, who died in December 2003. Contributors include Steve Artelle, Aidan Baker, Gary Hyland, rob mclennan, Colin Morton, Pearl Pirie, J.C. Sulzenko, Gordon Phinn and Rob Thomas. Moments, Not Monuments features poems reprinted from John Newlove’s Moving In Alone and Apology for Absence. Money raised through sales of the issue will go toward funding the annual John Newlove award and the publication of a chapbook for the winner. Click on Newlove award for further details.

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Moments, Not Monuments is a limited edition volume celebrating the poignant poetry of John Newlove, who died in December 2003. Contributors include Steve Artelle, Aidan Baker, Gary Hyland, rob mclennan, Colin Morton, Pearl Pirie, J.C. Sulzenko, Gordon Phinn and Rob Thomas. Moments, Not Monuments features poems reprinted from John Newlove’s Moving In Alone and Apology for Absence. Money raised through sales of the issue will go toward funding the annual John Newlove award and the publication of a chapbook for the winner. Click on Newlove award for further details.

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“Mayne creates some incredible images here....The poet uses the form perfectly, there is no room and no need for any other words; fourteen is enough. Like a Polaroid photo, these sonnets capture an image, an instant; and like haiku, become an inhale-exhale.”

--------Word

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Asoka Weerasinghe was born in Sri Lanka, and lived in England for 12 years before coming to Canada in 1968. His poems have been published in England, Wales, Sri Lanka, US, Sweden, Germany and Canada. Among several poetry awards he won the Welsh University Eisteddfod Poetry Award, Sir Lanka State Literary Award, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Poetry, and the Gloucester Arts Board's Arts Award 2000. His poem Trail of Mankind was adapted as the storyline for Canada's National Museum of Man's Orientation Hall in Ottawa, in 1972.

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Featuring poems by: Chris Pitre, Rachel Abraham, Damien Bailey, Jean-Claude Montecchi, Kate McCarthy, Seymour Mayne, Betty Warrington-Kearsley, Amal El-Mohtar, Genevieve Wesley, John Kehoe, Sarah Ruffolo and Sheila O’Brien.

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Featuring poems by: Candace Camphaug, Erik Eastaugh, Josephene Grabetz, Bing He, Seymour Mayne, Erin Naef, Candice O’Grady, Hilary Schaenfield, Cactus Cook Sunday and Christine Zadorozny.

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“Much of this volume is beautifully and skilfully executed, and so many poems left me feeling delighted and entranced because of the poise, precision and elegance of many of the images.”

-----NHI

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Featuring poems by: Megan McGrath, Jennifer Gordon, Stephanie Lafleur, Nico Rogers, Julie Mondor, Barbara Greenburg, Seymour Mayne, Jason Gautreau, Krisha Wignarajah, Amanda Saper(Earl), Noora Sagarwala, Kamilla Burzynska, Paul Schissel and Kristy McKay.

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The word sonnet is a relatively new variation of the traditional form. In essence, it is a fouteen line poem, with one word set for each line.

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The multi-faceted career of Mike Yates is the story of his continual search to find new ways to communicate with audiences, and to expand his desire for artistic growth. Whether performing cello for a classical recital, playing Bodhran in a Celtic pub session, or playing guitar or mandolin in rock/folk bands, Mike creates no borders. His philosophy on music is simple in that he is constantly exploring the possibilities of all musical forms and styles.

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The multi-faceted career of Mike Yates is the story of his continual search to find new ways to communicate with audiences, and to expand his desire for artistic growth. Whether performing cello for a classical recital, playing Bodhran in a Celtic pub session, or playing guitar or mandolin in rock/folk bands, Mike creates no borders. His philosophy on music is simple in that he is constantly exploring the possibilities of all musical forms and styles.

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Mélissa Laveaux’s heart-rending melodies and lyrics will please you. Her press material calls her a cross between Tracy Chapman and Macy Gray, but don’t be fooled, she’s an original. These four songs are strong and sensuous poetry from an honest heart. Mélissa plays guitar skillfully and soulfully too. Don’t be left in “Limbo;” get this CD.

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The featured musicians at the fall 2004 launch of the Bywords Quarterly Journal, the Platonics entertained us with their haunting harmonies and intelligent lyrics.

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This first CD put out in 1999 showcases a startlingly mature young singer/songwriter whose lyrics are poetic, melodies haunting. Trevor Tchir lived in Ottawa for 5 years and was the driving force behind the University of Ottawa’s Cafe Nostalgica’s open music stage until July, 2004. Trevor is a troubadour who seduces listeners with his soft and skilful acoustic guitar, poetic lyrics, original melodies, and low, mesmerizing voice. From the playful “Jaywalking Woman” to the poignant “The Nights When You Came Over” to the bluesy harmonica sounds on “When The Night Comes Down” Trevor gives us his all. It’s a debut CD worth purchasing. The lyrics contain lots of references to Ottawa, especially the University of Ottawa, so it’s a particularly fun CD for those of you who have lived, worked or studied here.

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Troubadour Trevor Tchir’s second CD is every bit as enjoyable as his first. If anything the lyrics are even more poetic and philosophical. “Marie or Morning Song” is one of my all time favourite songs. His bright acoustic guitar, low husky voice and the moving lyrics will tug at your heartstrings. He’s even added a touch of cynicism to his music, with the thought-provoking song, “The Dark of Tonight.” The second CD combines the well-written lyrics, the original melodies, the beautiful voice, the skilful guitar and harmonic playing of “The Way I Feel Today” with deeper more thoughtful lyrics. If it’s possible for perfection to improve, Trevor manages that feat on this CD. His next CD will be out in the fall. Perhaps he should entitle it “Heaven?”

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