I’ve been so busy that I’ve forgotten to post here that I’ll be chairing a panel at Avant Canada: Artists, Prophets, Revolutionaries in St. Catharines on Wednesday, November 5th. The panel is:
“The Thinkership of Conceptual Literature– The Studio Gallery
Panel Chair: Jacqueline Valencia (Independent Poet)
Christian Bök (Calgary)—“To Ward Off a Diabolical Poetry.”
Darren Wershler (Concordia)—“Everyday Conceptualism.”
Derek Beaulieu (Alberta College of Art and Design)—“Words to be looked at but not read / Music to be heard but not listened to.”
Helen Hajnozky (Independent Poet)—“Lyric Conceptual Writing: A Study of Contemporary Canadian Women Poets.”
Natalie Simpson (Independent Poet)—“ TAKE WHAT YOU CAN AND LEAVE THE REST: Women Writers and Conceptualism.””
Christian Bök (Calgary)—“To Ward Off a Diabolical Poetry.”
Darren Wershler (Concordia)—“Everyday Conceptualism.”
Derek Beaulieu (Alberta College of Art and Design)—“Words to be looked at but not read / Music to be heard but not listened to.”
Helen Hajnozky (Independent Poet)—“Lyric Conceptual Writing: A Study of Contemporary Canadian Women Poets.”
Natalie Simpson (Independent Poet)—“ TAKE WHAT YOU CAN AND LEAVE THE REST: Women Writers and Conceptualism.””
I’ll be at the conference for most of the day, but please do check it out for the 5th-7th if you happen to be in the area.
Here’s the poster:
And more info on the schedule can be found here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40344925/schedule.html
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