some upcoming Edmonton, Ottawa + even Calgary & Vancouver readings:

January 15, 2008: Edmonton AB. Poet Dennis Cooley (Winnipeg) [see his 12 or 20 questions here] reads at the University of Alberta, 3:30 pm, HC 4-29.

January 15, 2008: Edmonton AB. The Factory (West) Reading Series; readings by Trisia Eddy (Edmonton), Jenna Butler (Edmonton), Joel Katelnikoff (Edmonton) & Thomas Wharton (Edmonton) [see his 12 or 20 questions here]. A variety of poetry and fiction (etcetera) presented on the third Tuesday of every month from January to May, 2008, in the Underdog (downstairs) at The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425-82 Avenue; doors 7pm, readings 7:30pm. Lovingly hosted & presented by rob mclennan

January 16, 2008: Edmonton AB. Tim Bowling reads at the Brown Bag Lunch Series, sponsored by the Canadian Literature Centre at the University of Alberta, HUB 8917 at noon.

January 17, 2008: Ottawa ON. John Lavery (Ottawa) & Josh Massey (Ottawa) read at Max Middle's A B Series; Art Gallery, Ottawa City Hall, 7:30pm.

January 22, 2008 [note different date than originally scheduled]: Edmonton AB. Jill Hartman (Calgary) [see her 12 or 20 questions here] & Brea Burton (Calgary) read at the Olive Reading Series, Hulbert's Cafe. 7pm.

January 24, 2008: Ottawa ON. The Factory Reading Series presents the launch of the fourth issue of the Ottawa poetry pdf journal ottawater, edited & produced by rob mclennan, designed by Tanya Sprowl. Interim host, Stephen Brockwell [see his 12 or 20 questions here], and readings by various contributors including Rhonda Douglas, Nicholas Lea, Chris Jennings, Christian McPherson, John Lavery [see his 12 or 20 questions here], Peter Richardson, Sandra Ridley, Anne Le Dressay and Marcus McCann, etc. The Ottawa Art Gallery in the Arts Court Building, Nicholas at Daly. Doors 7, readings 7:30.

January 30, 2008: Edmonton AB. Myrna Kostash reads at the Brown Bag Lunch Series, sponsored by the Canadian Literature Centre at the University of Alberta, HUB 8917 at noon.

January 31, 2008: Edmonton AB. Launch of A Long Continual Argument: The Selected Poems of John Newlove (Chaudiere Books), with readings and commentary by Douglas Barbour [see his 12 or 20 questions here], rob mclennan, Jenna Butler and Jeff Carpenter, as well as a showing of the documentary What to Make of it All? The Life and Poetry of John Newlove by Robert McTavish. University of Alberta, L-3, 7pm. further info: rob mclennan (publisher) at az421@freenet.carleton.ca

February 1, 2008: Edmonton AB. Sharon English (Toronto) reads at the University of Alberta, 12:00 noon, HC 4-29.

February 8, 2008: Vancouver BC. Launch of A Long Continual Argument: The Selected Poems of John Newlove (Chaudiere Books), with readings and commentary by Jamie Reid, Jeff Derksen and Robert McTavish (editor), as well as a showing of the documentary What to Make of it All? The Life and Poetry of John Newlove by Robert McTavish.

February 11, 2008: Calgary AB. University of Alberta writer-in-residence rob mclennan reads at the University of Calgary. The Rozsa Centre, Husky Oil Great Hall, University of Calgary, 7:30pm.

February 12, 2008: Edmonton AB. Jen Sookfong Lee (Vancouver) reads at the University of Alberta, 3:30pm, HC 4-29.

February 13, 2008: Edmonton AB. Jalal Barzanji reads at the Brown Bag Lunch Series, sponsored by the Canadian Literature Centre at the University of Alberta, HUB 8917 at noon.

February 19, 2008: Edmonton AB. The Factory (West) Reading Series; readings by Diane Cameron (Edmonton), Natalie Simpson (Calgary), Kristy McKay (Edmonton) + tba. The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425-82 Avenue; doors 7pm; readings 7:30pm.

February 27, 2008: Edmonton AB. Ted Bishop reads at the Brown Bag Lunch Series, sponsored by the Canadian Literature Centre at the University of Alberta, HUB 8917 at noon.

February 27, 2008: Edmonton AB. Sina Queyras (writer-in-residence, University of Calgary) reads at the University of Alberta, 3:30pm, HC L-3.

February 28, 2008: Ottawa ON. The Factory Reading Series presents Roland Prevost (Ottawa), Joanne Proulx (Ottawa) and the Max Middle Sound Project (Ottawa) at the Ottawa Art Gallery. Interim host tba. Doors 7pm, readings 7:30.

March 12, 2008: Edmonton AB. Christine Wiesenthal [see her 12 or 20 questions here] reads at the Brown Bag Lunch Series, sponsored by the Canadian Literature Centre at the University of Alberta, HUB 8917 at noon.

March 18, 2008: Edmonton AB. The Factory (West) Reading Series; readers tba

March 26, 2008: Edmonton AB. Todd Babiak [see his 12 or 20 questions here] reads at the Brown Bag Lunch Series, sponsored by the Canadian Literature Centre at the University of Alberta, HUB 8917 at noon.

March 27, 2008: Ottawa ON. The Factory Reading Series presents readings by Michael Blouin (Kemptville) and Naomi Guttman (Clinton NY) at the Ottawa Art Gallery. Interim host, tba. Doors 7pm, readings 7:30.

April 9, 2008: Edmonton AB. Claudine Potvin reads at the Brown Bag Lunch Series, sponsored by the Canadian Literature Centre at the University of Alberta, HUB 8917 at noon.

For further Ottawa events, check out http://www.bywords.ca/; for further Calgary, check out (among others), http://www.calgaryblowout.blogspot.com/;