Thursday, March 21, 2024

World Poetry Day : VERSeFest begins tonight! and interviews w Turnbull, du Plessis, Malik, Christie, Ridley, Mohammadi + Dolman,

Happy World Poetry Day! Our fourteenth annual edition of VERSeFest, Ottawa's International Poetry Festival, begins tonight, running through until Sunday. See the full schedule here. In case you hadn't caught, a variety of interviews with readers for this year's festival have been posting over the past couple of weeks over at periodicities: a journal of poetry and poetics. Conyer Clayton : 2024 VERSeFest interviews: Chris Turnbull ; rob mclennan : 2024 VERSeFest interviews: Klara du Plessis ; Manahil Bandukwala : 2024 VERSeFest interviews: Laila Malik ; rob mclennan : 2024 VERSeFest interviews: Jason Christie ; Margo LaPierre : 2024 VERSeFest interviews : Sandra Ridley ; rob mclennan : 2024 VERSeFest interviews: Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi ; Amanda Earl : 2024 VERSeFest interviews: AJ Dolman ; we are hoping to see you! Of the four nights, be aware that the Saturday night show is ticketed, and bring cash for books! All books/chapbooks will be supplied by the authors. Huzzah!

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