reminder : poetry manuscript evaluation services,

It seems as good a time as any to remind folk: for nearly thirty years I've been offering, to anyone interested, evaluation, editing and otherwise help shaping a poetry manuscript for potential publication. $300 for a manuscript up to 100 pages, or $400 for up to 150 pages.

I keep hearing my rates are low; I should probably up my rates at some point soon (but not quite yet).

If you are interested (or know anyone else who might be), send me an email at rob_mclennan (at) hotmail (dot) com.

rob mclennan's poetry workshops: July-September, in our wee house,

I return once again to offering poetry workshops. Originally held at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeebar, this session will be held at our wee house on Alta Vista Drive (just south of Randall Avenue). Address and directions to be provided.

The workshops are scheduled for Monday nights: July 9, 16, 23, 30; August 13, 20, 27; September 10.

$200 for 8 sessions.

for information, contact rob mclennan at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com or 613 239 0337;

An eight week poetry workshop (spread out slightly, to avoid holiday weekends), the course will focus on workshopping writing by the participants, as well as reading various works by contemporary writers, both Canadian and American. Participants should be prepared to have a handful of work completed before the beginning of the first class, to be workshopped (roughly ten pages).

Participants over the past few years have included: Amanda Earl, Frances Boyle, Chris Johnson, Roland Prevost, Christine McNair, Pearl Pirie, Sandra Ridley, Marilyn Irwin, Rachel Zavitz, Janice Tokar, Dean Steadman, N.W. Lea, David Blaikie, James Irwin, Claire Farley, Barbara Myers and Marcus McCann.

For those unable to participate, I still offer my ongoing editorial service of poetry manuscript reading, editing and evaluation.
http://robmclennanauthor.blogspot.com/2017/04/workshops-manuscript-poetry-evaluation.html

Born in Ottawa, Canada’s glorious capital city, rob mclennan currently lives in Ottawa, where he is home full-time with the two wee girls he shares with Christine McNair. The author of more than thirty trade books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, he won the John Newlove Poetry Award in 2010, the Council for the Arts in Ottawa Mid-Career Award in 2014, and was longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize in 2012 and 2017. In March, 2016, he was inducted into the VERSe Ottawa Hall of Honour. His most recent titles include the poetry collection A perimeter (New Star Books, 2016), and the forthcoming How the alphabet was made (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) and Household items (Salmon Poetry, 2018). An editor and publisher, he runs above/ground press, Chaudiere Books (with Christine McNair), The Garneau Review (ottawater.com/garneaureview), seventeen seconds: a journal of poetry and poetics (ottawater.com/seventeenseconds), Touch the Donkey (touchthedonkey.blogspot.com) and the Ottawa poetry pdf annual ottawater (ottawater.com). He is “Interviews Editor” at Queen Mob’s Teahouse, a former contributor to the Ploughshares blog, editor of my (small press) writing day, and an editor/managing editor of many gendered mothers. He spent the 2007-8 academic year in Edmonton as writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta, and regularly posts reviews, essays, interviews and other notices at robmclennan.blogspot.com

Pearl Pirie on rob mclennan (twice!) : Brick Books' Celebration of Canadian Poets + mentorship via The League of Canadian Poets,

Kind thanks to Pearl Pirie, who did two deeply kind and generous write-ups about me recently. She did one on my work as part of the Brick Books Celebration of Canadian Poetry, and another on myself and mentorship (and her experiences through my poetry workshops) via The League of Canadian Poets blog. Holy thanks! Wow,

the return of rob mclennan's poetry workshops: August-October, 2016

After nearly a year, I return once again to offering poetry workshops. Originally held at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeebar, this session will be held upstairs at The Carleton Tavern, 223 Armstrong Street (at Parkdale).

The workshops are scheduled for Sunday afternoons, 2-4:30pm: August 28; September 11, 18 + 25; October 2 + 16.

$200 for 6 sessions.

for information, contact rob mclennan at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com or 613 239 0337;

The course will focus on workshopping writing of the participants, as well as reading various works by contemporary writers, both Canadian and American. Participants should be prepared to have a handful of work completed before the beginning of the first class, to be workshopped (roughly ten pages).

Participants over the past few years have included: Amanda Earl, Frances Boyle, Chris Johnson, Roland Prevost, Christine McNair, Pearl Pirie, Sandra Ridley, Marilyn Irwin, Rachel Zavitz, Janice Tokar, Dean Steadman, N.W. Lea, David Blaikie, James Irwin, Claire Farley, Barbara Myers and Marcus McCann.

For those unable to participate, I still offer my ongoing editorial service of poetry manuscript reading, editing and evaluation.
http://www.robmclennan.blogspot.ca/2014/07/robs-ongoing-editing-service-poetry.html

Born in Ottawa, Canada’s glorious capital city, rob mclennan currently lives in Ottawa, where he is home full-time with the two wee girls he shares with Christine McNair. The author of nearly thirty trade books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, he won the John Newlove Poetry Award in 2010, the Council for the Arts in Ottawa Mid-Career Award in 2014, and was longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize in 2012. In March, 2016, he was inducted into the VERSe Ottawa Hall of Honour. His most recent titles include notes and dispatches: essays (Insomniac press, 2014), The Uncertainty Principle: stories, (Chaudiere Books, 2014) and the poetry collection If suppose we are a fragment (BuschekBooks, 2014). An editor and publisher, he runs above/ground press, Chaudiere Books, The Garneau Review (ottawater.com/garneaureview), seventeen seconds: a journal of poetry and poetics (ottawater.com/seventeenseconds), Touch the Donkey (touchthedonkey.blogspot.com) and the Ottawa poetry pdf annual ottawater (ottawater.com). In fall 2015, he was named “Interviews Editor” at Queen Mob’s Teahouse, and recently became a regular contributor to both the Drunken Boat and Ploughshares blogs. He spent the 2007-8 academic year in Edmonton as writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta, and regularly posts reviews, essays, interviews and other notices at robmclennan.blogspot.com

Kroetsching The Long-Poem Sequence with Phil Hall, Sage Hill Writing Experience, April-May 2016

Speaks for itself. Information here.

rob mclennan's poetry workshops: January-March, in our wee house,

After a successful fall session, I return once again to offering poetry workshops. Originally held at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeebar, this session will be held at our wee house on Alta Vista Drive (just south of Randall Avenue). Address and directions to be provided.

The workshops are scheduled for Wednesday nights: January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 10, 17, 24 and March 9.

$200 for 8 sessions.

for information, contact rob mclennan at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com or 613 239 0337;

An eight week poetry workshop, the course will focus on workshopping writing of the participants, as well as reading various works by contemporary writers, both Canadian and American. Participants should be prepared to have a handful of work completed before the beginning of the first class, to be workshopped (roughly ten pages).

Participants over the past few years have included: Amanda Earl, Frances Boyle, Chris Johnson, Roland Prevost, Christine McNair, Pearl Pirie, Sandra Ridley, Marilyn Irwin, Rachel Zavitz, Janice Tokar, Dean Steadman, N.W. Lea, David Blaikie, James Irwin, Claire Farley, Barbara Myers and Marcus McCann.

For those unable to participate, I still offer my ongoing editorial service of poetry manuscript reading, editing and evaluation.
http://www.robmclennan.blogspot.ca/2014/07/robs-ongoing-editing-service-poetry.html

Born in Ottawa, Canada’s glorious capital city, rob mclennan currently lives in Ottawa with his brilliantly talented wife, the poet, editor and bookbinder Christine McNair, and their daughter, Rose. The author of nearly thirty trade books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, he won the John Newlove Poetry Award in 2010, the Council for the Arts in Ottawa Mid-Career Award in 2014, and was longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize in 2012. His most recent titles include notes and dispatches: essays (Insomniac press, 2014), The Uncertainty Principle: stories, (Chaudiere Books, 2014) and the poetry collection If suppose we are a fragment (BuschekBooks, 2014). An editor and publisher, he runs above/ground press, Chaudiere Books (with Christine McNair), seventeen seconds: a journal of poetry and poetics, Touch the Donkey and the Ottawa poetry pdf annual ottawater. He also curates the weekly “Tuesday poem” series at the dusie blog, and the “On Writing” series at the ottawa poetry newsletter. He spent the 2007-8 academic year in Edmonton as writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta, and regularly posts reviews, essays, interviews and other notices at robmclennan.blogspot.com. He currently spends his days full-time with toddler Rose (with a new one come April), writing entirely at the whims of her nap-schedule.

rob mclennan's poetry workshops: August-October, in our wee house,‏

After a successful spring-summer session, I return once again to offering poetry workshops. Originally held at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeebar, this session will be held at our wee house on Alta Vista Drive (just south of Randall Avenue). Address and directions to be provided.

The workshops are scheduled for Wednesday nights: August 26, September 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, and October 7 and 21.

$200 for 8 sessions.

for information, contact rob mclennan at rob_mclennan (at) hotmail.com or 613 239 0337;

An eight week poetry workshop, the course will focus on workshopping writing of the participants, as well as reading various works by contemporary writers, both Canadian and American. Participants should be prepared to have a handful of work completed before the beginning of the first class, to be workshopped (roughly ten pages).

Previous participants over the past few years have included: Amanda Earl, Frances Boyle, Chris Johnson, Roland Prevost, Christine McNair, Pearl Pirie, Sandra Ridley, Marilyn Irwin, Rachel Zavitz, Janice Tokar, Dean Steadman, Nicholas Lea, David Blaikie, James Irwin and Marcus McCann.

For those unable to participate, I still offer my ongoing editorial service of poetry manuscript reading, editing and evaluation. http://www.robmclennan.blogspot.ca/2014/07/robs-ongoing-editing-service-poetry.html

the return of rob mclennan's poetry workshops: May-June, in our wee house,

After a break of another two and a half years, I return once again to offering poetry workshops. Originally held at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeebar, this session will be held at our wee house on Alta Vista Drive (just south of Randall Avenue). Address and directions to be provided.

The workshops are scheduled for Wednesday nights (with one Monday): May 6, 13, 20 and 27; June 1 (Monday), 10, 17 and 24.

$200 for 8 sessions.

for information, contact rob mclennan at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com or 613 239 0337;

An eight week poetry workshop, the course will focus on workshopping writing of the participants, as well as reading various works by contemporary writers, both Canadian and American. Participants should be prepared to have a handful of work completed before the beginning of the first class, to be workshopped (roughly ten pages).

Previous participants over the past few years have included: Amanda Earl, Frances Boyle, Roland Prevost, Christine McNair, Pearl Pirie, Sandra Ridley, Marilyn Irwin, Rachel Zavitz, Janice Tokar, Dean Steadman, Nicholas Lea, David Blaikie, James Irwin and Marcus McCann.

For those unable to participate, I hope to run another workshop later in the fall, and still offer my ongoing editorial service of poetry manuscript reading, editing and evaluation.

rob's (ongoing) editing service: poetry manuscript reading, editing, evaluation

For a few years now, I've been offering, to anyone interested, evaluation, editing and otherwise help with shaping a poetry manuscript for potential publication. I'd be thinking a series of back-and-forths, including notes, questions and revisions. $200 for a manuscript up to 100 pages, or $250 for up to 150 pages.

If you are interested, send me an email at rob_mclennan (at) hotmail (dot) com.

the return of rob mclennan's poetry workshops: January-March, Collected Works Bookstore, Ottawa

After a break of nearly two years, I return once again to offering poetry workshops at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeebar, Wellington & Holland, Ottawa. [update: due to the uncertainties at Collected Works, the workshops have shifted to the upstairs room at The Carleton Tavern, Parkdale + Armstrong Streets; same times, same dates]

The workshops are scheduled for Monday nights, from 7 to 9pm: January 14, 21 and 28; February 4, 11, 18 and 25; March 4.

$200 for 8 sessions.

for information, contact rob mclennan at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com or 613 239 0337;

An eight week poetry workshop, the course will focus on workshopping writing of the participants, as well as reading various works by contemporary writers, both Canadian and American. Participants should be prepared to have a handful of work completed before the beginning of the first class, to be workshopped (roughly ten pages).

Previous participants over the past few years have included: Amanda Earl, Frances Boyle, Roland Prevost, Christine McNair, Pearl Pirie, Sandra Ridley, Marilyn Irwin, Rachel Zavitz, Janice Tokar, Dean Steadman, Nicholas Lea and Marcus McCann.

For those unable to participate, I hope to run another workshop later in the fall, and still offer my ongoing editorial service of poetry manuscript reading, editing and evaluation.

Born in Ottawa, Canada’s glorious capital city, rob mclennan currently lives in Ottawa. The author of more than twenty trade books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, he won the John Newlove Poetry Award in 2011, and in 2012, was longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize, and shortlisted for the Archibald Lampman Award. His most recent titles are the poetry collections grief notes: (BlazeVOX [books], 2012), A (short) history of l. (BuschekBooks, 2011), Glengarry (Talonbooks, 2011) and kate street (Moira, 2011), and a second novel, missing persons (The Mercury Press, 2009), as well as a slew of recent chapbooks with above/ground press, little red leaves textile editions, Corrupt Press, Grey Borders Books, Gorse Press, Free Poetry For, unarmed journal, &then&then, The Red Ceilings Press, Apostrophe Press and Smallminded Books. An editor and publisher, he runs above/ground press, Chaudiere Books (with Jennifer Mulligan), The Garneau Review, seventeen seconds: a journal of poetry and poetics and the Ottawa poetry pdf annual ottawater. He spent the 2007-8 academic year in Edmonton as writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta, and regularly posts reviews, essays, interviews and other notices at www.robmclennan.blogspot.com

reminder: rob's editing service: poetry manuscript reading, editing, evaluation

For a few years now, I've offered a one-on-one poetry editing/evaluation service, and have decided to expand.

Over the past year or so, I've been offering evaluation, editing and otherwise help with shaping a poetry manuscript for potential publication. I'd be thinking a series of back-and-forths, including notes, questions and revisions. $200 for a manuscript up to 100 pages, or $250 for up to 150 pages.

If you are interested, send me an email at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com.

It has been a while since I've run poetry workshops at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeebar, but I've run nearly a dozen poetry workshops at the store over the past decade, and run other workshops and manuscript evaluations through my Writer-in-Residence position at the University of Alberta (2007-8), through Encounters with Canada, and as part of the (late, lamented) Ottawa Valley Book Festival, as well as editing numerous books over the years for Broken Jaw Press, Vehicule Press, Insomniac Press and Black Moss Press, and my own Chaudiere Books and above/ground press.

There's always a possibility that I might offer another poetry workshop. Keep an eye either on this space or http://www.bywords.ca/ for future announcements.

Two Ottawa workshops by Stuart Ross in July

1. AFTER JOE BRAINARD
A one-hour writing workshop sparked by the literary works of the late and magnificent Joe Brainard, on the occasion of the release of his Collected Writings and the re-release of the legendary Bean Spasms collaboration between Joe, Ron Padgett, and Ted Berrigan.

Free!
Tuesday, July 24, 6:45 - 7:45 pm
Arts Court, Daly Ave, 2nd floor
Presented by Tree Seed Workshops

2. STUART ROSS' POETRY BOOT CAMP
A relaxed but intensive workshop for beginning poets, experienced poets,stalled poets, and haikuists who want to get beyond three lines. Poetry Boot Camp focuses on the pleasures of poetry and the riches that spontaneity brings, through lively directed writing strategies. You will write in ways you'd never imagined. Arrive with an open mind, and leave with a heap of new poems!

$45
Wednesday, July 25, 6:30 - 930 pm
At the Home of Pearl and Brian Pirie, Hintonburg
(a block from the 86 bus route)
Register by prepaying via PayPal or eTransfer to Stuart Ross at
stuartross@bell.net
Spaces limited

Huge thanks to Pearl Pirie for organizing and hosting the Poetry Boot Camp!

Best,

Stuart

P.S. Here's a bit about Stuart Ross:

Stuart Ross [photo lifted from the WordFest site; credit unknown] is the author of seven full-length poetry collections, most recently You Exist. Details Follow. (Anvil Press), but also including the acclaimed I Cut My Finger (Anvil Press) and Hey, Crumbling Balcony! Poems New & Selected (ECW Press). His second story collection, Buying Cigarettes for the Dog, earned positive reviews across the country, went into a second printing after only two months, and won the ReLit Prize for Short Fiction. His plotless novel Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew also won great critical acclaim. Stuart is editor for Mansfield Press, where he has his own imprint, and Fiction & Poetry Editor for This Magazine. He also writes a regular column "Hunkamooga" for the literary magazine sub-Terrain. In fall 2010 Stuart was Writer in Residence at Queen's University in Kingston. For nearly 25 years, he's led workshops in fiction, poetry, editing, and memoir across Canada.

[and don't forget Stephen Brockwell's upcoming poetry workshop, July 7!]

rob mclennan and Pearl Pirie talk on poetry/publishing for the OIW, April 26, 2012

Talks on poetry for the Ottawa Independent Writers organization at Library and Archives Canada on April 26, 2012 at 7pm, Wellington St, room 156. Ottawa poets, editors and bloggers Pearl Pirie and rob mclennan do an informal talk, and answer questions on writing and publishing contemporary poetry, the rivet and pivots: what holds it together and makes it spin? what makes it poetry? what does poetry do differently from prose? what's out there? how to find the poetry you will like and where. looking at styles and ideas in the literary dialogue. there are poetic forms but no poetic formulas. there are however, better and worse applications of ideas.

(don't worry--we'll go straight to the ottawa international writers festival straight after,

rob's new editing service: poetry manuscript reading, editing, evaluation

For a few years now, I've offered a one-on-one poetry editing/evaluation service, and have decided to expand.

I'm currently offering, to anyone interested, evaluation, editing and otherwise help with shaping a poetry manuscript for potential publication. I'd be thinking a series of back-and-forths, including notes, questions and revisions. $200 for a manuscript up to 100 pages, or $250 for up to 150 pages.

If you are interested, send me an email at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com.

It has been a while since I've run poetry workshops at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeebar, but I've run nearly a dozen poetry workshops at the store over the past decade, and run other workshops and manuscript evaluations through my Writer-in-Residence position at the University of Alberta (2007-8), through Encounters with Canada, and as part of the (late, lamented) Ottawa Valley Book Festival, as well as editing numerous books over the years for Broken Jaw Press, Vehicule Press, Insomniac Press and Black Moss Press, and my own Chaudiere Books and above/ground press.

There's always a possibility that I might offer another poetry workshop. Keep an eye either on this space or http://www.bywords.ca/ for future announcements.

carleton university writer’s workshop + writing contest

WORKSHOP: Improve your poetry or short stories—sign up for our writer’s workshop that includes both a short story and poetry section

Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010

Cost: $40 or $30 for students

Location: Carleton University Bookstore

Instructors: Author Mary Borsky & poet, editor + critic rob mclennan [for longer poetry workshop potentials, check out here]

For the registration form, go to carleton.ca/bookstore, click on the link for the writing competition and then the link for the workshop.

Carleton University Writers Workshop

c/o Carleton University Bookstore Carleton University

1125 Colonel By Drive

Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6

Canada

Stay tuned for more details

CONTEST: Do you have the “write” stuff? Then send us your original, unpublished works of fiction and poetry. The competition is open to all Carleton University staff, faculty, students, alumni and retirees.

The competition opens September 13 and closes December 17, 2010.

Short story category

Each entry must be typed in English and no more than 2,000 words in length. Maximum of one (1) entry per person.

Poetry category

Entrants may submit up to a maximum of three (3) poems, each not exceeding 60 lines.

Final-round judges: Authors Frances Itani and Mark Frutkin and poets George Bowering and Marilyn Iwama

Prizes (in each category)

1^st prize: $500

2^nd prize: $350

Honourable mention: $50

There is a C$15 entry fee. No electronic submissions.

Full details and rules at carleton.ca/bookstore.

Sponsors

Carleton University Bookstore

Department of English Language and Literature

Carleton University Library Circle of Friends

Department of University Communications

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rob mclennan's Ottawa poetry workshops: September-December, 2010‏

If anyone is interested, I've just booked a series of dates for my new seasonal poetry workshops at Collected Works Bookstore, Wellington & Holland, Ottawa, happening on Wednesday nights: September 22, 29; October 6, 13 & 27; November 3, 24 & December 1.

$200 for 8 sessions.
7pm to 9pm.

for information, contact rob mclennan at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com or 613 239 0337;

an eight week poetry workshop (spread out a little, for the sake of scheduling), the course will focus on workshopping writing of the participants, as well as reading various works by contemporary writers, both Canadian & American. participants should be prepared to have a handful of work completed before the beginning of the first class, to be workshopped (roughly ten pages.

Previous participants include: Amanda Earl, Roland Prevost, Pearl Pirie, Sandra Ridley, Marilyn Irwin, Rachel Zavitz, Janice Tokar, Nicholas Lea & Marcus McCann.

Born in Ottawa, Canada's glorious capital city, rob mclennan currently lives in Ottawa. The author of some twenty trade books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, his most recent titles are the poetry collections gifts
(Talonbooks), a compact of words (Salmon Poetry, Ireland), wild horses (University of Alberta Press) and a second novel, missing persons (The Mercury Press). An editor and publisher, he runs above/ground press, Chaudiere Books (with Jennifer Mulligan), seventeen seconds: a journal of poetry and poetics (ottawater.com/seventeenseconds), The Garneau Review (ottawater.com/garneaureview) and the Ottawa poetry pdf annual ottawater (ottawater.com). He spent the 2007-8 academic year in Edmonton as
writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta, and regularly posts reviews, essays, interviews and other notices at robmclennan.blogspot.com.

rob's january - march poetry workshops

If anyone is interested, I've just booked a series of dates for my new seasonal poetry workshops at Collected Works Bookstore, Wellington & Holland, Ottawa, happening on Wednesday nights: January 6, 13 and 27; February 3, 10 and 24; March 3, 10.

$250 for 8 sessions.
7pm to 9pm.

for information, contact rob mclennan at az421@freenet.carleton.ca or 613 239 0337;

an eight week poetry workshop (spread out a little, for the sake of scheduling), the course will focus on workshopping writing of the participants, as well as reading various works by contemporary writers, both Canadian & American. participants should be prepared to have a handful of work completed before the beginning of the first class, to be workshopped (roughly ten pages).

new poetry workshops by rob mclennan, Ottawa

In September, I'm starting another series of poetry workshops, a four-week concentrated conversation about contemporary writing practice to happen at the Carleton Tavern (upstairs), Parkdale Market, Ottawa. Participants should be prepared to have roughly ten pages of their own poetry completed before the first class, to be workshopped throughout the four sessions. Participants will also be given reading material (reading various works by contemporary Canadian and American authors) and writing assignments to be completed between sessions and discussed.

$250 for 4 sessions. 1pm to 5pm, September 13, 20 and 27 and October 4. For further information, contact rob mclennan at az421@freenet.carleton.ca or 613239 0337; spaces will be limited.

ART THAT FLOWS: How to Get Your Creative Work Done

with Alison Gresik

Writers and artists know all about obstacles to creativity, from our own fear and procrastination to the practical challenges of finding time and space to work. Led by an Ottawa writer, this eight-week interactive workshop will give you a toolbox of techniques for overcoming these obstacles so you can get more done on your artistic projects.

Wednesday nights,
October 1 to November 26 (no class October 29)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts and Humanities, 314 St. Patrick St. (at Cumberland), Ottawa
$200
Limited to 10 participants.

For more information or to register, visit Alison's website at www.gresik.ca/flow

new poetry workshops at Collected Works Bookstore, Ottawa

If anyone is interested, I've just booked a series of dates for my new seasonal poetry workshops at Collected Works Bookstore, Wellington & Holland, Ottawa, happening on Monday nights: September 22, 29; October 6; November 17, 24; December 1, 8, 15.

$200 for 8 sessions.
7pm to 9pm.

for information, contact rob mclennan at az421@freenet.carleton.ca or 613 239 0337;

an eight week poetry workshop (not happening during the ottawa international writers festival, of course), the course will focus on workshopping writing of the participants, as well as reading various works by contemporary writers, both Canadian & American. participants should be prepared to have a handful of work completed before the beginning of the first class, to be workshopped (roughly ten pages).