Review: The Book of Grief and Hamburgers by Stuart Ross ISBN: 978-1-77041-656-7 ECW Press, Toronto, 2022 Reviewed by Kate Rogers Angst, denial and self-mocking humour struggle with each other in Stuart Ross’s poem-diary-essay about learning to live with grief. The poem-entries take us through the speaker’s inner process as he grapples with loss. It is…
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Can Young People and Adults Collaborate? by Ken Morden
CAN YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS COLLABORATE? Definitely yes! Especially if it involves music. The Northumberland Festivals of the Arts (NFOTA) has a unique opportunity for our young people that needs funding. The Festival takes place from September 16 to October 2, 2022, and Northumberland artists such as Shannon Linton, Ted Staunton, Saskia Tomkins and many more will…
Volunteers Needed for Poetry on Parade by Wally Keeler
On Saturday, September 17, 2-4pm, Northumberland Festival of the Arts is presenting a poetry reading, Words on a Wire. The event, held inside the grand Concert Hall of Victoria Hall, will be filled with Poets Laureate and the eloquence of Northumberland. Outside Victoria Hall will stand the Picnic Table Anthology, covered in poems from over…
Words on a Wire by Wally Keeler
Poetician1 (Wally Keeler) of the glorious imagine nation of the Peoples Republic of Poetry (PRP) and an agent poetvocateur collaborator from the Cobourg Poetry Workshop drove over to Poet Hope, without authorization, on a Sunday afternoon to propose some text be raised to the heavens, don’t ya know. It was a meme mission. Poetician1 settled…
What’s on at the Festival: Words on a Wire and Parade of Poetriots
Discover two more events for you, your friends and family to enjoy at the Northumberland Festival of the Arts, September 16 – October 2, 2022, taking place in Northumberland County’s picturesque towns and beautiful countryside. “It’s only poetry that does it for me. Words have a knack for being elastic. They also love to tell…
Meet the Faces Behind NFOTA: John Unruh
“My grandfather emigrated from Ukraine to Manitoba when he was just a young man, escaping the worst of the communist revolution. He was a bit of a story-teller himself. Maybe that’s where I got the bug.” John Unruh Writer and business editor John Unruh works diligently on NFOTA’s Website and Ticketing System. Who you are?…
Meet the Faces Behind NFOTA: Christopher Cameron
“To me, art is not a concept that requires quotation marks. It is not an abstract to be set apart for special attention; every word, every brush stroke, every strand is woven into the world we live in.” Christopher Cameron I am a former professional opera singer who is now a writer and editor. In…
Tickets on Sale Now for Northumberland Festival of the Arts!
View the entire event schedule and purchase tickets here : The Northumberland Festival of the Arts will take place over 16 days from September 16 to October 2 in Cobourg, Port Hope, Warkworth, Trent River, Brighton, Castleton, Colborne and Alderville, as well as a tour of artists studios in the north and eastern parts of…