“Who can bend and not break? Not one of us. And yet, the moon also rises. The peonies bloom. Someone hands you a glass of water. Your thirst is quenched,…
Category: Poets
2019 Festival Highlights: Antony Di Nardo
As we confirm the program for NFOTA’s upcoming festival, to be announced very soon, we look back on previous festivals. Here is Antony Di Nardo’s poetry reading from Words on…
Why Poetry? by Kate Rogers
A lot of writers and artists make Northumberland County home! One important reason my husband and I chose to settle here after two decades abroad is the many poets and…
April is Poetry Month by Mia Burrus
Festival Readers: April is Poetry Month! It started with Katie Hoogendam’s launch of her new collection, Spring Thaw, as part of Let’s Talk Books’ spring series, which continues Sunday, April…
Picnic Table Anthology: a call for poetry submissions
“If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics?” Marie Dressler The Peoples Republic of Poetry (PRP) calls for submissions of poems…
Northumberland Art Lovers: Spirit of the Hills Writers’ Group
“I’m constantly blown away by the sheer number of people in this county involved in writing and publishing. I’m also awed by the amazing projects that have come out of…
Art for Change: Dane Swan on Changing the Face of Canadian Literature
Poet and writer Dane Swan talks to NFOTA’s Kim Aubrey about his experiences compiling and editing Changing the Face of Canadian Literature: a diverse Canadian anthology and his vision for…
A Positive Energy by Lynn C. Bilton
One of the beneficial aspects of an organization such as Northumberland Festival of the Arts, or Spirit of the Hills, is the ongoing support the members offer one another. That…