Janet Richards - 2007


"Prehensile in the Park"

A literary reading in Memorial Park

MCed by
R.D. Roy


R.D. Roy
2007

List of readers:
(click on author names to see bio)

Biographical Sketch of MC: R.D. Roy is originaly from Montreal. His Anglo/Francophone heritage and working class background are often reflected in his writing.

He's published two collections of short stories, The Colours Found in Bruises, (Panegyric Press) and a short novel, A Pre-emptive Kindness, (Hidden Brook Press). His work has appeared in several anthologies and Montreal’s Matrix magazine. Roy's first book of poetry, Three Cities, will be released by Hidden Brook Press in early 2008.

Roy was a feature reader at the International Book Fair in Havana (2007, 2008), the Al Purdy People's Poetry festival, 2007, and with Toronto's DUB poetry collective (2006, 2007).- He is the "Official House Poet" to the Organic Undergound Reasaurant in Belleville!

Readers' Bios:

Mark Clement is retired but not tired of writing poetry which he has done since 1958. Member Ontario Poetry Society and Cobourg Poetry workshop. Published usual places with upcoming first book this fall.

Roger Dorey is a published author, blues singer living in Kingston.

Laurie Hill is an award-winning playwright now in the process of learning to write novels. Early resonses from pros call the recent work: "So fresh and poignant", "a realm of magic'.

Jen Londry; It would not be enough to say that Jen Londry sits at a desk by a window and writes, when her work is such a keen and un-nerving perspective on our lives.

Susan Lynn Reynolds is an award winning novelist and short story writer, but only recently started calling herself a poet. Her first poetry chapbook skinned was launched in February this year.
 
Janet Richards is a poet & journalist from Belleville, Ontario. Author of Glass Skin (Hidden Brook Press, 2008), Janet is also a member of the Canada Cuba Literary Alliance.
 
Bonita Summers, author of Woman with the Flying Mind has contributed to several anthologies and is the editor of The Wisdom of Old Souls, an anthology for Hidden Brook Press

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José Martí
(José Julián Martí Pérez)

Poems by José Martí, Cuba's national poet, will be read by Alberto Domenech as part of "Prehensile in the Park"

Alberto Domenech:
Alberto was an associate professor of language in Cuba and now volunteers as a translator for immigrants in Kingston, Ontario.  He moved from Cuba to Canada this year and has recently been involved in building connections with his homeland.

He and fellow Kingstonians are collecting used computers and radio-control hobby equipment to send to Cuba. They have arranged to bring 4 Cuban radio-control enthusiasts to visit Kingston this summer.