Bywords Quarterly Journal Fall Launch & Editors' Reading Sunday, November 4, 2012, 2pm Featuring poetry from contributors Sylvia Adams, Andre Narbonne, Myrna Rootham & Matthew Walsh Poetry by editors Amanda Earl, Carol A. Stephen & Claudia Coutu Radmore & music by Jesse Rose. Further info: amanda@bywords.ca
Charms Against Lightning by James Arthur
My rating: 5 of 5 stars from GoodReads
I read the new first book shown here, from James Arthur as soon as I received it this week. There are amazing phrases and images in every poem. James startles you at every turn. Just as you think you know where the poem has landed you, you’re off in another direction. I will be reading it again next week, trying to decide which poem is my favourite. For now, though, I’ll just note the first one in the book, which is the title poem, Charms Against Lightning, the last one, Summer Song, and the one that appears on the back cover, Reed Ships.
You can also check out James Arthur’s webpage here:
http://www.jamesarthurpoetry.com/
The book can be ordered at Amazon.com or at Indigo.ca.
Samples of James’ poems are to be found here, where he’s featured this week as The Sunday Poet.
This past week, I suppose the biggest breakthrough for me was as a featured reader at Tree Reading Series. I think it was the wonderful commentary
open mic host: Rod Pederson (Photo credit: pesbo)
by Rod Pederson as he introduced me that made me so relaxed, because at one point I leaned my arm casually against the lectern as if I had been there all my life. (Well, not ALL my life…)
I launched my second chapbook as well, which was another push forward with my poetry, so I was most pleased about that too.
I don’t mean to go on and on about this event, but it really is quite a nice honour to be selected as a Hot Ottawa Voice. And congrats on that to my fellow hotties, once again, David Blaikie, Shai Ben Shalom, and Guy Simser.
Here is a link to my reading that night. http://www.treereadingseries.ca/videos/featured-readers/carol-stephen-14-aug-12
You can also access each of the other readers at the Tree Reading Series site, under Videos.
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