Poetry at ArtFest!

Join us for a 3-day poetry festival.

This will be our 12th annual festival this year and will feature over 60 poets from Ontario and Quebec in this 3-day event, many of them bringing books. The event will include:

Fri 9:00 – 10:30am - Bruce Kauffman’s intuitive writing workshop (sign up at 8:30). And it’s FREE.

Sat and Sun - The Amazing Alba, Typewriter Poet (during breaks) ->
Sat: 9:00-4:00
Sun: 9:00-3:30

Everyday - 9am on Reading sessions, books on display, & ample time between sessions to chat.

schedule

FRIDAY JUNE 26th

9:00 - 10:30am
‘Intuitive Writing’ workshop (signup: 8:30)

11am – 12:00pm
Gia Arcos, Sonali Samaia, Kin Man Young Tai, Lynda Wilde

1:00 – 2:00pm
Meg Freer, Jane Macdonald, Alanna Veitch, Margaret Code

3:00 – 4:15pm
Lynn Tait, Dawn Spectre, Ali Dixon, Grace Dixon, Eric Folsom

5:00 – 6:15pm
Carma Niceforo, Gwen Whitford, Neshan Tung, Otoniya Okot Bitek, Paul Akpomuje

7:00 – 8:00pm
TJ Best, Jennifer Londry, Sarah Wells, Brent Raycroft

SATURDAY JUNE 27th

10:00 – 11:15am
Ana Johnson, Nathalie Sorensen, Dianne Joyce, Kathryn MacDonald, Kate Rogers

12:00– 1:15pm
Louise Carson, Elizabeth Greene, Sheila Stewart, Anne Archer, Sue Bracken

2:00 – 3:15pm
Erika Lamon, David Malone, Allan Briesmaster, Honey Novick

4:00 – 5:30pm
Judith Popiel, Bruce Cudmore, Leo Roberts, Pat Connors, Liz Huntly/Jensch, + Tammy Selena Tuck (author) narrating her Tragically Hip/Gord Downie tribute poem w/an acoustic backup by local jazz musician Craig Jones

SUNDAY JUNE 28th

10:00 – 11:15am
Sara Rogers, Ron Chase, Leyli Jamali, Maria Mittea, Sarah B. Wiseman

12:00 - 1:15pm
Bethmarie Michalska, Harlequin Crow, Leslie Saunders, Vera Hadzic

2:00 – 3:15pm
Al Moritz, Carolynn Kingyens, Lisa Reynolds, Joel Giroux, Monty Reid

3:45 – 5:00pm
Jennifer Verardi, Vikki Langelier, Jason Heroux, Carolyn Smart,Bruce Kauffman

Contact
Bruce Kauffman <bruce.kauffman@hotmail.com>