Alfred Nobel had broad cultural interests. The interest that he developed in literature during his early youth lasted throughout his life. His library holds a rich spectrum of literature in different languages. Further evidence of Nobel’s literary interest was that during the last years of his life, he began writing …
Journey with No Maps by Sandra Djwa (published by McGill-Queen's University Press) is the first biography of P.K. Page, a brilliant twentieth-century poet and a fine artist. The product of over a decade's research and writing, the book follows Page as she becomes one of Canada's best-loved and most influential …
Five speakers, fifteen minutes each - True stories of passion, obsession and adventure recounted live with just two rules: no scripts and only fifteen minutes each. Paul Muldoon will speak on poetry and song lyrics as part of this lively series. Learn more here.
The Governor General's Literary Awards 2012 finalists will be announced on Tuesday, October 2 at 10 am, on the Canada Council website. Canada's national literary awards celebrate literature for all tastes and ages by honouring the best English-language and the best French-language books in each of 7 categories: fiction, non-fiction, …
Seattle Arts and Lectures presents a year of diverse poetic voices, featuring eight of the best emerging and established poets writing today. Dean Young is one of them. He has published over a dozen books, including Elegy on Toy Piano, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry …