ottawa international writers festival actual has a real poetry reading for a change - not a wank fest

here is one that will not be the same old same old


ottawa international writers festival - April 13 8pm.

MESSAGIO GALORE Take V
Curated by jwcurry & performed by Alexander's Dark Band (jwcurry, Maria Erskine, Nicholas Power, Rob Read) and Auxiliary (John Lavery and Carmel Purkis)

A celebratory investigation into what constitutes sound poetry, surveying its composers through over 100 years of selected Canadian and international works. Tonight’s one-time-only edit reaches back to the 6th century for Venantius Fortunatus’ CRUXword, premieres two new works (by curry & Read) and presents compositions by Jaap Blonk, Fortunato Depero, the Four Horsemen, Claude Gauvreau, Raoul Hausmann, Mike Patton, Kurt Schwitters and Frank Zappa (among many others). Be aware: this will be a relentless ear experience taking approximately two hours (plus a break). Kreegah Bundolo!