MOCAMBOPO
POETRY & PERFORMANCE READING SERIES.
A FEATURE WRITER & OPEN MIKE EVERY WEEK
THE 1999 READING SERIES
March 5, 1999: ELIZABETH WELLBURN & DERYK HOUSTON
Reading from Echoes From The Square. During the terrible shelling of Sarajevo, in 1992, Vedran Smailovic played his cello for 22 days to honour the 22 people who had been killed while queuing for bread. His actions sent a clear message to the world that the insanity must stop.
March 12, 1999: TANIS JOHNSON
Tanis has been doing public readings for over six years. Her poetry has been heard on CFUV and is published on the net.
March 19, 1999: TERRY ANN CARTER
Terry will be reading from Waiting for Julia. A poetic chronicling of the Chernoybyl disaster and a community's efforts to help one of its victims. Reading to benefit the Canadian Relief Fund for Victims of Chernobyl in Belarus.
March 26, 1999: SHAW SMITH
April 2, 1999: James Schlicter
April 9, 1999: Jill Boettger
April 16, 1999: Ross Priddle
April 30, 1999: Sean Macfalls
May 7, 1999: Martha Warnes
May 14, 1999: Paul Burnside
May 21, 1999: Mark Asser
June 4, 1999: Robin Johnston
June 11, 1999: Sinister Grande,
fener one, Cliff Syringe
June 18, 1999 ~ John Mckenzie ~
a nomadic poet originally from PEI. He has washed up in Victoria. He claims to write songs for the songless.
June 25, 1999 ~ Alien Claymore ~
July 16, 1999 ~ Gayle Harris ~
July 23, 1999 ~ Dave Groulx ~
David Groulx (pronounced grew) has been published in over 50 magazines and
antrhologies in England, Wales, United States, and Canada. His second
book of poetry The Long Dance will be published by Kegedonce press later
this year. He is also winner of the Munro prize for poetry at Lakehead
University in Thunder Bay and the Simon J. Lucas award for outstanding
writer at the Enowkin Centre in Penticton.
August 6, 1999 ~ J. William Knowles ~
August 13, 1999 ~ Mark Harding ~
August 20, 1999 ~Clive Beal ~
September 10, 1999 Paul Willcocks
September 17, 1999 Richard Olaffson
September 24, 1999 Lorna Crozier
October 1, 1999 P. K. Page
October 8, 1999 Leanne McIntosh
October 15, 1999 Margaret Dyment
October 22, 1999 Lorna Jackson
October 29, 1999 Barbara Lambert
November 5, 1999 Tanya Kern
November 12, 1999 Susan Musgrave
November 19, 1999 Wendy Morton
November 26, 1999 Patrick Friesen
December 3, 1999 Don McKay and John Donlan
December 10, 1999 Tim Brownlow
December 17, 1999 Midwinter's Tale with Yvonne Owen and Naomi Lester
Mocambopo Christmas Party
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