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8:00 pm |
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Poet, playwright, screenwriter, librettist and literary critic George Elliott Clarke is the E. J. Pratt Professor of Canadian Literature at the University of Toronto. His many awards include the Portia White Prize, a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Fellowship, a Governor General's Award for Poetry, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Achievement Award and a Trudeau Foundation Fellowship. His works include Black, Illuminated Verses, George & Rue, Beatrice Chancy, Whylah Falls, Execution Poems, and Québécité (which you might have seen performed at the 2006 Ottawa Fringe Festival). His readings are thoroughly enjoyable —you don't want to miss this one! |
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http://www.writersunion.ca/c/clarke_g.htm |
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Halifax |
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Nova Scotia |
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A revered poet, George Elliott Clarke was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, near the Black Loyalist community of Three Miles Plains, in 1960. A graduate of the University of Waterloo (B.A., Hons., 1984), Dalhousie University (M.A., 1989), and Queen’s University (Ph.D., 1993), he is now the inaugural E.J. Pratt Professor of Canadian Literature at the University of Toronto. An Assistant Professor of English and Canadian Studies at Duke University, 1994-1999, Clarke also served as the Seagrams Visiting Chair in Canadian Studies at McGill University, 1998-1999, and as a Noted Scholar at the University of British Columbia (2002) and as a Visiting Scholar at Mount Allison University (2005). He has also worked as a researcher (Ontario Provincial Parliament, 1982-83), editor (Imprint, University of Waterloo, 1984-85, and The Rap, Halifax, 1985-87), and newspaper columnist (The Daily News, Halifax, 1988-89, and The Halifax Herald, 1992-). He lives in Toronto, but he also owns land in Nova Scotia. His many honours include the Portia White Prize for Artistic Achievement (1998), Governor-General’s Award for Poetry (2001), The National Magazine Gold medal for Poetry (2001), the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award (2004), the Trudeau Fellowship Prize (2005), and the Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction (2006). |
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http://swizzles.ca/ |
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swizzles@rogers.com |
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246B Queen St., Ottawa |
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Ottawa |
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Ontario |
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K1P 5E4 |
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The National Capital has everything you are looking for. After an active, boring, or repetitive day at work you may want to relax at SWIZZLES for a drink, a smile, and a delightful conversation.
If you have lots of energy you might want to visit on Wednesdays and Saturdays for the "Boys of Many Sizes" have yourself a Go Go of a night of dancing and entertainment.
Karaoke is also on the menu for visitors who need to finish their day with a song. Dog and Pony Sound is featured for 4 nights a week at SWIZZLES. Enjoy your Karaoke Doggie Style every Sunday,Monday and Friday!
And Kitty has tangled herself in her yarn, so while she figures out how to get free we would like to welcome with open arms... GATOR on Tuesdays! Remember that every 3rd Sunday, enjoy an intresting evening with the delightful readings and entertainment of Dusty Owl Press.
No matter what you are looking for when the sun goes down, SWIZZLES has it.
Our pub's trouble free atmosphere is maintained by friendly and efficient staff. SWIZZLES
is a great meeting place for business, pleasure, or a little of both.
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