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 The folks from Dusty Owl are pretty excited about the upcoming Dusty Owl reading, and we hope you are too! This Sunday, they're bringing the one and only George Elliott Clarke to their mike. He almost needs no introduction (especially for those of us who've studied Contemporary Canadian Lit), but just in case he does, here's one:
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!
They're expecting a good turnout for the show, so come early to grab a drink and a chair! Dusty Owl is also partnering with Octopus Books to bring copies of George's books to the reading, so they will be available for purchase (and, I would assume, signing.) Click here for contact info and a map to the event!
There's no cover as usual, and the reading —as ever—starts at 5:00 at Swizzles Bar & Grill. Afterwards we open the mike up for anyone who wants to come up and share their poetry or prose or song, and then there's the inimitable Object of Desire Competition to wrap things up. More information is at www.dustyowl.com.
The popular Dusty Owl Reading Series began in the early nineties in the heyday of Ottawa open mike poetry readings, and for five years it held forth in the late, lamented Cafe Wim on Sussex in the Market. In 1999, the series went dormant, and was revived in early 2004. The original reading, and its new incarnation, are dedicated to showcasing the best in Ottawa talent and fostering the artistic community. In the two years since its (re)inception, it's featured poets, novelists, journalists, folk and blues bands, fundraisers, open mikes, and book launches. The reborn Owl has found its home at the intimate and friendly Swizzles Bar & Grill (246-B Queen Street, between Bank and Kent; down the stairs beside the Thai restaurant).
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