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Random Acts of Poetry - a week-long event where poets randomly read poems to people on the streets of Canada -will return for an encore in October.
Random Acts of Poetry is the brainchild of Canadian poet Wendy Morton and supported by online bookseller Abebooks.com and the Victoria READ Society, a non-profit literacy organization. The first event in 2004 featured 27 poets in 18 Canadian cities.
A celebration of poetry and literacy, the poets - all of whom have had their work published - will travel through their cities randomly reading poems to strangers in parks, bus stops, schools, cafes, shops, libraries, hair salons and other everyday places.
As the sponsor, Abebooks.com will donate a payment to each poet for their efforts, as well as purchasing books from each poet’s publisher so they can be presented to listeners, who have been ‘poemed.’
“Random Acts of Poetry had a huge impact on Canada last year. We hope to repeat that effect and also introduce the event to the UK and Ireland where there is a great appetite for poetry,” said Wendy Morton. “We have found poets who are willing to take poetry on to the streets and directly into peoples’ lives. I’ve had remarkable experiences reading poetry to strangers and seeing how poems can move them –sometimes to tears.”
Lisa Stevens, VP of Marketing at Abebooks, said: “We’re delighted to help promote poetry and literacy around the world. Poetry does not adhere to international boundaries and neither does Abebooks.com, which lists books from 13,000 booksellers in 48 countries.”
More info about this year's edition: (updated August 20th 2007)
Français en bas de page
Random Acts of Poetry - a week-long event where poets randomly read poems to people on the streets of Canada -will return for an encore in October.
Random Acts of Poetry is the brainchild of Canadian poet Wendy Morton and supported by online bookseller Abebooks.com and the Victoria READ Society, a non-profit literacy organization. The first event in 2004 featured 27 poets in 18 Canadian cities.
A celebration of poetry and literacy, the poets - all of whom have had their work published - will travel through their cities randomly reading poems to strangers in parks, bus stops, schools, cafes, shops, libraries, hair salons and other everyday places.
As the sponsor, Abebooks.com will donate a payment to each poet for their efforts, as well as purchasing books from each poet’s publisher so they can be presented to listeners, who have been ‘poemed.’
“Random Acts of Poetry had a huge impact on Canada last year. We hope to repeat that effect and also introduce the event to the UK and Ireland where there is a great appetite for poetry,” said Wendy Morton. “We have found poets who are willing to take poetry on to the streets and directly into peoples’ lives. I’ve had remarkable experiences reading poetry to strangers and seeing how poems can move them –sometimes to tears.”
Lisa Stevens, VP of Marketing at Abebooks, said: “We’re delighted to help promote poetry and literacy around the world. Poetry does not adhere to international boundaries and neither does Abebooks.com, which lists books from 13,000 booksellers in 48 countries.”
More info about this year's edition: (updated August 20th 2007)
Lancement montréalais des RANDONNÉES ALÉATOIRES DE POÉSIE 2007
Les Randonnées aléatoires de poésie (RAP) célèbrent la poésie et l’alphabétisation à travers le Canada. La 4e édition se tiendra du 1er au 7 octobre prochain.
Vous êtes cordialement invité au lancement montréalais
le mardi 2 octobre 2007 de 17h30 à 19h
à l'auditorium de la bibliothèque Atwater
Vous y serez accueuilli par les trois poètes participantes de cette année : Anne Cimon, Angela Leuck et Élizabeth Robert. Des poètes montréalais ayant participé aux éditions passées, des représentants d'institutions d'alphabétisations et des représentants d'associations littéraires professionnelles seront également présents.
On y tiendra de cours discours explicatifs, les poètes liront de leurs textes et feront tirer des exemplaires de leurs livres. Des rafraîchissements et du fromage seront servis sur place.
Cette année, les Randonnées aléatoires de poésie auront lieu d’un bout à l’autre du Canada, soit à Victoria, à Vancouver, à Calgary, à Edmonton, à Moose Jaw, à Winnipeg, à Stratford, à Markdale, à Brantford, à Toronto, à Ottawa, à Windsor, à Hamilton, à Montréal, à Trois-Rivières, à Saint-Lambert, à Longueuil, à Greenfield Park, à Beloeil, à Fredericton, à Charlottetown, à Halifax et à St. John’s.
Les Randonnées aléatoires de poésie (RAP) sont une initiative de Wendy Morton, poète canadienne, rendues possible grâce au soutien financier de la Victoria READ Society et le Conseil des arts du Canada.
Poètes montréalaises participantes disponibles pour une entrevue :
Anne Cimon anne.cimon@sympatico.ca 514.343.0112
Angela Leuck acleuck@gmail.com 514.766.3782
Élizabeth Robert elizabethrobert@nochesdepoesia.com 514.347.3907
Français en bas de page
Random Acts of Poetry - a week-long event where poets randomly read poems to people on the streets of Canada -will return for an encore in October.
Random Acts of Poetry is the brainchild of Canadian poet Wendy Morton and supported by online bookseller Abebooks.com and the Victoria READ Society, a non-profit literacy organization. The first event in 2004 featured 27 poets in 18 Canadian cities.
A celebration of poetry and literacy, the poets - all of whom have had their work published - will travel through their cities randomly reading poems to strangers in parks, bus stops, schools, cafes, shops, libraries, hair salons and other everyday places.
As the sponsor, Abebooks.com will donate a payment to each poet for their efforts, as well as purchasing books from each poet’s publisher so they can be presented to listeners, who have been ‘poemed.’
“Random Acts of Poetry had a huge impact on Canada last year. We hope to repeat that effect and also introduce the event to the UK and Ireland where there is a great appetite for poetry,” said Wendy Morton. “We have found poets who are willing to take poetry on to the streets and directly into peoples’ lives. I’ve had remarkable experiences reading poetry to strangers and seeing how poems can move them –sometimes to tears.”
Lisa Stevens, VP of Marketing at Abebooks, said: “We’re delighted to help promote poetry and literacy around the world. Poetry does not adhere to international boundaries and neither does Abebooks.com, which lists books from 13,000 booksellers in 48 countries.”
More info about this year's edition: (updated August 20th 2007)
Français en bas de page
Random Acts of Poetry - a week-long event where poets randomly read poems to people on the streets of Canada -will return for an encore in October.
Random Acts of Poetry is the brainchild of Canadian poet Wendy Morton and supported by online bookseller Abebooks.com and the Victoria READ Society, a non-profit literacy organization. The first event in 2004 featured 27 poets in 18 Canadian cities.
A celebration of poetry and literacy, the poets - all of whom have had their work published - will travel through their cities randomly reading poems to strangers in parks, bus stops, schools, cafes, shops, libraries, hair salons and other everyday places.
As the sponsor, Abebooks.com will donate a payment to each poet for their efforts, as well as purchasing books from each poet’s publisher so they can be presented to listeners, who have been ‘poemed.’
“Random Acts of Poetry had a huge impact on Canada last year. We hope to repeat that effect and also introduce the event to the UK and Ireland where there is a great appetite for poetry,” said Wendy Morton. “We have found poets who are willing to take poetry on to the streets and directly into peoples’ lives. I’ve had remarkable experiences reading poetry to strangers and seeing how poems can move them –sometimes to tears.”
Lisa Stevens, VP of Marketing at Abebooks, said: “We’re delighted to help promote poetry and literacy around the world. Poetry does not adhere to international boundaries and neither does Abebooks.com, which lists books from 13,000 booksellers in 48 countries.”
More info about this year's edition: (updated August 20th 2007)
Français en bas de page
Random Acts of Poetry - a week-long event where poets randomly read poems to people on the streets of Canada -will return for an encore in October.
Random Acts of Poetry is the brainchild of Canadian poet Wendy Morton and supported by online bookseller Abebooks.com and the Victoria READ Society, a non-profit literacy organization. The first event in 2004 featured 27 poets in 18 Canadian cities.
A celebration of poetry and literacy, the poets - all of whom have had their work published - will travel through their cities randomly reading poems to strangers in parks, bus stops, schools, cafes, shops, libraries, hair salons and other everyday places.
As the sponsor, Abebooks.com will donate a payment to each poet for their efforts, as well as purchasing books from each poet’s publisher so they can be presented to listeners, who have been ‘poemed.’
“Random Acts of Poetry had a huge impact on Canada last year. We hope to repeat that effect and also introduce the event to the UK and Ireland where there is a great appetite for poetry,” said Wendy Morton. “We have found poets who are willing to take poetry on to the streets and directly into peoples’ lives. I’ve had remarkable experiences reading poetry to strangers and seeing how poems can move them –sometimes to tears.”
Lisa Stevens, VP of Marketing at Abebooks, said: “We’re delighted to help promote poetry and literacy around the world. Poetry does not adhere to international boundaries and neither does Abebooks.com, which lists books from 13,000 booksellers in 48 countries.”
More info about this year's edition: (updated August 20th 2007)
Français en bas de page
Random Acts of Poetry - a week-long event where poets randomly read poems to people on the streets of Canada -will return for an encore in October.
Random Acts of Poetry is the brainchild of Canadian poet Wendy Morton and supported by online bookseller Abebooks.com and the Victoria READ Society, a non-profit literacy organization. The first event in 2004 featured 27 poets in 18 Canadian cities.
A celebration of poetry and literacy, the poets - all of whom have had their work published - will travel through their cities randomly reading poems to strangers in parks, bus stops, schools, cafes, shops, libraries, hair salons and other everyday places.
As the sponsor, Abebooks.com will donate a payment to each poet for their efforts, as well as purchasing books from each poet’s publisher so they can be presented to listeners, who have been ‘poemed.’
“Random Acts of Poetry had a huge impact on Canada last year. We hope to repeat that effect and also introduce the event to the UK and Ireland where there is a great appetite for poetry,” said Wendy Morton. “We have found poets who are willing to take poetry on to the streets and directly into peoples’ lives. I’ve had remarkable experiences reading poetry to strangers and seeing how poems can move them –sometimes to tears.”
Lisa Stevens, VP of Marketing at Abebooks, said: “We’re delighted to help promote poetry and literacy around the world. Poetry does not adhere to international boundaries and neither does Abebooks.com, which lists books from 13,000 booksellers in 48 countries.”
More info about this year's edition: (updated August 20th 2007)
Français en bas de page
Random Acts of Poetry - a week-long event where poets randomly read poems to people on the streets of Canada -will return for an encore in October.
Random Acts of Poetry is the brainchild of Canadian poet Wendy Morton and supported by online bookseller Abebooks.com and the Victoria READ Society, a non-profit literacy organization. The first event in 2004 featured 27 poets in 18 Canadian cities.
A celebration of poetry and literacy, the poets - all of whom have had their work published - will travel through their cities randomly reading poems to strangers in parks, bus stops, schools, cafes, shops, libraries, hair salons and other everyday places.
As the sponsor, Abebooks.com will donate a payment to each poet for their efforts, as well as purchasing books from each poet’s publisher so they can be presented to listeners, who have been ‘poemed.’
“Random Acts of Poetry had a huge impact on Canada last year. We hope to repeat that effect and also introduce the event to the UK and Ireland where there is a great appetite for poetry,” said Wendy Morton. “We have found poets who are willing to take poetry on to the streets and directly into peoples’ lives. I’ve had remarkable experiences reading poetry to strangers and seeing how poems can move them –sometimes to tears.”
Lisa Stevens, VP of Marketing at Abebooks, said: “We’re delighted to help promote poetry and literacy around the world. Poetry does not adhere to international boundaries and neither does Abebooks.com, which lists books from 13,000 booksellers in 48 countries.”
More info about this year's edition: (updated August 20th 2007)
Septième lecture multilingue de la série 2007
Tous les premiers mercredis du mois, Élizabeth Robert reçoit
dès 17h30 (lectures débutant à 18h00 jusqu'à 20h00) au
Le Dépanneur Café
206, rue Bernard Ouest
Montréal, Québec H2T 2K4
514.271.9357 info@ledepanneurcafe.com
Programme du Mercredi 10 octobre 2007 :
*Exceptionnnellement le deuxième mercredi du mois afin de ne pas interférer avec la tenue du Festival international de la poésie de Trois-Rivières.
Bertrand Laverdure lira de ses poèmes en français et en espagnol.
Angela Leuck lira de ses haikus en anglais.
Pauline Michel lira de ses poèmes en français, accompagnée de son traducteur,
Nigel Spencer qui lira ses versions anglaises.
Angel Fidel Ponce déclamera quelques-uns de ses poèmes en espagnol.
Brian Campbell lira de ses poèmes et chantera en anglais.
Nous tenons à remercier Adage, la Ligue des poètes canadiens, ainsi que le Conseil des arts du Canada pour leur soutien.
