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Sonnet Smackdown on the Open Mic Feb 25

By admin | February 5, 2010

Along with our readers: David Day, Bill Howell and Rod Weatherbie on Thursday February 25 we will have our first ever Sonnet Smackdown on the Open Mic
Join us at the Black Swan, 154 Danforth Avenue, just east of Broadview (map).
Open Mic Sign-up at 7:30
Readings commence at 8 p.m.
Yes we did just write: The [...]

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livewords january well-attended to + a happy Cento warrior

By admin | January 29, 2010

livewords kicked off 2010 with finely wrought words and sounds on a frigid night.
Please follow the links below for more information on our January readers:
a. rawlings: http://cwip.artmob.ca/contributors/arawlings
Sandy Pool: http://www.guernicaeditions.com/author.php?id=317
Heather Cadsby: http://www.poets.ca/Linktext/direct/cadsby.htm
The winner of our Cento contest was Mick Burrs with his adaptation from Emily Dickinson.
Thanks to our judges Jim Johnstone and Sue Chenette.

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livewords Janaury 2010 with a. rawlings, Sandy Pool & Heather Cadsby + an all CENTO open mic

By admin | January 21, 2010

livewords welcomes Heather Cadsby, Sandy Pool and a. rawlings to read on Thursday January 28th at the Black Swan, 154 Danforth Avenue, just east of Broadview (map). Readings commence at 8 p.m.
Heather Cadsby is the author of four books of poetry. Her most recent book, titled Could be, was published in October 2009 by [...]

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Thursday October 22 Open Mic: Cento, Sonnet, Sestina

By admin | October 17, 2009

On the same night we will be graced by Adam Getty, Sonja Greckol, and Blair Trewartha, we are having a form-based Open Mic Contest:
A Cento [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5771] , Sonnet [http://www.sonnets.org/basicforms.htm] or Sestina [http://www.public.asu.edu/~aarios/formsofverse/reports2000/page9.html]
Poems must be in the one of these forms.
2 $20 prizes for each runner up for best poem of each form.
1 Overall prize of [...]

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Poetry in Translation redux + favourites & originals - 8/27/9

By admin | August 5, 2009

livewords  returns to our summer home at The Central, 603 Markham Street - click here for a map - on Thursday August 27 for an all and “different” open mic night kicking off at 8 pm.
3 Kinds of Open Mic Sets:

Poetry in Translation

Reading a poem by a poet you admire, translated into English from _______ [...]

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