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It was a brief affair but it’s over livewords moves east for November 26th

It was a brief affair but it’s over. Sage West, where we had some autumnal glory, has been sold so once again livewords picks up its bags and dusts off it’s hat and moves on.

We are very pleased to advise we are moving east to the Black Swan Tavern at 154 Danforth Avenue just steps [...]

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livewords goes east on November 26th with Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, A. F. Moritz, Robyn Sarah and Zach Wells.

It’s a cool November livewords in a new location the Black Swan Tavern at 154 Danforth Avenue just steps east of Broadview Station.
livewords is pleased to welcome Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, A. F. Moritz, Robyn Sarah and Zach Wells.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, November 26 at Black Swan Tavern- at 154 [...]

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

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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Open Mic August - livewords 8/27/9 - the rules

3 Kinds of Open Mic Sets at livewords on August 27th:

Poetry in Translation
A reading of a poem that “hit you between the eyes”
As written by you

Two (2) opportunities to sign up:

In Advance to info@livewords.ca - 5 names per set

The night of - August 27th- Sign up at 7:30 pm - max 10 per set [...]

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Poetry in Translation - June 25 - open mic contest

At the June livewords show we will have a unique iteration of our ‘open mic contest’ with a night of poetry in translation.
All participants have to do is select a poem he/she particularly likes translated into English from any other language on Earth, read it to the assembled masses, then sit down - :). If [...]

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