We will gather as a community in the AMP Lab (Fip 251) at UBCO for a collective epic reading of Sharon Thesen’s magnificent body of work from 1981 through to now. In the SoundBox archive, the AMP Lab hosts literary recordings featuring Sharon Thesen from the 1980s, this event will provide an opportunity to experience […]
Performances | AMP Lab, Kelowna, Sharon Thesen, UBC Okanagan
SpokenWeb presents a reading series composed of re-playing entire recordings from the Sir George Williams Poetry Series. The readings will be held on the same day that they took place, years ago, at Concordia (then SGW University). Join us to listen, reflect, write, and respond to this experience of hearing, again, the mediated voice. During […]
Performances | Concordia University, Ghost Reading Series, Montreal, Ted Berrigan
SpokenWeb presents a reading series composed of re-playing entire recordings from the Sir George Williams Poetry Series. The readings will be held on the same day that they took place, years ago, at Concordia (then SGW University). Join us to listen, reflect, write, and respond to this experience of hearing, again, the mediated voice. During […]
Performances, Workshops | Concordia University, Ghost Reading Series, James Wright, Montreal
Deep Curation: A Poetry Reading is presented as part of the Mile End Poets’ Festival in collaboration with SpokenWeb. Four poets perform an interwoven, responsive reading, answering and echoing one another’s work. Host: Klara du Plessis Readers: Aaron Boothby, Klara du Plessis, Canisia Lubrin, Erin Robinsong. Tickets are $7 on the door, or pay […]
Performances | Aaron Boothby, Canisia Lubrin, Erin Robinsong, Klara du Plessis, Mile End Poets Festival, Montreal
SpokenWeb Concordia presents a reading series composed of re-playing entire recordings from the Sir George Williams Poetry Series. Readings will be held on the same day that they took place, years ago, at Concordia (then SGW University). Join us to listen, reflect, write, and respond to this experience of hearing, again, the mediated voice. The term […]
Performances | Aurelio Meza, Ghost Reading Series, James Wright, Kodama Cartonera, Ted Berrigan
Deep curation is an experimental approach to poetry reading organization. Traditionally, a handful of poets are invited to read, then assigned a timeslot in which to share their writing; what they choose to read is completely up to their discretion implying that how the night unfolds collectively is dependent on chance and improvisation. In contrast, […]
As the culmination of the four-year SSHRC IG-funded project SpokenWeb, a conference “Can Lit Across Media: Un-Archiving the Temporal Literary Event” will be held at Concordia University on June 5-6th 2015. It will gather scholars, writers, archivists and media practitioners for an intensive investigation into the past, present, and future of archiving and un-archiving Can […]
Conferences, Performances, Symposia | Can Lit, Concordia University, Montreal
Please join us for the second instalment of the Performing the SpokenWeb Reading Series. A collaboration project between the English & History Department. All events are open to the public. FREE AFTERNOON WORKSHOP WITH THE POETS Oral Literary History: The Poetics of Real Life Stories with Daphne Marlatt & Diane Wakoski Friday November 21st […]
Performances | Concordia University, Daphne Marlatt, Diane Wakoski, Montreal
A Public Performance From Exceptional Artists We are pleased to present Dutch composer Jaap Blonk, Canadian poet Christian Bök, and Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq for a public performance onOctober 28, 2013 at 7PM in the Henry F. Hall Building (Room-767) at Concordia University (1455 De Maisonneuve W. Blvd.). Tanya Tagaq is a contemporary performance artist […]
Performances | Christian Bök, Concordia University, Jaap Blink, Montreal, Tanya Tagaq
Friday October 12, 2012 Exhibits at 6:00 P.M. Reading at 7:00 P.M. H-110, Henry F. Hall Building, Concordia University 1455 De Maisonneuve Street West (514) 848-2424 ext. 2340 The SSHRC IG SpokenWeb Research Team is pleased to announce its first event in the “Performing the Spoken Word Archive” series. The event will be held Friday, […]
Performances, Presentations | Concordia University, David McFadden, George Bowering, Montreal, Oral History