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A Special TREE Reading Series event *HOW TO GIVE A KICK-ASS READING* led by Marnie Woodrow* Where: Arts Court, Floor 2A When: Saturday April 17th, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. * * We’ve all been to literary readings where an otherwise talented writer either kills her work with a monotone drone or makes us all sweat with nervous, self-mocking remarks. In the interest of helping you make the most of your

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Christian Bök"Be Okay with an Umlaut-(A Grand Tour through the Work of Christian Bök)" Munro Beattie Lecture 2009-2010hosted by the Department of English, Carleton University Thursday, March 4th 7:30pm360 Tory Building Free Public LectureReception to follow

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some of the apple varieties read as part of the performance piece 'Apples'Two weeks ago now, we performed in Toronto's Test Reading Series, a series graciously curated and hosted by the able Mark Truscott. This is the note that appears for the Max Middle Sound Project on Test's web site save for a one word revision:the Max Middle Sound Project presents a dryer, drummer, bubble wrap beats, an

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The A B Series #1A new literary reading/performance/lecture series produced and hosted by Max Middle.http://theabseries.blogspot.com/The inaugural reading in The A B Series takes place at 7:30pm on November 1st in the Art Gallery on the main floor of Ottawa's City Hall with readings by three book touring Calgarians. Poets Natalie Zina Walschots and ryan fitzpatrick launch collections of poetry

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Following 'ATTA : Rudiments' published as Puddle leaflet #13, 'ATTA : Rudiments #2' is being published by Calgary's NO Press as a leaflet. It's number 2 in the sequence: I used scraps from making Puddle #13 plus a couple of the published leaflets to make 'ATTA : Rudiments #2'. There's an August 26th, 2007 note on Ross Priddle's Bent Spoon blog about the new leaflet: http://poetry2008.

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The Max Middle Sound Project, consisting of members John Lavery, Max Middle & Ja Sonier, performs in the Test Reading Series on October 25th.

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http://poetry2008.blogspot.com/2007/09/soundponent-participants.html

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i posted a photo album of cottage life 2007:http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=49353&l=10f27&id=846215331with a picture of my grandmother, 96 years young.

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Out of Character by Geof Huth, Paper Kite Press 2007hush by jenny sampirisi, Thornburg Press, 2006Portal by andrew topel, NO PRESS, 2007fractal economies by derek beaulieu, Talon Books 2006Flatland 25-35 by derek beaulieu published bytheskinofmeteeth.blogspot.com, 2007

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Covers of four very cool things I picked up at Rust Belt Books in Buffalo, NY when I was there last July 12th: Processed Words was published by Coffee House Press, Minneapolis, in 1990 as Morning Coffee Chapbook 27. It was designed by Allan Kornblum who just happened to have edited , handset and printed Dental Floss Volume I Number III.stained paper archive tract 10the new chief tongue #4

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The trip to Toronto, St Catharines & Buffalo earlier this month was really excellent save for the border crossing. On July 9th, caught the better part of The Scream Literary Festival mainstage with Anne Davison -- we left John Lavery at my aunt & uncle's place. Afterwards, I met in the person for the first time many that I have been corresponding with for some time.In St Catharines at the Grey

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The only photos I during the week's road trip, 9-13 July, to Toronto, St. Catharines & Buffalo were at Grey Borders host/organizer Gregory Betts' house after the reading late at night.Where I [& apparently Gregory Betts too] thought the brain had Brendan.Anne Davison at the Grey Borders Reading Series, 10 July 07.Photo: Gregory BettsJohn Lavery reading as part of the Max Middle Sound Project in

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i dont what to say abt the border crossing... i was mistaken for a criminal... it was very scary... i dont like the idea of borders... especially the one between canada and us... me no nationalist... i just happen to live on this beautiful turtle island of a continent... we're so lucky... we suffer... something about turtle island shields us somehow.... citizen of planet earth i am.

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Thanks to the gracious organizational efforts of Gregory Betts & kevin thurston & with a Tree Reading Series performance on June 26th behind us, we [the Max Middle Sound Project] are preparing for a couple readings next week, one in St Catharines & one in Buffalo. It looks like John Lavery & I will be representing a truncated Sound Project. We're hoping Anne Davison might be able to join us. In

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left to right: Jason Sonier, Max Middle, John Lavery, Anne DavisonMAX MIDDLE SOUND PROJECTPRESENTED by the TREE READING SERIESFeature Performance in the Tin House Courtyard8pm26 June 2007The Max Middle Sound Project consisting of members Anne Davison, John Lavery, Max Middle and Jason Sonier, executes multi-vocal performance poetry works in a one-time outdoor program presented by the Tree Reading

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Ottawa writer Mark Frutkin won the English-language Trillium Book Award today for his novel Fabrizio's Return.Toronto's Ken Babstock was named winner of the $10,000 Trillium Book Award for Poetry (English-language) for his collection Airstream Land Yacht.The corresponding French-language prize was a tie between Ottawa writer Daniel Castillo Durante for La passion des nomads and Toronto poet Paul

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Recently in the mail from publisher derek beaulieu arrived contributor copies of Simplex 17, a portfolio with works by seventeen poets/artists. As noted below, each of us received a single sheet of Letraset with which to create a one page work. The results are diverse & fascinating. I've posted a digitized version of the work I created for the project to: http://www.maxmiddle.com/vispo.htmlOn

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Toronto's Scream Literary Festival has announced its lineup. The Festival runs from July 3rd to July 9th this year.The English-language finalists for the Trillium Book Award for poetry have been announced [amongst them Ottawan Anita Lahey]: * Ken Babstock for Airstream Land Yacht * Adam Dickinson for Kingdom, Phylum * Anita Lahey for Out to Dry in Cape BretonAmongst the nominees for the

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upstairs at the Carleton Tavern in Ottawadoors 7pm, readings 7:30pm15 June 2007Organized jointly by the small press action network-ottawa (span-0) & Griddle Grin Productions.Pennsylvania poets Jennifer Hill-Kaucher & Dan Waber will feature in a reading to take place on the eve of the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair; other readers to be announced by span-o.Jennifer Hill-Kaucher is the author of four

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I'll be behind a table at the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair for the first time ever this June 16th between noon & 5pm, upstairs in the Jack Purcell Community Centre. If you make it to the fair, come say hello -- I'll have free Puddle leaflets to distribute as well as some stuff for sale.

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At the Ottawa International Writers Festival, 20 April 2007, Chris Jennings photocopied (& annotated) this excerpt by Steve McCaffery from Imagining Language: An Anthology edited by Jed Rasula & Steve McCaffery for Simon Armitage, the latter both Yorkshire men. It appears that it was left somewhere & i just happened to find it & annotate with my own chicken scratch as you see at bottom

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Ian Roy launches Red Bird at the Manx in Ottawa at 5pm as part of the Plan 99 Reading Series.

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Writing Life #3 - 19 April 2007 - left to right Kate Heartfield, Andy Brown, Tanya Chapman & M.A.C. Farrant

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Three Puddle leaflets for the Ottawa Intl Writers Fest - #15 by Adam Seelig #14 by Nico Vassilakis & #13 is one I made with the image below & is titled 'AT TA : Rudiments'. I was talking to a scientist yesterday who was struck by the resemblance it bears to the termination signal in a DNA sequence. This is pure coincidence since my knowledge of DNA science is limited to say the least. Hmm...

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left to right: B.W. Powe, Sandra Alland & bill bissett at the Poetry Cabaret 18 April 2007bill bissett at the Poetry Cabaret 18 April 2007left to right: George Murray, rob mclennan, George Bowering, Stephen BrockwellPoetry Cabaret 15 April 2007

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Posting this on behalf of documentary filmmakers, Josh Massey massey.josh@gmail.com & Ben Walker benwalkervideo@gmail.com Heard of Poetsby Josh Massey & Ben WalkerDocumentary Film ScreeningSaturday April 21st @ 4pmLibrary and Archives of Canada395 Wellington Street, OttawaOttawa International Writers FestivalSpring EditionA free eventHeard of Poets takes a look at poetry as it happens in

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'Thought Though' by Nico Vassilakis & 'AT TA : Rudiments' by yrs truly hot off the photocopier today, Puddles #14 & #13 respectively - yes i took on the #13 & spared other contributors any association with that number. One more on the way - will let you know when it's published.Thanks to Grunge Papers papers publisher Grant Wilkins for continuing to provide such excellent assistance in the

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On March 28th, I went to see The Four Horsemen Project at the Great Canadian Theatre Company. It was an excellent treat to visit the Great Canadian Theatre Company again; it's been far too long - next thing you know they'll be in their new digs on Wellington at Parkdale. My first attendance at the GCTC was in high school when I went with a drama class to see a musical theatre production - all I

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Lots of views of the Max Middle Sound Project video I posted to YouTube recently:http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MaxMiddle

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unfortunately, the campaign for Wharton was unsuccessful in last November's municipal elections. he was running in Ottawa. anyone know what Wharton's doing now?

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The Ottawa Intl Writers Festival Spring Edition schedulue was announced today: the first six days in any case. Apparently, a documentary film about poetry in Ottawa will be shown on the seventh day, Saturday the 21st; although, this is, of course, a secret.I'm especially excited about the Poetry Cabarets. It'll be my first chance to hear Sandra Alland, Dennis Lee, B.W. Powe, Barbara Nickel, Simon

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This Wednesday, I'll be attending The Four Horsemen Project at the GCTC here in Ottawa. I'm very much looking forward to seeing the production. I've heard many good things about it. There's been much commotion about the production in poetry circles and lots of press, both in Toronto where it first showed and more recently in Ottawa where it's on til April 1st. See Angela Rawlings' comments here &

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You can watch the Max Middle Sound Project video on an Other Clutter C-Cells page & submit a comment there as well.

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& the deadline for the soundponent i'm putting together for main editor Jessica Smith's Outside Voices Poetry Anthology is Saturday, March 31st - enthusiastically welcoming submission til then. if you might have trouble meeting the deadline, let me know: max@maxmiddle.com

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The excellent news for the Max Middle Sound Project is that John Lavery has decided to join us for a series of 2007 summer/fall performances we'll be launching on June 26th in Ottawa's Tree Reading Series, followed by appearances in Toronto, other Ontario centres and Buffalo, NY.On June 26th, as part of the Tree Reading Series we'll be launching the tour with an outdoor performance in the Tin

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This Thursday at the Factory Reading Series in the Ottawa Art Gallery, Angela Carr launches Ropewalk, a poetry collection, with Melissa A. Thompson who launches the novel Dreadful Paris. Both books are published by Montreal's Snare Books.Shane Rhodes will be launching his third poetry collection The Bindery on April 14th as part of the recently (Roy Miki on March 18th) launched spring schedule

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Pearl Pirie's comments/photos on last night's readings:http://pearlformance.livejournal.com/52274.htmlArrived just in time to hear most of Hugh's reading - to my surprise since I was slated to read before him & Sandra had already finished her reading. Was glad to have been there to hear Hugh read - hope to hear Sandra read again soon.I've been enjoying reading Hugh's chapbook Joyce's Walking

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Ahead of a March 10th reading that local literary superhero rob mclennan is organizing, host of Click Here, Mitchell Caplan will be interviewing Sandra Ridley, me & Hugh Thomas starting just after 5:30pm this Wednesday, March 7th on CHUO FM. We'll each give brief readings as well. The interview will be broadcast on CHUO-FM, 89.1FM in the Ottawa area. With Real Player, you can listen online.The

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i'm still seeking sound poetry submissions for a soundponent to main editor Jessica Smith's 2008 Anthology: http://poetry2008.blogspot.com/

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I recently posted a short video of a Max Middle Sound Project reading to You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr69YDrUSio

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Subscription to the Puddle leaflet series for 2007 is $15 (outside Canada, $15 in US funds). This year, I've been publishing one or more leaflets per month; mailings take place at quarterly intervals. For a complete set of 2006 Puddle leaflets, please send $10 (outside Canada, $10 in US funds). To order a subscription, post your coordinates and cheque payable to Max Middle to the following

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I'll be reading as part of the launch for Decalogue: ten Ottawa poets on ThursdayDecember 14th, 7pm at the Ottawa Art Gallery (in the Arts Court building) withseveral of the other contributors (not sure exactly who - maybe all). See below anote from Chaudiere's editor/co-publisher rob mclennan:BOOK LAUNCH, DECEMBER 14 Chaudiere Books & the Ottawa Art Gallery invite you to the launch of the

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It's been a while since the Max Middle Sound Project performance as part of the Dusty Owl Reading Series. There's been time to debrief, self-critique & reflect. Part of the reason why these performances have worked so well is the way in which the pieces are organized: the patterned sequences linking one piece to another. On November 5th, the uncanny shift was the one that occurred between 'Moon

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couple of things very much worth seeing from Bruce Andrews:PREHAB, a collaboration between poet Bruce Andrews & graphic designer Dirk Rowntree tiny phrases/poems made into a video sequence of typographicalmystery & magic. Now up on the invaluable Ubu.com site:http://www.ubu.com/contemp/andrews/PrehabUbu.mov& Bruce Andrews 2 weeks ago on the Bill O'Reilly Report on Fox News:http://www.youtube.com/

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i put some new sound files up on the web site - the most recent being 'The Progress of Egarag Hguanavak'* who is Egarag anyway? * any guesses?also recently updated the vispo page on the web site.

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I'm preparing the program for the Max Middle Sound Project performance at the Dusty Owl. This show will involve many voices sounding poetry scores written by yrs truly & others. To find out more y'll just have to head over to the Owl in its Swizzles home on November 5th at 5pm.

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photo John W. MacDonaldJason Sonier, Anne Davison & Max Middle performing at Ottawa's Lumiere Festival12 August 2006***The Max Middle Sound ProjectDusty Owl Reading SeriesSunday November 5th at 5pmSwizzles Bar & Grill246-b Queen Streetbelow the Green Papaya Restaurant(down the stairs under the green awning)with Anne Davison, Baird McNeil, Max Middle, & Jason Sonier& friends!

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The New WolvesIt's been a month sincethe wolves descended from airplaneson bubbles and blew out the moon;casting tracks filled by glass soldiers,lit up, on blocks:sentinels, silent at dusk.The children are on the laketo rouse kites to stillnessand the sound is slowly familiarfrom a collapsed anteroom.When they ride saddle lesswith the full moon at dawn,the spiders will awakenas puppets strung in

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*** PUDDLE LEAFLET SERIES ***I've recently started publishing the Puddle leaflets series under the Griddle Grin imprint.Puddle leaflets published to date are:#1 Two One Line Poems by Max Middle#2 Moon Potatoes by Max Middle#3 flatland #21 by derek beaulieu#4 practice preach by Sheila Murphy#5 Continua 12-12 by Chris Turnbull#6 Neee by John M. Bennett#7 Poem with Vowel Music (Strung Too Tight)

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