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Merle Nudelman On Open Book Toronto

guernicaeditions — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:12:56 +0000

Guernica writer Merle Nudelman answers 10 questions on writing on Open Book Toronto. Author of three collections of poetry (all with Guernica), Merle’s latest, The He We Knew, was recently released. She says:

“In this collection I examine the corners and rooms of home. What is home physically, emotionally and spiritually? The book contains a suite of poems about the homeless and the displaced and grapples with the ripples of a broken relationship.”

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Brian Day Featured On Jesus Love Blog

guernicaeditions — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:56:56 +0000

Brian Day

Guernica author Brian Day‘s poem ““The Love Between Krishna and Jesus” is featured on the Jesus in Love blog, along with artist Alex Donis. The poem, from Brian’s Azure poetry collection, raises the provocative what if … of what might happen if Jesus and Krishna, the two greatest exponents of love the world has known, met.

Brian Day is the author of three collections with Guernica: Love Is Not Native to My Blood, Azure and the latest, Conjuring Jesus, released in 2009.

Check out What If Christ and Krishna Made Love to find out.

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Len Gasparini On Bibliosofia

guernicaeditions — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:05:07 +0000

Len Gasparini

Guernica author Len Gasparini, winner of this year’s NOW Poetry Open Stage at Harbourfront, is one of the poets featured in the September issue of the online magazine Bibliosofia. An interview by Claudia Del Balso, a selection of poems (in English and Italian translation), and several short stories form part of the package. Go to the Bibliosofia website to check Len out.

Author of The Undertaker’s Wife, The Broken World: Poems 1967-1998, and A Demon in My View, Len will also be taking part in the Harbourfront Reading series in late October. Details to follow.

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Merle Nudelman at Art Bar

guernicaeditions — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:26:18 +0000

Guernica writer Merle Nudelman will be featured at the Art Bar Poetry Series, Tuesday September 7. Aside from the reading, which will be recorded, Merle will be interviewed post-reading and photographed for a new Art Bar blog. Merle’s latest collection of poetry, The He We Knew, was recently released by Guernica.

Other readers that evening include: Betsy Struthers and Andrea Thompson.

The Art Bar Poetry Series takes place at:
Clinton’s, 693 Bloor Street West, right by Christie Subway Station.
Every Tuesday, 8 pm
Free admission, but hat passed for donations.

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Bianca Lakoseljac at Words Alive

guernicaeditions — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:24:52 +0000

Bianca Lakoseljac

Guernica author (her short story collection, Bridge in The Rain, is scheduled for publication later this fall) Bianca Lakoseljac is taking part in the Words Alive literary festival on Saturday, September 18 in Sharon, ON.

Among the other writers at the festival will be Nino Ricci, Carole Giangrande and Myna Wallin.

For more information, go to the Words Alive site.

10 Questions With Michael Mirolla

guernicaeditions — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:07:15 +0000

Michael Mirolla

Guernica author Michael Mirolla answers questions on the writing life, his collection of poetry, Light And Time, and his ideas on inspiration and ideal writing environments, on the Open Book Toronto site. Discussing his notions of poetry, he says:

“I don’t think the task of poetry is to simplify things or to simply spill emotional baggage across a page. That was not the original impetus for poetry. Poetry is not Valentine’s Day, in other words. Poetry should be closer to what the shaman tried to do when he/she related the creation myths to the tribe.”

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5 Guernica Authors Longlisted for ReLit Awards

lauracarter — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:53:52 +0000

Congratulations to our authors who made the longlists for the ReLit Awards, which were announced this week. It’s well deserved recognition!

NOVEL

POETRY

ABOUT THE RELITS

The ReLit Awards, founded in 2000, were dubbed, “The country’s pre-eminent literary prize recognizing small independent presses” by the Globe and Mail. To see the complete longlists, visit relitawards.com.

Once In A Lifetime: Michael Mirolla In Humour Mode

guernicaeditions — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:11:41 +0000

Michael Mirolla

Tuesday August 17th, Guernica publisher/author Michael Mirolla joins The (Not So) Nice Italian Girls for an evening of serious humour. Featured will be a whole bunch of funny folk including Michelle Alfano, Sandra Battaglini, Bruna Di Giuseppe Bertoni, Terri Favro, and David Silverberg, with Giovanna Riccio as emcee. Michael’s latest collection of poetry, Light And Time, was recently launched.

Event: The (Not So) Nice Italian Girls & Friends … get funny on you …
When: Tuesday, August 17th, 8 pm.
Where: Annex Live, 296 Brunswick Ave., south of Bloor St.

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Guernica At Settimana Italiana

guernicaeditions — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:01:26 +0000

As part of that city’s Settimana Italiana celebrations, Guernica is excited to present the Montreal launch of The Young Maria Callas by Bruno Tosi. Taking place under the gazebo at Parc St-Zotique (corner of St. Laurent and St. Zotique in Montreal’s Little Italy), the event will feature a performance by soprano Michèle Hekimi, as well as readings from the book by Antonio D’Alfonso, Connie G. McParland and Michael Mirolla.

When: Saturday, August 14, 1:30 pm
Where: Under the gazebo at Parc St-Zotique

As well, the Settimana Italiana will feature readings throughout the weekend of August 13-15 by such Guernica authors as Gianna Patriarca, Licia Canton, and Linda Morra.

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Julie Roorda On Writing

guernicaeditions — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:30:04 +0000

Julie Roorda

Guernica author Julie Roorda talks about her latest collection of poetry, Floating Bodies, as well as the art of writing in general, on the Open Book Toronto site. Of her book, Julie says:

“Floating Bodies is a collection of poems that explore the intersection of the macabre and the ecstatic – the paradox by which they both transcend and trap us in our bodily senses, the way they both demand surrender.”

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