- This event has passed.
odd sundays
October 16, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Last season, after the departure of its governess, Allison Calvern, odd sundays was taken over by a trio of upstarts inexperienced at best in the art of herding cats but determined to further the reputation and success of Fredericton’s long-standing poetry, and other, reading series. So … be on the lookout; forewarned is forearmed. The new season of odd sundays is upon us.
As you know by now, we gather at Corked Wine Bar, 83 Regent St. Fredericton at 2 P.M. (Corked is at 83 Regent St.) Our first event will be on Sunday afternoon, October 16th, at which the featured readers will be Jane Tims and Harris Sullivan. Plan yourselves accordingly. Come and have a beverage, and support our city’s literary efforts.
Jane Spavold Tims is happy to read from her book ‘within easy reach’, poems and drawings about eating local, wild foods, published by Chapel Street Editions in Woodstock. Jane lives in rural New Brunswick and is a botanist who often includes natural themes in her work. Jane is a member of the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick and a member of local writing groups Fictional Friends and Wolf Tree Writers.
They call Harris Sullivan, The Bongo Poet. That’s because he plays bongo drums to spice up his public readings from his two books of poems. A native of Richibucto, he is a retired award-winning journalist who worked 37 years in his profession in Moncton, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. Harris has been on the spoken word scene across the Maritimes for nearly five years. His material is all over the map—love poems, sex poems, breakup poems, scathing commentaries on our somewhat broken world, reflections about his parents and a lot of humour. And there’s a touch of music. In addition to the bongos, he sings some of his poems in his readings, certainly making him one of the unique spoken word poets in this region.
Finally, we would like to recognise the following for their on-going support of odd sundays: UNB English, STU English, Westminster Books, Charlotte St. Arts Centre, Fredericton Public Library and of course, all our faithful patrons.
