AX is pleased to welcome Arianne Des Rochers, Jo-Anne Elder, shalan joudry, and Sonia Malaborza to the gallery for an AX Literary Series first—The Art of Translation. These four prolific translators will be joined by moderator and poet Vanessa Moeller to discuss the relationship between the translator and the author, and the translated text as a piece of creative writing. The translators will each read an excerpt from their work, and will then take questions from the audience.
There will be a bookseller on hand, and sales and book signings will take place after the even
Never write alone and yet be only yourself. Write with form, with constraints, but find your own shape; your own relationship to constraints. Good writing usually has two qualities: intense familiarity and surprise. A good sentence often changes direction completely midway through. In the sea of language sometimes all one needs to do is steer into the swell. In this workshop we’ll discover tactics for weathering.
Sina Queyras is the author of the poetry collections My Ariel (2017), MxT (2014), Expressway (2009), Lemon Hound (2006), and most recently, Rooms: Women, Writing, Woolf (2022), all from Coach House Books.
Details: February 18, 2023 | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Community Peace Centre | Wheelchair Accessible Regular: $ 25 / WFNB: $ 15
Our fourth and final Atlantic Vernacular Artist Talk coming soon! Join us Saturday, January 28th from 10am to 12pm (storm date Feb 4th) in MONCTON and ONLINE! That’s right! We will be holding this Artist Talk will be a physical event, as well as be livestreamed!
This Artist Talk will feature two pairs of artists and poets:
Karen Leblanc, and Carlos Morales
Tracy Austin, and Gabriel Robichaud
Our valued artists and poets will speak about their artistic practises and their experience with Atlantic Vernacular. We welcome any and all to join us online or in Moncton! Refreshments will be available. Full agenda to come!
LIVE EVENT LOCATION: Resurgo Learning Centre 20 Mountain Rd, Moncton, NB E1C 2J8
LIVESTREAM LINK: Coming Soon!
Check out the full digital exhibition today: atlanticvernacular.ca On display ’til March 2023!
— Atlantic Vernacular is an online exhibition of contemporary craft paired with poetry of Atlantic Canada. Voices of the region include those of our first nations, and multiple mother tongues represented by participating artists and poets. This region is a den of material experimentation, integration of work with one’s environment, and honest confrontation with the challenges of making work in a conservative region of the country. After artworks were selected for exhibition, regional poets were invited to interpret the works through their own medium of verse.
Craft NB would also like to thank their funders: the Province of New Brunswick and the Canada Council for the Arts for their contributions to this special project.
The first Frye Festival workshop of 2023 is coming up on January 21, facilitated by author and creative writing teacher at the University of New Brunswick Sue Sinclair! Entitled ‘Poetry as Locomotion: How Poems Get Around’, the workshop will mark an opportunity to craft poems that explore some of the ways in which poetry can move, how the pace and style of movement affect emotional tone and meaning. For those of you who already know they want in: register now to benefit from our special Early Bird rate of $ 15 ($ 25 regular price)! Early Bird rate ends on January 11, 2023.
Details: January 21, 2023 | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Community Peace Centre Wheelchair Accessible Early bird and WFNB rate: $ 15 | Regular: $ 25 Registration: https://bit.ly/3G5dENF
Join The Fiddlehead, in partnership with Word Feast and FROSTival, as we launch the 2023 Winter issue with readings from contributors Adèle Barclay, Ellie Sawatzky and Tazi Rodirigues. As well as special in-person guest Cody Caetano.
The event will take place in the Milham Room (Room 100) of UNB’s Harriet Irving Library and on Zoom for those who can’t attend in-person. An ASL interpreter will be present on Zoom and coffee and light snacks will be provided. As per UNB policy face masks are encouraged.
The event is free to all. To attend virtually, please register by emailing thefiddlehead@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link. When registering please provide your name and whether or not you require ASL services. If attending in person, registration is not necessary.
This event is funded in part by the Canada Council for the Arts and the University of New Brunswick.
Icarus, Falling of Birds. A conversation and reading presented by UNB English, UNB French, and the UNB Arts Centre in partnership with Westminster Books and Goose Lane Editions.
Harry Thurston, Thaddeus Holownia, and Sonya Malaborza. Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 3:30pm, Westminster Books, 88 York St., Fredericton.
We invite you to attend ICARUS, FALLING OF BIRDS: A Conversation & Reading, presented by UNB English, UNB French, & the UNB Arts Centre in partnership with Westminster Books & Goose Lane Editions, featuring Harry Thurston, Thaddeus Holownia & Sonya Malaborza.
In September of 2013, thousands of migratory songbirds perished after being lured like moths to a hundred-foot-high flare at the Canaport Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Saint John, NB. Photographer Thaddeus Holownia and poet Harry Thurston memorialize the fateful event in Icarus, Falling of Birds & Icare, chute d’oiseaux, translated by Sonya Malaborza. Photographer, poet, and translator will discuss their collaborative process and the importance of addressing the climate crisis through art. Their conversation will be followed by a bilingual reading.
HARRY THURSTON is a poet, award-winning journalist, and author of more than two dozen books of poetry and non-fiction. He is a mentor in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction program at University of King’s College, Halifax.
THADDEUS HOLOWNIA is emeritus professor of fine arts at Mount Allison University. His photographs have been exhibited and collected at museums throughout North America and Europe.
Since venturing into the field of literary translation some twenty years ago, SONYA MALABORZA has translated several contemporary poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists into French. Translations to her credit include Ami McKay’s The Birth House (L’accoucheuse de Scots Bay), which was shortlisted for the 2020 Governor General’s Literary Award.
Join The Fiddlehead, in partnership with Word Feast, as we launch the Autumn issue with readings from Jenny Hwang, Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General’s Literary Prize winner Tolu Oloruntoba, CBC Short Story Prize winner Corinna Chong and Fawn Parker, who has been longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
The event will take place in the Milham Room (Room 100) of UNB’s Harriet Irving Library and on Zoom for those who can’t attend in-person. An ASL interpreter will be present and coffee, tea and light snacks will be provided. As per UNB policy facemasks are mandatory when not eating.
The event is free to all. To attend virtually, please register by emailing thefiddlehead@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link. When registering please provide your name and whether or not you require ASL services. If attending in person, registration is not necessary.
This event is funded by the Canada Council‘s Reopening Fund.
Joe Blades brought his passion for poetry with him everywhere, much like the journals that were his constant companion. Joe was a poet, a publisher, an artist, and champion of the literary arts. He passed away April 22nd, 2020, at age 58, leaving behind a wealth of written and artistic contributions that span 40 years of hard work and reflect a tenacious dedication to art making and promotion.
Please join Joe’s friends, colleagues, and family as we pay tribute to his life and work. A special thanks to UNB Libraries, UNB Arts Centre, and the City of Fredericton for their generous support of these events.
Memorial Reading: UNB, Harriet Irving Library, Event Space (rm 318), 7:00PM – 9:00PM Friday, October 21st, 2022. Refreshments, and gifts of Joe’s work will be provided. Please consult UNB’s masking policy.
Blades Archive Display: UNB Harriet Irving Library, 3rd floor, Research Commons, October 17th- November 10th, 2022. A curated selection of his journals, art, and memorabilia. The complete archive is accessible at Archives & Special Collections, UNB Libraries.
Broken Jaw Press Book Display: UNB Harriet Irving Library, 1st floor, Learning Commons, October 17th- November 10th, 2022.
Seating is limited, please RSVP through this event.
PhD student Amber McMillan will be launching her new poetry collection THIS IS A STICKUP on October 6th. All are welcome to attend this exciting event with poetry readings, giveaways, and a cash bar.
Celebrate the launch of Amber McMillan’s new collection This Is a Stickup! This launch party will feature readings from Amber and Fredericton poets Sue Sinclair, Triny Finlay, Emily Skov-Nielsen, Mary Germaine, and Meghan Kemp-Gee. Books will be available for purchase from Westminster Books. Join us at 7pm in the CSAC Auditorium!
This event is free to attend, and registration is encouraged:
This Is a Stickup is a heart-stopping second collection of poetry from Amber McMillan. In fierce, lonely and elegant lines McMillan writes of violence, of the sea and of love. Fish and sparrows crowd in the edges of these poems where grandfathers are lost at sea and friends are lost along the way. A strange man peers in her window and flames consume swing sets, while McMillan unravels some of the deep griefs of the world, creating space for the reader to grieve alongside her. Intimate and powerful, these poems are unforgettable.
