The Griffin Poetry Prize Announces the 2012 International and Canadian Shortlist
April 10, 2012 No Comment
TORONTO – April 10, 2012 – Scott Griffin, founder of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry and David Young, trustee, announced the International and Canadian shortlist for this year’s prize. Judges Heather McHugh (USA), David O’Meara (Canada) and Fiona Sampson (England) each read 481 books of poetry, from 37 countries, including 19 translations. The [...]
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Innovative Promotion by Scarborough Arts Patrick Connors – Toronto: Scarborough Arts’ Big Art Book Digital Anthology 2012 is an experiment; a wonderful experiment. The Big Art Book is about participating in a conversation. The Big Art Book is about sampling a fresh assortment of creativity. The Big Art Book is about the power of expression, [...]
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Toronto is a cosmopolitan city where people from numberless countries and cultures and persuasions live peacefully together. This successful multiculturalism is one of its main attractions for tourists, as made abundantly clear in tourist brochures and coffee table publications. Far and between, however, are tourists that come here to marvel at the city’s natural heritage. [...]
Continue reading …LEAGUE OF CANADIAN POETS ANNOUNCES THE 2012 AWARDS SHORTLIST FOR THE PAT LOWTHER AND GERALD LAMPERT AWARDS
April 3, 2012 No Comment
April 3, 2012, Toronto: The League of Canadian Poets ( LCP ) is pleased to announce the shortlist for its 2012 Pat Lowther and Gerald Lampert Memorial Awards. Congratulations to the authors for their fine work and many thanks to the jurors for their hard work on this year’s awards. Winners of these awards will be [...]
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A TacoBeerTequila Fundraising Dinner to support the 2012 season at Parts & Labour’s Roof Garden. This sounds like the perfect way to kick off spring. It seems every “cool” restaurant in town has taken up rooftop gardening in hopes of growing their own fresh herbs to be used with their drink and menu offerings. One [...]
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“All Women Are Bitches” was not a chart topper, but it represented a significant thread in Toronto’s musical tapestry thanks to the all-female art punk band Fifth Column. Former band members recall the 1980s queer art punk scene and their progressive efforts to unite music, film and zine culture to challenge conventional art practice, gender [...]
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National network of depression research centres and anti-stigma efforts will lead to better patient care. Canadians living with depression will see great benefits from the Government of Canada’s commitment to battle depression-related conditions and issues, says the Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC). In the federal budget tabled Thursday by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, the [...]
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Although Canada has a rich history, people do not usually come here to admire its historic cities, as they often do in other parts of the world, from Great Britain over Iraq to Japan. Instead, Canada is known all over the world for its large expanses and breathtakingly beautiful nature. That should not come as [...]
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KJ Mullins-Toronto: Health Canada has made sure that those who smoke have large warnings on their cigarette packages of the dangers associated with tobacco use. One of those images has a woman that looks like a zombie. The new larger images that are on cigarette and little cigar packages in Canada warn those purchasing the [...]
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Canada Council for the Arts and the Canadian Association of Social Workers Speak on this Matter “The Canada Council for the Arts is enormously heartened by the positive message sent by the 2012 budget and the support of the government in recognizing the Council’s leadership role,” said Canada Council Board Chair Joseph L. Rotman. “This [...]
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