Running since 1980, Tree is one of Canada's longest-running literary events, and an essential part of Ottawa's vibrant literary and poetry community.
Ottawa, Canada
Joined August 2011
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THIS SATURDAY: the spring 2023 edition of the ottawa small press book fair! / @canthius @ottawamag @jackpurcellrec @riverbedreads @treeseries @bywordsdotca @OttawaCitizen ;
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We've had a few reports of attendees testing positive for COVID-19 since the festival. If you were in attendance in-person, please consider taking a rapid test and self-isolating where possible.
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if you are coming down to #versefest tonight for @riverbedreads & the @VERSeOttawa Best of #Ottawa feature here are the road closures taking place in the area from 4pm onwards. may impact you depending where you are coming from.
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Tonight at 7 PM, courtesy of @riverbedreads (@ehjchang and @textcurious) Then stick around for "Best of Ottawa" panel at 9!
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Unflinching, funny and bare in oh so many ways, @MollyECB's EXHIBITIONIST hit close to home when it came out during the pandemic, and we are thrilled that she is coming to Ottawa to be part of our #VERSeFEST lineup tomorrow. Tickets and info: verseottawa.ca/en/events?dat…
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VERSeFest @VERSeOttawa day four! tonight the @treeseries featuring Vivian Vavassis, Ciku Gitonga, Juliane Okot Bitek @jobitek + Vera Hadzic! 8pm: in-person/streamed online free! // @CanadianPoets @bywordsdotca @Talonbooks @wolsakandwynn ; verseottawa.ca/en/event/tree…
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Today at 8 PM. (Minus Stuart, sadly, who will be there in spirit--get better soon!)
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Super excited to be reading at @treeseries's event at VerseFest tomorrow night!!!
Tomorrow night at 8pm, Tree will be at @VERSeOttawa featuring readings from Vivian Vavassis, Juliane Okot Bitek (@jobitek), Ciku Gitonga, Vera Hadzic (@HadzicVera)! Tickets are available to join us in-person at Knox Church, or join us on the live-stream!
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Coming up this Thursday at 9pm! I'm thrilled to be part of this stellar lineup. Live in Ottawa and streaming everywhere on the @VERSeOttawa website. (The bio is outdated but the poems will be fresh!) Hope to see you at @VERSeFest !
ALT Event page for 9 pm March 23 VersFest reading (at Knox Church and streamed), with photos of performers Frances Boyle, Stephen Brockwell, Jennifer Pederson, Liam Burke and Natalie Hanna.
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MARCH 23, 2023: RIVERBED x VERSEFEST 2023 - mailchi.mp/a7dd6f1664a0/spec…
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Exciting news: Tree will be at @VERSeOttawa this Tuesday March 21st at 8pm!!! Join us for a beautiful night of poetry! More details here (and some still to come):
verseottawa.ca/en/event/tree…
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information is being added daily for our 13th annual VERSeFEST poetry festival, which begins this weekend!
; including my Factory Lecture Series, which will host talks by Amy Dennis + Natalie Eilbert @natalie_eilbert! // @CopperCanyonPrs @MansfieldPress ;
verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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next week begins Ottawa's infamous annual poetry festival, VERSeFest (our 13th year!): might we see you there? // @CanadianPoets @VERSeOttawa @CBCOttawa @canthius @arcpoetry @treeseries @bywordsdotca @Writersfest ; verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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Watch Justin Million orchestrate KEYBOARDS!, a performance event where attendees are encouraged to talk amongst themselves so that their conversations might be mined for improvisational typewritten poems, March 24.
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This is the opening of a new poem I wrote in the recent @treeseries workshop hosted by Matthew James Weigel @SpongePoet, who had us explore joy through water 💻 💧😊
#poetry #writingpoetry #poemexcerpt #poem #poetryworkshop #writingworkshop #verse #waterpoem #poetryexcerpt – at Mississauga, Ontario
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THIS SATURDAY: VERSeFest (Ottawa) 2023 : Volunteer Appreciation Night (come volunteer)! w readings by Gilles Latour, Albert Dumont, Kimberly Quiogue Andrews @kqandrews + Leslie Roach @LeslieARoach
, / @VERSeOttawa @flolitmag @treeseries @AvonleaMF ;
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Tonight's @treeseries had a unique feeling to it. I can't fully explain it, but there were moments of sacredness in it. I felt connected with and close to the folks in the space. Thank you to everyone who attended. Thank you @SpongePoet and @FarehMalikPoet for your offerings.
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Tonight it's Tree time. Join @treeseries as we host award winning poets Fareh Malik and Matthew James Weigel. Matthew (@SpongePoet) will lead a workshop at 7pm EST. Open mic at 8:05, featured readings at 8:30pm.
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Join us online this coming Tuesday. It's going to be a beautiful show.
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