NEWS RELEASE
HIBERNATION ARTS
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Poets love to read their work.
Molly Farquharson at Hibernation Arts gallery, at 7 Peter St. S., is set to host the first of the Wordsmith Series on Sunday, Jan. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Tickets are $10 each, which includes light refreshments. This is an opportunity to listen to poets read their work in a quiet and intimate setting.
Farquharson hosted poetry readings at her cafe in Istanbul, where such poets as Jerome Rothenberg, one of the beat poets, Bill Berkson, John Ash, Niels Hav and other international poets shared their work.
She would like to continue this tradition with local and international poets and authors with readings once a month.
The first poets in this series are Bruce Meyer, Dave Armishaw and Jaina Kelly.
Meyer has published 63 books of poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, literary journalism, criticism, and portrait photography. He was the inaugural poet laureate of the City of Barrie and was the artistic director of the Leacock Summer Festival in Orillia.
His most recent books are A Feast of Brief Hopes (short stories, Guernica Editions) and The First Taste: New and Selected Poems (Black Moss Press). In 2019, a new collection of poems, McLuhan's Canary, will appear from Guernica Editions. He lives in Barrie and teaches at Georgian College and at Victoria College in the University of Toronto.
Armishaw is a local electrical contractor who enjoys writing and sharing poetry that readers find encouraging, and often moving.
Kelly is a local writer who, over the years, has filled up many a journal with song lyrics, contemplations and poetry. In 2016, she debuted her first spoken-word performance, “Feminist Shit,” and has continued to write and perform sporadically since.
She’s a 2018 graduate of Lakehead University, where she worked for several years as a contributor for the student newspaper and completed her major in media studies. Her poetry covers topics like self-love, reproductive rights, Indigenous oppression and street harassment.
The next wordsmiths will read on Feb. 24, 1 to 3 p.m. These will include Karen Shenfeld and Dawna Lynn Proudman.
More information about Hibernation Arts is on its Facebook page. For this event, seating is limited, so reserve your place soon.
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