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– Will Aitken in This Writing Death

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Ars Poetica



by Anna Fuerstenberg

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What an interestingly inviting read on this mind muddled morning. Thanks! Coffee, Please?

– comment by Parker

BOOKS

A Half-Turn into the Horrific

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The Hair Wreath and Other Stories, by Halli Villegas, ChiZine Publications

by Matthew Surridge
17.10.2010

There is a common, but mistaken, idea that genre writing is by definition plot-oriented. In fact, genre fiction can have strengths as widely varied as any other sort of fiction; it all depends on the way the material is handled, and on the nature of the writer telling the tale.

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THEATRE

Fairy Tale With A Twist

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The Flood Thereafter, Talisman Theatre

by Alex Woolcott
16.10.2010

One should never miss seeing a Talisman Theatre show, if only for the sheer visceral experience that comes from sitting in the theatre. The Flood Thereafter, their latest contribution to the independent season, is another joyously theatrical production that revels in the collaborative nature of the theatre.

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THEATRE

Love Across All Universes

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Possible Worlds, Uncalled For, MainLine Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
14.10.2010

On occasion, we present differing viewpoints on a particular arts event. Yesterday’s post featured Alex Woolcott’s interpretation of the Possible Worlds preview night production. Today, a review of opening night is featured. Read on …

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THEATRE

Too Deadly Serious

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Possible Worlds, Uncalled For

by Alex Woolcott
14.10.2010

It’s not hard to see why Uncalled For, Montreal’s ubiquitous improv/sketch comedy troupe, was drawn to Possible Worlds. John Mighton’s Governor General’s Award winning play has quantum theory at its core and cleverly toys with time, space and perception. Uncalled For’s award winning shows often have similar building blocks and their comedy tends to spring [...]

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THEATRE

When Funny Gets Serious

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Possible Worlds, MainLine

by James Gartler
13.10.2010

“I’d like to think that now I’m in a point in my life where I’d like to try anything. At least if I haven’t tried it before, I’ll give it a shot.” Though local funnyman Anders Yates was discussing his culinary preferences at the time, it’s with that same spirit of adventure that he and [...]

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THEATRE

Promising View Unfulfilled

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A View from the Bridge, Segal Centre Studio

by Anna Fuerstenberg
12.10.2010

A View from the Bridge had all the right ingredients for a great evening of theatre. There was Vlasta Vrana, one of my favourite actors, in the role of the lawyer, or Greek Chorus. Tony Nardi, one of the most passionate actors in this country, played the lead, Eddie, a doomed dock worker. Arthur Miller’s [...]

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BOOKS

Variations of the Elegiac Memory

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Indexical Elegies, by Jon Paul Fiorentino, Coach House Press

by Roger Sauls
11.10.2010

When poetry’s relation to consciousness was configured as a linear construct, a concurrent understanding of the poem was that it embodied a concordance between the language of the creative impulse and the real world into which the poetry was cast.  The aim was to achieve a harmony of results between the two arenas. Over time, [...]

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