Gwendolyn MacEwan

Call for female poets
Night of Words

in celebration of April, the Poetry Month

~ part of the Northern Woman Bookstore's 30 on the 30th anniversary series.

~ co-sponsor Gender Issues Centre LU

Wed. April 30, 2014

7 pm – 9 pm.

Northern Woman’s Bookstore 65 N. Court St.

This night is dedicated to sharing the words of women poets. The theme is ‘Women and Place through Poetry.’

Each participant poet is asked to

select a female poet

introduce her with a short bio

read a short poem by her (or an excerpt from a longer poem)

provide a brief interpretation of the poem and/or explain how it inspired you or why you selected the poem and the poet

write an original poem in response, which you will read at the event

keep within 10 minutes

Please let me know if you want to be a poet participant by April 11th. Contact Taina Maki Chahal tchahal@lakeheadu.ca 

Sylvia Plath

Rona Shaffran