THE YELLOWDOOR POETRY AND PROSE 

The Yellow Door Coffeehouse also plays a vital part in the city's spoken word scene. Regular poetry and prose readings feature illustrious veterans and talented newcomers.

Location: 3625 Aylmer, Montreal, QC (between Pine & Prince Arthur)
Tel: 514-845-2600
Doors open 7:00 pm  
Reading 7:30 pm  
At the door $5

Producer/host: Ilona Martonfi
Tel: 514-939-4173
ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca

Link to this page: www.yellowdoor.org/coffeehouse/spoken_word.html/

 

The Yellow Door

POETRY AND PROSE READING

www.yellowdoor.org

3625 Aylmer, Montreal (between Pine & Prince Arthur) Tel: 514-845-2600

Founder, producer/host Ilona Martonfi  514-939-4173

ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Doors 7:00 pm    Show 7:30PM    At the door $5

 

An Evening of Poetry, Prose & Music

 

Gary Geddes reads from his new book of poems, Swimming Ginger. The former Concordia professor recently received the Lt-Governor's Award for Literary Excellence in BC.

 

 

Ann Eriksson will read from her third novel, Falling from Grace, praised by Nino Ricci. Author of Decomposing Maggie and In the Hands of Anubis.

John Asfour Translator, author of 4 volumes of poetry in English & two in Arabic. Winner of the F.G. Bressani Literary Prize & the Joseph Staford award. Asa Boxer Author of a first book, The Mechanical Bird, (Vehicule Press, 2007). First prize, CBC competition; published in Arc, Maisonneuve & CNQ.

 Susan Elmslie Her poetry collection, I, Nadja, and Other Poems won the A.M. Klein Award and was shortlisted for three other prizes.

 

Ralph Alfonso Montreal beat poet best known for his books, zines, & music. A documentary on his work has aired on Bravo! and CBC-TV.

 

“We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.”