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Now in its 8th year, Poetry London is proud to have presented some of the best voices in new and established Canadian poetry. Join us for our next reading:
Wednesday January 25, 2012 - MATTHEW TIERNEY and MATT RADER
Matthew Tierney is the author of two books of poetry, Full Speed Through the Morning Dark (Wolsak & Wynn, 2004) and The Hayflick Limit (Coach House Books, 2009), which was shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry. In 2005, he won first and second place in This Magazine’s Great Canadian Literary Hunt, and in 2006 was a recipient of the K. M. Hunter Award. He lives in Toronto, and is currently working on a new collection that considers the physics of time and time travel.
www.matthewtierney.ca
Matt Rader Matt Rader is the author of three collections of poetry, Miraculous Hours (Nightwood, 2005), Living Things (Nightwood, 2008), and A Doctor Pedalled Her Bicycle Over the River Arno (House of Anansi, 2011). His poems and stories have appeared in publications across North America, Ireland, and Australia and have been nominated for the Gerald Lampert Award, The Journey Prize, The National Magazine Awards, and the Pushcart Prize. He teaches literature and writing at North Island College in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island.
www.mattrader.com
All readings take place at 7:30 pm at the Landon Library, 167 Wortley Road, London, Ontario.
Prior to each reading, Poetry London workshop coordinator Michelle Doege facilitates a writing workshop - a discussion of poetry by the evening's featured poets and two workshop participants. Those interested are encouraged to bring a poem and arrive at 6:30 pm. No registration is required.
For more information, please email poetrylondon@yahoo.ca or call the Landon Library at 519.439.6240
Matthew Tierney and Matt Rader