Talking Fresh
Printer-friendly versionTalking Fresh 9 to celebrate Saskatchewan poets
On Friday 4 March and Saturday 5 March, Talking Fresh 9, a Saskatchewan poetry summit, will be held in room 100 of Luther College at the University of Regina. The event, which is co‐sponsored by Luther College and the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild, will feature Saskatchewan poets Karen Solie, Michael Trussler, Brenda Schmidt and Dan Tysdal. All are welcome to join these poets as they read from their poetry collections and provide reflections on Saskatchewan poetry. The event will conclude with the launch of two new books: Girlwood by Jennifer Still and Quiver by Holly Luhning. There is no cost for admission, and free parking is available in lot 3 (designated “M” areas).
| Friday 4 March 2011 | |
| 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Panel: “On Saskatchewan Poetry” |
| 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Readings (Reception to follow) |
| Saturday 5 March 2011 | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Brenda Schmidt: “Lyric Trap-lines: Thoughts on the Northbound Poem” |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Michael Trussler: "The Cosmopolitan Mountain on the Prairie" |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch is available at a reasonable cost at the Luther Cafeteria. |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Karen Solie: “This Place Will Kill Me One Day: Writing the Southwest” |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Dan Tysdal: “Sask Poems from the Future and the Future of Saskatchewan Poetry: Uranium Traced, Screamoetry, and the New and Improved School of Disembodied Poetics” |
| 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Launch of new books Girlwood by Jennifer Still and Quiver by Holly Luhning |
| All sessions take place at Luther College, Room 100 | |
History
Talking Fresh began on the spring equinox, 2002. The aim was, and remains, simple—to bring writers we like to Regina, and get them talking and reading to a mixed audience of students, writers, university faculty, and whoever else is interested. And, creatures of winter as we are in February and March, we want these visiting writers to help inspire spring, somehow—hence the “spring festival of writers and writing” subtitle to Talking Fresh. Talking Fresh was begun by Gerry Hill at Luther College, Amy Nelson-Mile at the Saskatchewan Writers Guild, and Chris Riegel at Campion College.
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