“poetry books that’ll blow yr colon (since 1993)”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.track0.com/rob_mclennan/aboveground.htm

Arc has a history! 5 m of textual records from 1969 to 1994. The Arc Reading Series began in 1969 and continued until 1994. The magazine was founded in 1978 at Carleton University by Michael Gnarowski, Tom Henighan, and Christopher Levenson. With several issues under its belt, Arc left the shelter of Carleton University, and diversified its means of sustenance as a nationally distributed journal of poetry and poetry criticism. The story, as you can see, continues.

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/literaryarchives/027011-200.008-e.html

“Books on Beechwood is an independently owned and operated business that has been serving the New Edinburgh neighborhood in Ottawa for over a decade. We pride ourselves on our literary-fiction, biography & history sections, and we offer a huge selection of books for children and young adults.”

35 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.booksonbeechwood.on.ca/

BuschekBooks publishes poetry, fiction and translations of the highest quality by established and first-time authors and translators.

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.buschekbooks.com/

“Bywords publishes on a monthly basis poems on the web, a Calendar of Literary Events, and the Bywords Quarterly Journal. Its aims are to publish emerging and established poets who reside, study or work in Ottawa. Bywords will reflect Ottawa’s rich multicultural diversity.”

See Bywords Call for Poetry from current & former Ottawa residents, students and workers.

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.bywords.ca

“Capital Slam is Ottawa’s monthly slam poetry series. It was founded in October 2004 by Elissa Molino and Greg “Ritallin” Frankson, two members of the team that represented Ottawa at the 2004 Canadian Spoken Wordlympics.”

CapitalSlam.com is the online home of the Capital Poetry Collective: Ottawa's Spoken Word Society. Sign up for their “email list”http://capitalslam.com/mailman/listinfo/cpcevents_capitalslam.com

Date: Monthly at Cafe Dekcuf, 221 Rideau Street 2nd floor. See email list for times.
Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.capitalslam.com/

p..At last, “a solid Ottawa-based literary publisher actively seeking the work of writers around town to help develop and foster the writing the way Arsenal Pulp [did] in Vancouver, Turnstone Press in Winnipeg and Vehicule Press in Montreal.”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.chaudierebooks.com/

Catch literary readings & interviews with host Jane Crosier on Ottawa’s community radio station.

Date: Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:00 pm
Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.ckcufm.com/

Colin Morton is a poet, fiction writer, and teacher, now experimenting with video poetry (“Primiti Too Taa” with Ed Ackerman) and having a life in Ottawa. His most recent poetry collections are Coastlines of the Archipelago (Buschekbooks) and Dance, Misery (Seraphim).

“Dance, Misery dives into the crowds of history, the great “us” as we stand sometimes in awe, sometimes in fear. Facing the Unknown Soldier, the London Blitz, the fall of the Berlin Wall, Colin Morton has the rare ability to think his way through a poem, setting a series of small fires in our brains, the language not only pleasing us with its careful rhythms but igniting our spirits as well, making us realize how integral we are to the planet’s survival, to the dream of amplitude and peace.”—Barry Dempster

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www3.sympatico.ca/cmorton/

Collected Works is an independent bookstore serving the vibrant community to the West of downtown Ottawa. Collected Works hosts Arc’s annual Diana Brebner Prize reading in December.

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.collected-works.com

“Cube Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that will host a new group show every month. Cube is centrally located in the heart of west-end Ottawa, at 7 Hamilton Avenue North. It is just behind the bustling Parkdale Market and a short stroll from the thriving shops and businesses of Wellington Avenue. Cube is the brainchild of Ottawa artist and curator Don Monet, well-known on the Ottawa arts scene as an arts advocate, events organizer and impresario.”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.cubegallery.ca/

“Edited by rob mclennan with Stephen Brockwell, Michelle Desbarats, Anita Dolman, Anne Le Dressay, Karen Massey, Una McDonnell, rob mclennan, Max Middle, Monty Reid and Shane Rhodes.”

Date: launch December 14, 2006 7pm Ottawa Art Gallery
Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.chaudierebooks.com/decalogue.html

“The popular Dusty Owl Reading Series began in the early nineties in the heyday of Ottawa open mike poetry readings, and for five years it held forth in the late, lamented Cafe Wim on Sussex in the Market. In 1999, the series went dormant, and was revived in early 2004…. In the two years since its (re)inception, it’s featured poets, novelists, journalists, folk and blues bands, fundraisers, open mikes, and book launches. The reborn Owl has found its home at the intimate and friendly Swizzles Bar & Grill (246-B Queen Street, between Bank and Kent; down the stairs beside the Thai restaurant).”

Date: Swizzles Bar & Grill. 1st and 3rd Sundays. 5-8pm.
Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://dustyowl.com/

Elisabeth Harvor’s “fiction and poetry have appeared in The Malahat Review, The New Yorker, PRISM International, The Hudson Review, Best Canadian Stories, The Best American Short Stories, and many other periodicals and anthologies…. Fortress of Chairs, her first poetry book, won the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for the best first book of poetry written by a Canadian writer in 1992, and her most recent book of stories, Let Me Be the One, was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award.”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
www.elisabeth-harvor.com

“Friday Circle publishes works by faculty, students, and alumni of the University of Ottawa’s Creative Writing Program.”

See Calls for Submissions. (Next closing date November 15, 2007 for An Anthology of Word Sonnets)

University of Ottawa, Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.fridaycircle.uottawa.ca/

“Mr. MacDonald works in Ottawa and can usually be seen, but not heard, where authors congregate. He tries to project humor into otherwise serious situations…”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.johnwmacdonald.com/blog/

“Lambda Foundation: establishes Canada’s only national series of annual university scholarships in gay and lesbian studies. We produce popular Wilde About Sappho, Canada’s annual celebration of gay and lesbian literature, where audiences hear and meet outstanding authors. Mission: Lambda Foundation advances public education in Equality Rights by establishing university scholarships in gay and lesbian studies and by publicly showcasing the achievements of Lambda Foundation scholars.”

Canada
http://www.lambdafoundation.com/

“Library and Archives Canada (comprising the former National Library of Canada and the National Archives of Canada) collects and preserves Canada’s documentary heritage, and makes it accessible to all Canadians. This heritage includes publications, archival records, sound and audio-visual materials, photographs, artworks, and electronic documents such as websites.”

Check out the list of poets on the Canadian Poetry Archive, the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, the virtual exhibition on Canadian Writers, and the Literary Archives.

located in Ottawa,  Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html

“Mark Frutkin is the author of three books of poetry and six of fiction, including Atmosphere Apollinaire, which was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award, the Trillium and the Ottawa Book Award. He lives in Ottawa.”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.markfrutkin.com/

The Max Middle Sound Project has been described as “earnest avoidance of shock and awe spectacle or just plain egregious unruliness.”

Here you can find poetry recordings, some vispo, and Max Middle’s blog.

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.maxmiddle.com/

“Mental Health Poetry through ‘Mind Your Words’ invites you to contribute to an exciting project that brings the art of mental health to life.”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.mentalhealthpoetry.org

“Michael Dennis has 13 books of poetry in and out of print, including Fade to Blue (Pulp Press), This Day Full of Promise: Poems Selected and New (Broken Jaw), and wayne gretzky in the house of the sleeping beauties (Lowlife Publishing). He makes his home in Ottawa.”—from bio in This Magazine.

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.boneheadmusic.com/mdennis.htm

“Mother Tongue supports local expression. Not only do they host poetry readings by local writers, they also stock works by Ottawa area writers. Shelves are stocked with local, Canadian and international fiction and poetry, feminist and cultural theory, First Nations writings and children’s books.”

1067 Bank Street, Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.womennet.ca/directory.php?show&2397

National Capital Letters, a web zine of the Ottawa Literary Heritage Society, provided “a venue for the recognition of Ottawa’s rich literary history and for the promotion of the current, vibrant scene. The documentation and assessment of the impact of literary happenings within the continuum of Ottawa’s literary activity remain fundamental to the purpose of the site. As such, we welcome submissions of articles, interviews, book reviews, literary manifestos, and any discourse on writers or literary events related to Ottawa.”

With the last of its issues ported in late 2004, the site appears dormant. Let’s hope for a revival.

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://capletters.ncf.ca/

“For over thirty years, Nicholas Hoare has provided an eclectic selection of books, predominantly British, to individuals and libraries worldwide.

“Our shops, located in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, feature books and CDs in uncommonly elegant settings: the best of fiction, current affairs, biography, food and wine, with design, travel, and unusual books for children.”

Ottawa events

Ottawa (419 Sussex Dr.), Toronto, and Montreal,  Canada
http://www.nicholashoare.com/

“The nth digri has performed in Canada, the Caribbean, and the United States. He founded and produced a popular urban poetry series in Ottawa, the Golden Star Lounge, and led a contingent to Chicago for the National Poetry Slam…. He most recently directed, hosted, and performed in a UNESCO event in Ottawa for World Poetry Day featuring Lillian Allen and George Elliott Clarke. His forays into slam poetry saw him become the 2004 Ottawa slam champion, and the founder of the 2004 Canadian Spoken Wordolympics, the first ever national slam poetry tournament in Canada.”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.geocities.com/nthdigri/index.html

“Progressive books, news & views.”

Ottawa events

116 Third Ave., Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.octopusbooks.org/

“The Official Web Site of Oni The Haitian Sensation.”

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.mesooni.com/

Ottawa Independent Writers (OIW) was created in 1984 as a gathering place for people with a passion to weave fiction and non-fiction stories, write poetry and plays and string words together in a variety of other formats.

Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.oiw.ca

Featuring the best in fiction, poetry, non-fiction, film and drama, the annual Ottawa International Writers Festivals are Ottawa’s Festivals of Ideas.

Date: April 15 - 22, 2007 (Spring Edition); October 14 - 21, 2007 (Fall Edition)
Ottawa,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www.writersfest.com