Brought to you by national poet laureate George Elliott Clarke
At the East and West Learning Connections
With debut of the song of special guest Leonard Cohen’s poem
And 4 remarkable poets and 2 stunning musicians!
Time: Friday, December 10, 2021, at 7-9 P.M. (EST)
Free Online event to the public
Zoom registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApduCurz4jHNY2Cb1hp0DqIRIJrdgQu82A
Floor will open at 6:45 P.M.
For inquiries, please send email to: info@eawlc.org.
(Poster designed by Shirley Chen )
Poets:
Paul Zemokhol has unpardonably forged two chapbooks and one full-length book. In this fabrication, he has been aided by Luciano Iacobelli and abetted by George Elliott Clarke.
Luciano Iacobelli is a Toronto poet, publisher, and visual artist. He is the owner and editor of Lyricalmyrical Press, specializing in handmade poetry chapbooks. He was also a founder and owner of Quattro Books, which issues novellas.
Amatoritsero Ede won the All Africa Okigbo Prize for Literature–for his first book–in 1998; his second book was a Nigerian Literature Prize nominee in 2013. In 2004, he won second prize for the inaugural May Ayim Award. Prof. Ede teaches English lit at Mount Allison U.
George Elliott Clarke was the 4th Poet Laureate of Toronto (2012-15) and the 7th P.L. of Canada (2016-17). He’s writ 7 collections, 5 verse-plays, 5 story-suites, 4 epic tomes, 3 verse-novels, 3 libretti, 1 children’s work, and 1 title each in Chinese, Italian, and Romanian.
Special guest star Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) was a global superstar singer/songwriter, novelist, and poet. His honours are legion: Induction into several musical Halls of Fame, plus the Order of Canada at top rank, plus winning 3 Grammys, a Genie, a Juno, the Glenn Gould Prize, the Governor-General’s Performing Arts Award, and the Prince of Asturias Literary Prize (Spain), etc. Cohen also won—but refused—the 1968 Governor-General’s Literary Award for Poetry.
Composer & Singer:
James Rolfe’s music has been performed by ensembles, orchestras, choirs, and opera companies in Canada and abroad, and recognized with a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Jules Léger Prize, and Dora and JUNO Award nominations.
Pianist:
Juliet Palmer’s music has found its way to a highway off-ramp, a swimming pool, a boxing ring, and to concert halls across North America, Europe, and Oceania. From Aotearoa New Zealand, Juliet makes her home in Toronto.
Co-Hosts: Giovanna Riccio and Jovial Si
Sponsors: George Elliott Clarke & East and West Learning Connections
Everyone is welcome. Let’s mark this holiday season together with shining poetic, musical spirits!