Welcome to the Toronto Poetry Club .com! To participate, as a guest or poet, click "JOIN US!" in the top right corner, at: www.torontopoetryclub.com The Toronto Poetry Club meets once a month at ING DIRECT CAFE at 221 Yonge St E., across from the Eaton's Centre Shopping mall in downtown Toronto! (click here for map). Afterward, we walk to the FIRKIN ON YONGE to socialize! Our events are via RSVP. Go to www.torontopoetryclub.com and RSVP to read a poem aloud, then socialize! (Optional: p …
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Hi, and Welcome. My name is Fran, and I'm a singer-songwriter who writes from the soul. I've been singing "soul-songs" since I was a little kid, and I've always been aware my songs reveal my hopes, fears and dreams in deep, truthful and often mysterious ways. Stories and myths have always figured heavily in my life. I studied English literature in University and I taught Bible and Jewish folklore to elementary school kids for well over a decade. I have also worked as a professional storyte …
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This is just an informal meetup for writers to share their original work of most genres. The writer is given the option to ask for feedback or simply use this as a platform to share their writing in an informal and friendly setting. The genre that would be welcome is poetry, short fiction including flash fiction, short stories even novel excerpts, scripts, short screenplays, travel writing etc. Since the venue will usually be a public place such as a restaurant or cafe and the writer would be re …
“Truly fine poetry must be read aloud. A good poem does not allow itself to be read in a low voice or silently. If we can read it silently, it is not a valid poem: a poem demands pronunciation. Poetry always remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. It remembers that it was first song." Jorge Luis Borges This is a meetup group for people who like to read, and be read to. Everyone is welcome! Bring a passage or two that you like and recite it with the group, then we can ta …
I started this group to bring together writers in Vaughan, whether published or non-published, whether into writing novels, essays, poetry, short-fiction, or creative non-fiction. Everyone is welcome! Writing can be a lonely occupation! This group can help you: meet and socialize with fellow writers, share concerns and writing tips, get your work critiqued, and much more. This group is open to anyone who has an interest in writing.
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