WORDS BY:

Jenny Sampirisi: Jenny
is a poet, prose writer and editor. She is the managing editor for
BookThug and facilitates the online concrete poetry journal, Other
Cl/utter. She teaches English at Ryerson University where she runs the
Ryerson Reading Series. She is also an executive member of the Scream
Literary Festival. Her first novel, is/was explores the flexible boundaries of language, media, and the body.

Lara Bozabalian:Lara
Bozabalian’s poetry was selected to be read for the International
Olympic Committee, during the 2010 host city deliberations (on
Vancouver’s behalf). She represented Toronto at the 2009 Individual
World Poetry Slam, and is currently working on a collection of poetry
to be published by Piquant Press. http://bozabalian.wordpress.com/

Robert Priest: Robert
is the author of fifteen books of poetry, 3 plays, 2 novels, lots of
musical CDS, one hit song and many columns for Now Magazine .   His
words have been debated in the legislature, posted in the Transit
system, quoted by politicians, and sung on Sesame street. AKA Dr.
Poetry   His latest book is: Reading the Bible Backwards (ECW)

† OPEN MIC CONTEST: Best Original Poem  – $50 Cash Prize

Contest judges will pick the winner.

@ Cervejaria, 842 College Street (just west of Ossington)
7:00 p.m. Doors Open
7:30 p.m. Open Mic Sign-Up
8:00 p.m. Performances Commence