As Diaspora Dialogues' Poetry, Prosecco and Pasta winds down with the third in the three-part series taking place next Thursday, July 22nd, I finally find myself in familiar territory. The featured artist, Daniel David Moses, is someone whose name and work I recognize - as a playwright. Twenty years of accolades predominantly in drama, including Finalist for the 1991 Governor General's Award for Drama, winner of the 2001 Harold Award and a three-year stint, beginning in 2003, as Queen's National Scholar in the Department of Drama at Queen's University, suggest that in theatre is perhaps what he is best-known for.
What I was intrigued to learn, however, is that he has been publishing poetry since 1974, and produced two collections - The White Line and Delicate Bodies, before the one from which he will be reading next Thursday: Sixteen Jesuses.
To find out more about him, go here, from where I pulled this quote of his: “There was something mysterious about poetry…It’s an expressionistic way of using language that allows writers to think in different ways.”
Be prepared to be blown away. The man is both prolific and astoundingly accomplished.
Moira MacDougall, who will be moderating the conversation with Moses following his reading, is Poetry editor for the Literary Review of Canada. She began her artistic life began as a serious student of classical ballet and modern dance, but it is poetry that has wed her love of movement and rhythm with voice and linguistic performance. Her collection of poetry, Bone Dream, received rave reviews widely, but I most enjoyed this comment by Elizabeth Switaj in her review for the feminist blog, Gender Across Borders
"Bone Dream remains a strong meditation on the connection between the usual and the strange, the embodied and the physical. Moira MacDougall has found a distinct way to explore a life in all its strangeness and familiarity."
Promise of an interesting conversation, don't you think?
Add a glass of prosecco and great food at the fabulous Grano Restaurant, and there couldn't be a better way to spend a summer evening.
WHEN: July 22nd. Doors open at 6:30 pm
WHERE: Grano Restaurant, 2035 Yonge Street (at Davisville)
COST: $75 per evening - includes dinner, a drink, and a copy of the book under discussion. A $25 charitable receipt for single tickets can be issued upon request. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable. Contact Natalie or Aisling on 416 944 1101 to purchase tickets. Due to limited space, advance booking is strongly recommended.
The line up:
July 8: Molly Peacock and The Second Blush, with moderator Olive Senior
July 15: Erín Moure and O Resplandor, with moderator Priscila Uppal
July 22: Daniel David Moses and Sixteen Jesuses, with moderator Moira MacDougall
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