August 11th, Argo Featured Reading #9: Andrew McEwan & Christine McNair
The Argo’s pleased to announce that Andrew McEwan will be launching his new book of poetry repeater at the shop alongside Christine McNair, who will be reading from her debut book Conflict, on August 11th. The doors will be open at 8PM, with the reading starting at 8:30PM. The event is free, refreshments are likely.
Andrew McEwan is the author of the book repeater (BookThug, 2012) and the chapbook Input/Output (Cactus Press, 2010). His work been awarded the E.J. Pratt Medal for Poetry. He just finished his undergrad at the University of Toronto, where he had been the editor of Acta Victoriana, and the poetry editor of the Hart House Review. Currently living in Toronto, he is making the move to Vancouver in September.
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Christine McNair’s work has appeared in sundry places including CV2, The Antigonish Review, Prairie Fire, Arc, Descant, and Poetry is Dead. She was shortlisted for the 2010 Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. She is one of the hosts of CKCU’s Literary Landscapes program and works as a book conservator in Ottawa. Conflict is her first book.
