'Little celebration of weirdness': Zinefest triples in size

'Little celebration of weirdness': Zinefest triples in size

Kirikiriroa Hamilton Zinefest returns for its 11th year, and it has tripled in size. Zines, an abbreviation of fanzine, a term that originated in the 1940s...

Poetry, power and patties: a festival of DTES voices

From open mics to memoirs, typewriters to zines, the fourth annual Downtown Eastside Writers Festival invites everyone to speak, write and listen.

Keith shares his passion for poetry - DNG Online Limited

AFTER failing English O-Level in school, inspiration to write poems hit Eastriggs man Keith Bacon some years later. Speaking to the Annandale Observer this week, he explained that he picked writing up later in life than one might have expected. The retired civil servant revealed that he has written a lot of poetry since he first started, with more than two dozen completed on a large range of different subjects and topics. Keith says his pieces c…

Poetry and photography overlap at special event in Woodstock

Poetry lovers, take note—there’s “more than meets the eye” at Guy Reed’s poetry reading, a special event blending verse and visuals at the James Cox Gallery. The Hudson Valley poet will read from his new book Time Under the Overlook, created in collaboration with photographer Kelly Sinclair, whose striking images of Overlook Mountain currently fill the gallery walls. This gathering not only celebrates Reed’s latest work but also marks the final …