The program for WORD Vancouver Festival is now available online and on ISSUU; you should also be able to find print copies in local coffee shops, libraries, and bookstores. And guess what? I’m in it! That’s right–this year, I’ll be performing some of my poetry as a featured reader for Room Magazine! I recently announced (in this post) that two of myContinue reading “Performing at WORD Vancouver Festival on Sunday, September 28”
Author Archives: Ruth Daniell
The London Magazine Poetry Competition 2014 Shortlist Announcement
I just found out that I made the shortlist for The London Magazine‘s international poetry contest with my poem “The Knight, the Young Girl, and Death”! It strikes me as a bit unreal that readers all the way in the UK read my poem–but it’s true…. You can go check out my name on The LondonContinue reading “The London Magazine Poetry Competition 2014 Shortlist Announcement”
Geek Girls
I’m so excited that I’m allowed to give you guys a sneak peek at the upcoming issue of Room Magazine 37.3 Geek Girls, in which two of my poems appear. Check out the amazing cover–not to mention my name, all shiny, in the list of the contributors on the back cover! You can click on the imageContinue reading “Geek Girls”
Contemporary Verse 2 Summer 2014
In December I announced (in this post) that I’m a runner-up in the 2013 Young Buck Poetry Prize and I’m pleased to report that the issue of Contemporary Verse 2 containing my sonnets is now available for purchase! I’m so pleased to be published in such a fine magazine, and honoured to be included alongside theContinue reading “Contemporary Verse 2 Summer 2014”
Interview with Garth Martens
Garth Martens was a featured reader for Swoon in April, when he read from his debut collection of poetry, Prologue for the Age of Consequence. I recently caught up with Garth to find out a little bit more about how the book came to be and to discover more about his passion for flamenco. He’s written the libretto for an international flamencoContinue reading “Interview with Garth Martens”
Lovely updates
I’m so happy that I finally get to share the amazing news that Sierra Skye Gemma has taken on the role of Swoon’s new co-host. While I am still grumpy to have lost the formidably awesome Jeffrey Ricker to St. Louis, I am SO pleased that my little-big reading series has got such an amazing new talented host. Sierra is an amazingContinue reading “Lovely updates”
CBC Canada Writes Shakespeare Selfie Winner
I’m tickled pink that today I get to tell you that I’m the winner of the Canada Writes Shakespeare Selfie contest, with my poem, “Ophelia, Attending a Garden on the Ground Floor of a Vancouver Apartment Building.” The announcement went live this morning! The judge, Alexi Zentner–whose most recent novel, The Lobster Kings, is a retelling of Cordelia’s story fromContinue reading “CBC Canada Writes Shakespeare Selfie Winner”
CBC Canada Writes Shakespeare Selfie Shortlist
As a follow up to my last post, I am pleased to report that my poem, “Ophelia, attending a garden on the ground floor of a Vancouver apartment building,” made the shortlist of CBC Canada Writes Shakespeare Selfie Challenge. You can follow the links and read all the shortlisted entries if you like–including mine, ifContinue reading “CBC Canada Writes Shakespeare Selfie Shortlist”
Ophelia and the arrival of spring flowers
Recently, the world celebrated William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. Well, that’s our best guess, anyway, anyone who’s studied Shakespeare will tell you: we only know what day he was christened, so we assume April 23rd is his birthday. Regardless, there were some pretty fun celebrations of the Bard around the world, including “Cakespeare,” a contest hosted byContinue reading “Ophelia and the arrival of spring flowers”
Still Swooning from April 4th’s reading!
It’s been a week since Swoon: A Literary Evening of Love, Sex, and Chocolate, and I’m still feeling silly with happiness! Thank you so much to everyone who came out and made Swoon such a lovely event. It was truly a privilege to host alongside Jeffrey Ricker, and to introduce the audience to such fine writers.Continue reading “Still Swooning from April 4th’s reading!”
Ruth Daniell 