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Aqua Books
Aqua Books was a Canadian independent bookstore opened in Winnipeg, Manitoba by Kelly Hughes in 1999. It was acknowledged for helping revitalize downtown Winnipeg and creating an eclectic mix of programs and events for the Winnipeg arts and culture community. Aqua Books closed in early 2012, and after a failed attempt to reopen in a new location, closed permanently later that year. Overview Aqua Books consisted of a bookstore, a restaurant called Eat Bistro, writers' studios and an events theatre. Aqua sponsored the Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry and hosts numerous literary and cultural events. Writers who have launched books or read at Aqua Books include Paul Quarrington, Susie Moloney, Shane Koyczan, Sarah Klassen, George Murray, Miriam Toews, David Bergen, Joan Thomas, Andrew Davidson, Catherine Hunter, and Margaret Christakos. Lecturers have included politician Tim Sale, musician Steve Bell and activist David Northcott. Owner Kelly Hughes hosted a live in- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Hunter (poet)
Catherine Hunter (born 1957 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian poet, novelist, editor, professor, and critic. Biography Hunter received a BA (Hons.) from the University of Winnipeg and an MA and PhD from the University of Victoria. She is a faculty member at the University of Winnipeg where she teaches English and creative writing courses. Her first published poems appeared in the ''Malahat Review'' in 1978. Hunter's writing has since appeared in '' Prairie Fire'', ''Essays on Canadian Writing'', ''Canadian Literature,'' and several other literary periodicals. Hunter received the McNally Robinson Manitoba Book of the Year Award for ''Latent Heat'' (1997), a poetry collection. She has also edited books of poetry for the Muses' Company Press. Hunter's most recent work of fiction is the murder mystery novel ''Queen of Diamonds.'' Published by Turnstone Press imprint Ravenstone, ''Queen of Diamonds'' is a mystery thriller about fake psychics and their wealthy clientele, set in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Block
Laurie Block (1949–2018) was a Canadian poet and educator. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he studied at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba. Bibliography *''Governing Bodies'' - poetry, 1988 *''Foreign Graces/Bendiciones Ajenas'' - poetry, 1999 *''Time Out of Mind'' - poetry, 2006 Awards *Honourable Mention, League of Canadian Poets Annual Contest, 1990 *First place in the Manitoba Writers' Guild Writing Contest, 1993 *Third place, ''dANDelion'' Poetry Contest, 1994 *First place in the Manitoba Writers' Guild Writing Contest, 1994 *Honourable Mention, League of Canadian Poets Annual Contest, 1997 and 1990. *Honourable Mention, ''Arc Magazine'' poem of the year contest, 1998 *Second and third prize, Bliss Carman Poetry Award, 1999 *First prize, Prairie Fire Fiction Contest 2003 *Gold Medal Award for short fiction, National Magazine Awards, Canada, 2004 *Winner, Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Manitoba Books Awards/Les Prix du livre du Manitoba is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Writers' Collective
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, a prosaic ostensible meaning. A poem is a literary composition, written by a poet, using this principle. Poetry has a long and varied history, evolving differentially across the globe. It dates back at least to prehistoric times with hunting poetry in Africa and to panegyric and elegiac court poetry of the empires of the Nile, Niger, and Volta River valleys. Some of the earliest written poetry in Africa occurs among the Pyramid Texts written during the 25th century BCE. The earliest surviving Western Asian epic poetry, the '' Epic of Gilgamesh'', was written in Sumerian. Early poems in the Eurasian continent evolved from folk songs such as the Chinese ''Shijing'', as well as religious hymns (the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Richler
Noah Richler is a Canadians, Canadian author, journalist, and broadcaster who was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and London, England. He is the son of Canadian novelist Mordecai Richler. Richler worked for many years as a radio documentary producer for BBC Radio, representing the organization at the Prix Futura and winning a Sony Award before following in his father's footsteps and becoming a writer. After returning to Canada in 1998, he was the books editor and then the literary columnist for the ''National Post''. His book ''This Is My Country, What's Yours? A Literary Atlas of Canada'' won the 2007 British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. The book is a literary travelogue and cultural portrait of the country, for which he interviewed novelists and storytellers from Newfoundland to British Columbia and the Inuit Arctic. He also produced and presented a ten-part series for the CBC Radio program ''Ideas (radio show), Ideas'' based on his research. He has co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Keeper
Tina Keeper, OM (born March 20, 1962) is a Cree actress, film producer and former politician from Canada."Tina Keeper" '''', May 14, 2008. First known for her role as RCMP officer Michelle Kenidi in the series '''',"TV's maverick Mountie". '' |
Fred Penner
Frederick Ralph Cornelius Penner (born November 6, 1946) is a Canadian children's entertainer and musician known for the song "The Cat Came Back" and his television series, '' Fred Penner's Place'', which aired on CBC in Canada from 1985 to 1997 and in the United States on Nickelodeon from 1989 to 1992. Life and career Early life Penner was born on November 6, 1946, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Lydia Agathe Penner (''née'' Winters, 1913–2005) and Edward W. Penner of Winkler, Manitoba. By the age of four, he had begun making up songs while travelling on the bus with his mother. He taught himself how to play the guitar when he was in grade school, and performed in school choirs and pageants. Through his experiences with his sister Susan, who has Down syndrome, he recognized the therapeutic value of music. Penner received his high school diploma at Kelvin High School, where he took lead roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. After graduating from the University of Winnipeg w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin McDonald
Kevin Hamilton McDonald (born May 16, 1961) is a Canadian actor, voice actor and comedian. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of stage, television and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TV series ''The Kids in the Hall''. He played Pastor Dave in ''That '70s Show'', and also starred as a co-pilot in the 2011 web comedy series '' Papillon''. He also does voice work in animation, most notably for providing the voices of Agent Wendy Pleakley in the ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, Waffle in '' Catscratch'', and the Almighty Tallest Purple in ''Invader Zim''. He starred alongside Rodney Dangerfield and Dom DeLuise as the titular character in the gangster parody film '' The Godson''. Early life McDonald was born in Montréal, Québec, the son of Sheila and Hamilton "Hammy" McDonald, who was a dental equipment salesman. He moved to Los Angeles, California, at the age of seven, after his father was transferred ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Sweatman
Margaret Sweatman (born 1953) is a Canadian writer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sweatman was educated at the University of Winnipeg, Concordia University and Simon Fraser University. Her 2001 novel ''When Alice Lay Down With Peter'' was a winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Sunburst Award. She teaches literature and creative writing, and performs with the Broken Songs Band. With her husband, Glenn Buhr, she won the Genie Award for Best Original Song at the 26th Genie Awards in 2006 for "When Wintertime", a song they wrote for the film ''Seven Times Lucky''."C.R.A.Z.Y. night at Genie Awards: Family epic captures 10 awards". ''Kingston Whig-Standard ''The Kingston Whig-Standard'' is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published five days a week, from Tuesday to Saturday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is currently owned by Postmedia. It has ...'', March 14, 2006. Bibliography * ''Fox'' (1991), with a newly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Hughes Live!
Kelly may refer to: Art and entertainment * Kelly (Kelly Price album) * Kelly (Andrea Faustini album) * ''Kelly'' (musical), a 1965 musical by Mark Charlap * "Kelly" (song), a 2018 single by Kelly Rowland * ''Kelly'' (film), a 1981 Canadian film * ''Kelly'' (Australian TV series), an Australian television * ''Kelly'' (talk show), a Northern Ireland television talk and variety show * The Kelly Family, an Irish-American-European music group * ''Kelly Kelly'' (TV series), a 1998 U.S. sitcom on the WB television network * "Kelly", a 2019 single by Peakboy * Kelly West/ Zelena, a character on ''Once Upon a Time'' * Kelly (The Walking Dead), a fictional character from The Walking Dead People * Kelly (given name) * Kelly (surname) * Clan Kelly, a Scottish clan * Kelly (musician), a character portrayed by Liam Kyle Sullivan * Kelly (murder victim), once known as the "El Dorado Jane Doe" Places Australia * Kelly, South Australia, a locality * Kelly Basin, Tasmania * Hundred o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Northcott
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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