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2010-03-24T19:21:00.001-04:00

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Tree Reading Series Panel

2010-03-24T12:10:00.000-04:00

Ottawa's Tree Reading Series introduced a new format of a (lengthy) panel discussion on "Poetic Meaning." The night's poets at the table were Sina Queyras, Rob Winger, Susan McMaster, and Erín Moure.

Incidentally, Erín Moure headlines her own show tonight from 5:00pm - 8:00pm at Cafe Nostalgica, 603 Cumberland. She brings the level of poetic discussion up a few notches and is always a treat to listen to.

Sina Queyras

2010-03-24T11:34:00.002-04:00

Bret Hart - Documentary

2010-03-22T16:00:00.003-04:00

I licensed my photo of Bret Hart to The Fight Network for a new documentary about the Hitman. The photo looks great on the web site, eh? It premieres tonight for anyone with access to this channel. UPDATE: You may watch the movie on youtube in a day or so here http://www.youtube.com/thefightnetwork.
Here's a trailer:

Population Me: Essays on David McGimpsey

2010-03-22T12:01:00.002-04:00

Population Me: Essays on David McGimpsey by Alessandro Porco is now officially available from your local independent bookstore, online, or wherever else you purchase books. I photographed McGimpsey who apprears on the book's cover.

From a summer of 2009 impromptu photo set on the roof top of Ottawa's Carleton Tavern. It's a favourite place of mine to shoot from.

Additionally, here is a recent interview in Maisonneuve magazine: http://maisonneuve.org/pressroom/article/2010/mar/3/interview-david-mcgimpsey/

St. Patrick's Day in Ottawa

2010-03-17T18:02:00.000-04:00

Cheers from the Heart and Crown!

rob's birthday

2010-03-14T09:59:00.002-04:00

for the life of me I forget how old he is...oh yeah.

I'm my biggest fan

2010-03-11T21:10:00.002-05:00

John W. MacDonald is a fan of

John W. MacDonald Photography

Thank you!

Airplane

2010-03-10T23:25:00.001-05:00

Ottawa International Writers Festival News

2010-03-04T15:08:00.000-05:00

- A new venue for the OIWF: the Mayfair Theatre in Old Ottawa South
- some of the authors OIWF will be hosting this Spring are:
Non Ficition: Sarah Elton, Jeff Rubin, Joe Laur, Harvey Cashore, Andrew Potter, Susan Juby, Tom Jokinen, Terry O'Reilly, Mike Tennant, Wade Davis, John Ralston Saul, Adrienne Clarkson, Mark Kingwell and Douglas Coupland.

Fiction: Tim Wynne Jones, Jeffrey Moore, Miguel Syjuco, Andrea Levy (UK), Michael Helm, Adam Lewis Schroeder, Peter Hedges (USA), Guy Gavriel Kay, Amir Gutfreund (Israel), Horacio Castellanos Moya (El Salvador), Jessica Grant, Rabindranath Maharaj and Jonathan Miles (USA).

Poetry: derek beaulieu, Weyman Chan, Frank Davey, George Bowering, Michael Lista, Suzanne Buffam, Steven Heighton, Rachel Zolf, Jesse Ferguson and Erin Mouré.

- call 613.562.1243 or email leslie@writersfestival.org for these and any upcoming spring events at http://www.writersfestival.org/

the next viral video...

2010-03-02T15:20:00.001-05:00

Gold!

2010-03-01T17:11:00.002-05:00

A golden re-enactment of Sidney Crosby's winning goal for Team Canada last night.
He shoots, he scores!!!

BEST GAME EVER!

2010-02-28T17:59:00.001-05:00

Prorogued: For Your Safety

2010-02-27T18:16:00.002-05:00

Launch of a poetry anthology inspired by the Prime Minister's prorogation of Parliament.

'Speakers, poetry readings, artists and performers came together in a lighthearted protest against the prorogation of Parliament.'

Edited by Stephen Brockwell and Stuart Ross
When Prime Minister Stephen Harper prorogued Parliament (for the second time in a year!) on December 30, 2009, he punted many vital bills into oblivion. But he also inspired hundreds of poems after Mansfield Press announced this government-toppling anthology. This book gathers a range of responses—from outrage to slapstick—by acclaimed poets (including Canada’s first Parliamentary Poet Laureate and several winners of the Governor General’s Award for Poetry), previously unpublished poets and, to paraphrase Stephen Harper, ordinary working Canadians.

Featuring poems by:
Sandra Alland ✺ Larissa Andrusyshyn ✺ Steven Artelle ✺ Tara Azzopardi ✺ Jonathan Ball ✺ Gary Barwin ✺ derek beaulieu & Andrew Topel ✺ Jonathan Bennett ✺ George Bowering ✺ Shannon Bramer ✺ Stephen Brockwell ✺ Mike Buckthought ✺ Alice Burdick ✺ Stephen Cain ✺ Chris Chambers ✺ George Elliott Clarke ✺ Stewart Cole ✺ Claudia Coutu Radmore ✺ Linda Lee Crosfield ✺ Michael Dennis ✺ Ann Diamond ✺ Adam Dickinson ✺ Christopher Doda ✺ Mark D Dunn ✺ Amanda Earl ✺ Hermann Eberl ✺ Amatoritsero Ede ✺ Maureen Egan ✺ Chris Faiers ✺ Laura Farina ✺ Andrew Faulkner ✺ Jesse Patrick Ferguson ✺ Laurie Fuhr ✺ Patrick Gass ✺ yaqoob ghaznavi ✺ David Greer ✺ Gwendolyn Guth ✺ Nathan Hauch ✺ Jamie Hawes ✺ Jason Heroux ✺ Joanna Lilley ✺ James Lindsay ✺ Jeanettes Lynes ✺ Nyla Matuk ✺ clay mccann ✺ Marcus McCann ✺ christine mcnair ✺ Peter McPhee ✺ kevin mcpherson eckhoff ✺ Bruce Meyer ✺ George Murray ✺ Leigh Nash ✺ Lillian Necakov ✺ Fraser Nelund ✺ The Poets of Nova Institution ✺ Vincent Ponka ✺ K.I. Press ✺ Robert Priest ✺ Michael Eden Reynolds ✺ Stan Rogal ✺ Joe Rosenblatt ✺ Stuart Ross ✺ Ingrid Ruthig ✺ Jeremy Sandler ✺ Greg Santos ✺ Brenda Schmidt ✺ Guy Simser ✺ Jim Smith✺ H. Masud Taj ✺ Daniel Scott Tysdal ✺ Priscila Uppal ✺ Steve Venright

http://www.mansfieldpress.net/Titles/rogue_stimulus.html

tony fouhse - american states

2010-02-26T18:12:00.001-05:00

story here:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Southern%20spell/2630328/story.html

Duck

2010-02-24T17:52:00.002-05:00

To request the above photograph*:
Send an email (Subject: Duck) to john @ johnwmacdonald.com with your name and address.

If you are the first person to respond after this posting, you will receive this photograph in the mail. The 5"x7" photo is printed on 8 1/2" x 11" paper.
*Photo is no longer available.

Kel Morin Parsons

2010-02-24T11:44:00.001-05:00

from a shoot in the summer of 2009

Back of My Head

2010-02-22T20:49:00.001-05:00

No. It is not a social commentary. I have just been cutting my own hair for about 25 years now and it never struck me to see what the back of my head looks like, you know, what it *really* looks like. In detail. Permit me some self-indulgence will ya?

Not having visited a barber in this long time, I really don't know what the average cost for a men's hair cut is. But for ballpark figures, let's say it's $10 for this type of cut. So, I usually cut my hair once a month on average: that's $10 x 12 which equals $120 per year, and for a quarter century it would be...uh...carry the two...hmmm...$3000. It's nice to see that round figure savings realized in my pocket. Plus, there's the savings of getting to and from the barber, the time spent waiting for a barber, etc. etc. anyway, I always get repeat business from a very satisfied customer.

Got New Glasses

2010-02-20T23:14:00.002-05:00

Kelly & Megan

2010-02-19T14:12:00.002-05:00

Playing in the living room, having fun.

Tan Man

2010-02-10T19:14:00.002-05:00

Canal Skaters

2010-02-10T17:09:00.002-05:00

The Kids in the Hall

2010-02-01T19:28:00.000-05:00

The 'kids in the hall' before bedtime.

Witton Flatware

2010-01-31T21:59:00.004-05:00

This would have been a typical setting at the dinner table circa 1975-1985 and beyond. These are just three of many similar pieces of flatware sitting in a shoe box unused for a future purpose - lord knows what. Oh, and Happy Birthday, Mom!

Charlie Brooker - How To Report The News

2010-01-30T15:59:00.001-05:00

via: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2010/01/news-according-to-charlie-brooker/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+duckrabbit%2FNrks+%28duckrabbit%29