tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480075757549518552024-03-13T08:20:59.561-07:00"From Shore to Shoormal"Author Donna Allard
Poetography Official BlogDonna Allard (AKA AcadianRose)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10364612802779749415noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248007575754951855.post-58975548084857999762014-04-28T07:48:00.003-07:002014-04-28T08:02:54.618-07:00<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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All poetry included in<br />
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will be in a future anthology. </div>
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<i>"I have to personally thank </i></div>
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<i>Poet Laureate George Wallace </i></div>
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This poem will be included </div>
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Donna Allard (AKA AcadianRose)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10364612802779749415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248007575754951855.post-4344071985504051192014-04-03T09:57:00.003-07:002014-04-03T09:57:48.989-07:00
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<span style="font-size: medium;">UPDATE: I accepted the position on the Canada Cuban Literary Alliance: <b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Honorary member of the CCLA </b></span>
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President Richard Grove</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Thank you so much Richard Grove I am deeply honoured. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">All good things,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Donna Allard</span><br />
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<a href="http://okunhill.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/i-have-never-been-to-the-atlantic-ocean-but-now-i-feel-i-have/" rel="bookmark">"I Have Never Been to the Atlantic Ocean but Now I Feel I Have"</a><span style="font-size: small;">, Debbie Okun Hill, past President The Ontario Poetry Society </span>
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<i>Well, I have and I haven’t! Oh, this is so confusing! One of
my literary goals on my bucket list is to dip my toes in the Atlantic
Ocean and then write a poem about it. I don’t know when I will get there
but about three months ago I started reading a poetry book that not
only made me feel like I was already splashing through the salty waves
in my rubber boots but that I needed to pack up my fishing nets and head
to the east coast today and for real! Ready or not, here I come! Books
can do that, transport me to locations I have never seen and may never
get to in person. My apologies for the late review, long overdue but I
was hoping to polish up my French for the trip. That’s on my bucket list
too!!</i><br />
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<b>FROM SHORE TO SHOORMAL</b></div>
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By Donna Allard and Nat<b> </b>Hall<br />Broken Jaw Press and BS Poetry Society, 2013, 72 pages<br />ISBN 978-1-55391-111-1</div>
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At first glance, <i>From Shore to Shoormal</i> could easily be
described as a poetic travelogue where images of the Atlantic Ocean
mesmerize the readers and lure them onto fishing vessels and along
barren shorelines where the “high-spirited” raven keeps a watchful eye.
In the poem “Treasure Hunt” the instructions are to <i>“Get your map out”… “never lose sight of your compass”…</i>and <i>“Feel the last wave, follow the sun.”…</i>
For those who are unfamiliar with the coastal fringe of Acadia’s
Shediac Bay and the shoormal of Shetland Islands, Scotland, "I Have Never Been to the Atlantic Ocean but Now I Feel I Have"this book
nudges individuals into the salt taste, damp fog, fishy scent and rugged
characteristics of these two regions.<br />
However, this collection of 25 bilingual poems by New Brunswick poet
Donna Allard and Shetland-based poet and visual artist Nat Hall is more
than just another geography lesson. As stated on the back cover this
72-page book is a celebration of the Atlantic connection between two
voices: the persona of Allard’s <i>acadianrose</i> cresting like ocean waves in “From Shore” the first section of the book and Hall’s <i>nordicblackbird</i> flying strong in the second part dedicated “To Shoormal”.<br />
While the cover image (Hall’s photo ‘vagabond mood’) appears stark
and gloomy, it sets a melancholy tone for the poetic landmarks within.<br />
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For example, Acadia’s rich history unfolds as relic puzzle pieces and
unearthed memories in Allard’s introductory poem “War Musket Grass (Bay
of Fundy) where <i>“they swear the land still smells of powder.”</i> In “Northwest Passage”, the <i>“mornin’ boats dot the water like fag butts”</i> and the <i>“morning sun zips its warm jacket and leaves”.</i>
The couplets in this poem and the metaphors throughout this section of
the book are like the waves in the ocean, lapping the shore at a steady
rhythm. The writing is tight and Allard often uses haunting words when
describing the fisherman’s life, beer, his wife’s isolation, <i>“icicled telephone wires”,</i> <i>“ghost ships that</i><i>/appear at sunset”</i> and eyes either <i>“shipwrecked on déjà vu”</i> or a “glassy reflection of dark tides”.<br />
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It is not an easy journey. As Allard states, <i>“There’s not a road on this isle that does not bleed/from shore to shore.”</i> Yet, Pablo’s poetic influence abounds <i>“along the apple pathways of every heart in love.”</i> In another poem, she writes <i>“this memory shall live within me/until that sweet season when we meet again.”</i> Death and love are common themes: <i>“I drown, in the beauty that only the Bay of Fundy can offer.”</i><br />
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In the second section of the book, once the reader is seamlessly
transported across the ocean, Hall resumes the Atlantic tour using the
image of the raven and the wind in many of her poems. The writing is
often gritty, sometimes gentle, written mainly in the first person point
of view and is accessible to the general public. However expect some
unique twists and turns of phrases. In her poem “On the Tip of My Heart”
she taunts the reader <i>“go ask the bird what it feels like inside the gale.”</i> Hall explores the “Lady Mist”, <i>“water washed words”,</i>
the turbulent storms of the Atlantic and the lighthouse beacon. In “The
Tales from the Tides” she experiments with an acrostic riddle and later
humours the audience with the unexpected language of canned fish. One
of the most memorable lines of the book appears in the poem “Harva”
where Hall states, <i>“I taste the sea…I’m still drinking the Atlantic/like a long shot of/tequila.”</i><br />
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While both sections of the book are written in a free-style format,
the addition of French translations and Shetland dialect provides a
cultural echo and textured layer to the original English work. As Hall
writes in the English version of her closing poem, <i>“I love this sudden switch of tongue/sur toutes les lèvres du St, Laurent!/Now I feel home on either side of the Atlantic.”</i><br />
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Whether the reader is French or English speaking, it is not necessary
to be bilingual to appreciate the depth of emotion and multi-layers of
meaning in these poem treasures. Rather, here is a book that dares
people to step outside their boundaries, to take a closer look and
celebrate these strong voices that make the Atlantic coast so special.<br />
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For additional “official” information about the book, click <a href="http://donnaallard.blogspot.ca/" title="here">here</a>.<br />
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Debbie Okun Hill<br />
Past President The Ontario Poetry Society (<a href="http://www.theontariopoetrysociety.ca/" target="_blank">TOPS</a>) <br />
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF DEBBIE OKUN HILL - <a href="http://okunhill.wordpress.com/tag/donna-allard/" target="_blank">REVIEW CLICK HERE</a></div>
</article>Donna Allard (AKA AcadianRose)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10364612802779749415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248007575754951855.post-64226192534596892342013-10-26T13:21:00.001-07:002013-10-26T13:26:35.975-07:00 ARTS EAST artseastonline@gmail.com / twitter: @artseastonline / facebook: Arts East<h1 class="title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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<b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">From Shore to Shoormal ~ D’un rivage </span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Consolas;">à</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> l’autre</span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Poems by Donna Allard & Nat Hall</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Two prolific poets/po</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Consolas;">è</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">tes
share a fascination for language; an attention to minute detail lyrically
explored to become worlds of their own; a geographical and spiritual connection
to the Atlantic Ocean and its offshoot waterways…Donna Allard and Nat Hall
combine their works, inspired and penned from their Shediac Bay (New Brunswick)
and Shetland Island (Scotland’s northern archipelago) homes, to create a
collaboration: <i>From Shore to Shoormal</i> (<i>D’un rivage </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Consolas;">à</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> l’autre</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Each poet embraces her own expressive style and observations,
and yet their mutual bond is genuinely apparent throughout the entire tome. It
is as if you can picture Allard and Hall standing each on her own shore or
shoormal communicating to the other with timeless messages dug up from
somewhere deep inside. Appropriately Hall writes in “Atlantic Home”:</span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oh, wow, I found a bottle in the sea.</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Water-washed words,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">From Shore to Shoormal </span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">transcends expected
descriptions of natural landscapes to yield a cornucopia of themes: navigation
and battles, heartache, memories and love, pollution and extreme weather, history,
culture and livelihood. For instance, a whole story is told in Allard’s “Northwest
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">like a Steven King novel, all roads leading to the wharf,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">clogged with fog, dreamlike…</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">footsteps</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">cigarette lit, deep sigh, a distant horn heard…</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">ball cap removed, reshaped</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The fact the poems are presented in both English and French
is a real treat; some are even written in the Shetland dialect, and others
incorporate expressions of Hall’s home. Even without being fully versed in each
language, it is intriguing to explore the changes in rhythm and sound, even
slight meanings, when comparing the translations. It is equally satisfying to
read each version aloud feeling your tongue move in novel ways to produce
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hall writes that <i>words hide in stones</i>. Both poets
have successfully quarried verse and visions for many a reader—perhaps while
sitting on their own shoreline—to enjoy and ponder. <i>~ Michelle Brunet</i></span></div>
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]">Gosh
will I ever take a good photo lol. Did anyone notice how tall I
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]">lol Joe is sitting on a table so we don't look like mutt and Jeff.. </span></span></span></div>
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]">I spent the afternoon at Salty Sounds Cafe/Kitchen Party place Chatam
NB with author Raymond Fraser at his 'Bliss' signing. So many people
dropped over, amazing little place! We traded books Ray is a very sweet
person I can't wait </span></span></span></div>
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]">to hear him read later in Fton. Had a photo op too. </span></span></span></div>
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]">My publisher Joe Blades, Broken Jaw Press, was wonderful as usual </span></span></span></div>
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]">and
showed me all the photos he took when he launched our book, </span></span></span></div>
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]">'From Shore
To Shoormal' at the Shetland Islands UK last August </span></span></span></div>
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qb80].[1][4][1]{comment10153386831340527_22001462}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]">What a beautiful island it is! And the beer is really good I hear.</span></span></span></div>
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(* Unfortunately Donna Allard cannot attend this event. But we are having a Soundcloud reading.) Donna Allard (AKA AcadianRose)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10364612802779749415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248007575754951855.post-15372731738632821952013-07-22T13:11:00.001-07:002013-07-22T13:11:21.534-07:00Temp 100' FDear blog members,<br />
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We hope summer is to your liking and you are not getting to burned!<br />
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I wish to thank everyone who supported my gruelling attempt to sign books this weekend in temp's of 100'F or more. Your support and encouragement is much appreciated, except for that one woman who said, "these books are used". Puzzled at her out burst I figured she had heat stroke!<br />
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LOL - I don't accept the invisible flame of ignorance!<br />
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I wish to apologize for not being able to attend signings at several venues due to circumstances out of my control and I wrote a letter to all explaining the situation. All is good! :)<br />
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<i>If you see me around and wish a copy of, 'From Shore to Shoormal', just drop over and ask. There is always an extra copy in my purse. </i><br />
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Now lets enjoy this summer to its fullest!<br />
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All good things,<br />
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</span><span style="font-size: medium;">May 10 – 12, Kennebecasis Valley</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Friday, May 10</b></span><br />
Venue: Shadow Lawn Inn, 3180 Rothesay Rd. (open to all)<br />
6 – 7 pm Reception with cash bar<br />
7 – 9 pm Member and Local Author Book Launches<br />
<i>Featuring, Jerrod Edson, Carmel Vivier, Andrew McAllister, Lisa Dalrymple<br />
Marilyn Lerch, Kathy Mac, <span style="background-color: yellow;">Donna Allard</span>, Diane Reid, Joanie Duguay, Chuck Bowie, Susan White, Warren Redman.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Saturday, May 11</b></span><br />
Venue: Qplex, Alpine Room, 20 Randy Jones Way, Quispamsis<br />
<i>All Qplex events require registration </i><i><b>(r)</b></i><br />
9 – 10:30 Fiction Workshop on story arc & plotting with author Jennifer McGrath Kent <b>(r)</b><br />
10:30 – 12 Writing Life panel discussion with authors Robert Rayner, Lisa Dalrymple & Susan White <b>(r)</b><br />
<i>Lunch, Alpine room, Qplex (included in registration)</i><br />
1 pm Readings from Robert Rayner, Lisa Dalrymple, Jennifer McGrath Kent <b>(r)</b><br />
2 pm Sheree Fitch Lecture (r) “No More Kitty Litter: Kid Lit Coming of Age in NB” <b>(r)</b><br />
3 pm Break<br />
<i>Event moves to Kennebecasis Valley Library, 1 Landing Ct, Quispamsis</i><br />
3:30 – 5pm Storytime at the Library, featuring WFNB WordsSpring’s Children’s authors<br />
Bookseller on site<br />
5 – 7 pm Dinner at Shadow Lawn Inn (other dining options available)<br />
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7 – 9 pm Shadow Lawn Inn (open to all, free)<br />
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<b>WFNB Literary Awards Soiree</b><br />
Reading by Riel Nason<br />
Awards Presented, with readings by winners<br />
Reading by Sheree Fitch<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sunday, May 12</b></span><br />
10 am, Open Mic brunch, Kingston Market, Kingston Peninsula (included in registration and free ferry ride!)<br />
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French translation by Nat Hall / Proofed by Jo-Anne Elder: President of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada (LTAC). Dans les mots de Madame Jo-Anne Elder est traductrice et présidente de l'Association des traducteurs et traductrices littéraires du Canada (ATTLC-LTAC) ...</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">May 10th </span> </span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rothesay N.B.at <span style="color: blue;">Shadow Lawn Inn </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">:: 6- 9, readings start at 7ish :: </span></span><br />
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<i>At least eight authors launching over two hours, should be fun. </i><br />
<i>WFNB Executive Director, Lee Thompson </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>War
Musket Grass (Bay of Fundy)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I
see no soldier’s uniform as I walk along these shores</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">but
fresh blood cliffs, musket grass,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and
a labyrinth of our relics,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the
unfolding of this puzzle to figure out a broader picture,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">as
rose clashed with la
fleur de lys…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">like
an arcanum shared by a friend</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">who
said to follow water trails</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">like
a pirate in search of a chest, as magnet speaks closer to sand …</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">He
said many have found treasures under the sheet of their own graves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Yet
I favour its peaceful clay to dyed denim & origin,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">as
I connect with those who fell for their flower & sleep inside</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">this
bay of mud.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Today,
hooves flit in Fundy sun,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">safe
& watchful over my eyes,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and
I wonder if that story was ever passed to their offspring,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">since
man conquers on a saddle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Come
walk with me, sense a presence, their memory</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">dancing
with tides, like a final oratory</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">along
red cliffs & grassy shores.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Let
me retreat from time & fog, as I fear ghosts & bellwalkers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">they
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<pre class="western"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Herbes, simulacres de mousquets (Baie de Fundy) </b></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Aucun uniforme en vue le long de ce rivage, </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">le regard se contente de falaises couleur sang, d’herbes, </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">simulacres de mousquets, </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">d’un labyrinthe de reliques ; </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">la floraison de cette énigme pour mieux se figurer l’image, </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">au moment où la rose écorcha la fleur de lys… </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">comme un arcane soufflé par les lèvres amicales </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">qui nous invite à suivre les traces de la mer, </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">tel un pirate à la recherche d’un coffre, tant bien l’aimant </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">se réveille dans le sable… </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Que de trésors à débusquer sous les draps scintillants </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">du cimetière marin lance-t-il à tout vent. </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mais je favorise l’argile teinter de paix le jean et l’origine, </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">comme j’amarre mon âme à celle de ceux tombés pour une fleur, </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">enracinés depuis dans cette baie de boue. </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Aujourd’hui les sabots batifolent sous le soleil de Fundy, </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">hors de danger & bienveillants ; </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">je me demande si leurs aïeuls leur ont raconté cette histoire, </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">tant l’homme s’accapare le monde monté sur une selle. </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Viens te promener avec moi, sens cette présence, </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">leur mémoire danser parmi les vagues, ce requiem d’éloquence </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">le long des falaises vermeilles & bord de mer fardé de vert. </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Laisse moi me retirer de la brume & du temps, </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">tant je redoute fantômes & présages ; </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">tous jurent que ce bout de nouveau </span></pre>
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Donna Allard (AKA AcadianRose)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10364612802779749415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248007575754951855.post-63289212430087123542013-01-05T09:29:00.000-08:002013-01-30T08:04:11.045-08:00<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">What people are saying about "From Shore to Shoormal".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[467].[1][2][1]{comment10151355967429857_24866712}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]" style="background-color: #f1f2f6; color: #333333; font-style: italic; line-height: 14px;"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[467].[1][2][1]{comment10151355967429857_24866712}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[467].[1][2][1]{comment10151355967429857_24866712}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]">- 'War Musket Grass' Beautiful. Particularly enamoured of the lines "Come walk with me, sense a presence, their memory </span><span id=".reactRoot[467].[1][2][1]{comment10151355967429857_24866712}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[2]">dancing with tides, like a final oratory along red cliffs & grassy shores."<a href="http://poetrymap.ca/profile.php?PoetID=40" target="_blank"> </a>~</span></span></span><span style="color: #3b5998;"><span style="background-color: #f1f2f6; cursor: pointer; line-height: 14px;"><a href="http://poetrymap.ca/profile.php?PoetID=40" target="_blank">Candice James</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-<i> It is lovely. I actually gave it as a gift to my bilingual son-in-law & daughter and nearly asked for it back. ;) Will order my own copy next month. ~</i></span><a href="http://ruthewalker.ca/about/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Ruth E. Walker</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">- From "Shore to Shroomal," has just arrived!! I am looking forward to spending some time this evening, reading these poetic gems from Donna Allard</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> and Nat Hall.... It looks wonderful, Donna! I am loving Acadian Rose right this very minute!! ~</span></i></span><a href="http://herselfmyself.shawwebspace.ca/blog/post/hawkwoman__by_paulette_c_turcott/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Paulette C Turcotte </a> <i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I love my copy... and the sheer brilliance of this combo...."</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">- I am currently reading this lovely book of poems. Written in two voices, Donna Allard writes on the coastal fringe in New Brunswick, Canada, & Nat Hall walks and writes by her shoormal, somewhere on the 60th parallel in her windswept Shetland Islands, Scotland’s most northerly archipelago “Shore” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">I simply love cuddling up by the fire and reading from beginning to end. One quick read led me to one slow read, embracing each word. A wee bit challenging for me to read the French side, it has been many years since my last French class, regardless, the sounds were mesmerizing. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">I feel a deep longing after my second read, it takes me back to my own roots, Italy, my desires to revisit my first ‘home’ </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">It evokes a hunger to hear my native tongue. The authors voices are heard internally, it matters not if one understands each word. The lyrical presence takes over. I am enjoying a third read today.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Thank you to Donna Allard and Nat Hall for this wonderful gem. I so enjoyed the read! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">~<a href="https://www.facebook.com/filomenathepoet" target="_blank">Filomena ThePoet </a> </span></i></span>Donna Allard (AKA AcadianRose)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10364612802779749415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248007575754951855.post-36753844389974534102012-12-17T15:03:00.004-08:002012-12-17T16:52:06.734-08:00<br />
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</span></span></span>Donna Allard (AKA AcadianRose)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10364612802779749415noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248007575754951855.post-26536491202155965712010-11-29T14:04:00.000-08:002012-12-17T17:23:58.840-08:00“Where poetry is more than just words”<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i>Save Al Purdy’s Home Tribute</i></span></b><br />
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flowers & fruits as heritage,<br />
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