Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Toronto poet Marcus McCann spent a number of years writing and publishing in Ottawa before heading off to Law School in 2009.
Pearl Pirie has been one of the most active and engaged poets in Ottawa for at least a decade, from her enormous productivity as a writer, performer, reviewer, blogger, editor, radio host, workshop facilitator, food columnist and small press publisher, to irregularly hosting salon workshops and readings in the house she shares with her partner of twenty-three years, the designer Brian Pirie. Through her growing handful of books and chapbooks, what appeals about Pirie’s work is the way in which sound, mashed words and an unhindered sequence of meanings manage to propel across the page.
Marcus McCann: Two new poems
Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Toronto poet Marcus McCann spent a number of years writing and publishing in Ottawa before heading off to Law School in 2009.