David Solway is a poet and writer who has also worked in education and broadcasting. He has taught at a number of Montreal institutions such as John Abbott College. He has written eight books of poetry including Reaching for Clear: The Poetry of Rhys Savarin which was awarded the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry in 2007. Solway has also published a number of non-fiction works and essays. He currently resides in Hudson, Quebec.
Karen Young is a well-known Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, composer and poet from Hudson, Quebec. Her career, which spans the last 30 years, has included jazz, medieval and traditional folk recordings. The Felix-winner has also established her own independent record label, Les Disques URSH Inc. Young will be performing some of her compositions in spoken word form for this year’s StoryFest.
Open Poetry Reading
Hosts Jon Torell and Louise Carson, members of the Greenwood Poets would like to invite members the public to share their poetry within the intimate setting of Hudson's A Temps Perdu. Read your poem or someone else's.
David Solway is a poet and writer who has also worked in education and broadcasting. He has taught at a number of Montreal institutions such as John Abbott College. He has written eight books of poetry including Reaching for Clear: The Poetry of Rhys Savarin which was awarded the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry in 2007. Solway has also published a number of non-fiction works and essays. He currently resides in Hudson, Quebec.
Karen Young is a well-known Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, composer and poet from Hudson, Quebec. Her career, which spans the last 30 years, has included jazz, medieval and traditional folk recordings. The Felix-winner has also established her own independent record label, Les Disques URSH Inc. Young will be performing some of her compositions in spoken word form for this year’s StoryFest.