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London Literary Life - A Personal View

1/14/2013

By Penn Kemp

(Editor: First published in Open Book Ontario, this article is reproduced here with the author's permission.)

Surrounded by placid, excellent farmland all too quickly mushrooming into suburbs, London lays claim to many acclaimed writers, whether they were raised here, lived in the area most of their lives; left and returned; or are now here for the duration. Think Joan Barfoot, Bonnie Burnard, Emma Donoghue, Frank Davey, Don Gutteridge, Jean McKay, Orlo Miller, James Reaney, David Suzuki, Colleen

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LONDON'S LITERARY SCENE

1/10/2013

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'Open Book Ontario' the online magazine that celebrates Ontario's vibrant literary scene, is launching a new series focussing on particular communities, beginning this month with none other than London!

In their words: "This January we turn to London, the Forest City, and find a thriving ecosystem of authors, publishers, small presses and reading groups. Follow Focus On: London to hear from London's literati about their habits, hang-outs and highlights. We'll let you know about upcoming events and introduce you to local writers and organizers and publish new articles by some of London's best voices. You won't want to miss our regional Recommended Reads or our monthly contest...a $50 credit at the local bookstore of your choice!"

http://www.openbookontario.com/regions/london

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LOOKING FOR MORE GOOD STUFF

12/2/2012

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I just shared an article here from Kathryn Mockler’s page that has been read by more people than anything else we’ve had here.

True, it has one of those emotional hooks that are hard to ignore, being it’s a list of things NOT to do. We all enjoy comparing nots.

Nevertheless, it made me realize that there must be a lot of blogs and pages out there run by local poets which contain very interesting content that I could share here. So I’m starting to comb through them. But it’s an awful lot of work, since interesting content has been posted for years, not just NOW. I won’t be able to find much of that.

So I have a request: If you have something on your page that you think might be of interest to a lot of us London-area poets, please tell me about it. Also if you see something somewhere else, likewise. My only constraints are that the sources be in the London area, and that they be of general interest to poets and/or poetry enthusiasts.

I’ll make sure to thank your page or blog if I can’t actually link to it. That will bring more readers your way, and all in all it will help London poets and poetry enthusiasts get to know each other.

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London Literary Life - A Personal View

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