Month: April 2022

Monday, May 2
7:00 pm, “Doors” 6:30 pm 

Featured Readers: Tyler DeWacht, Maija Lin, Charlie Gill, Heather Powell, Spoken Word Youth Choir (4 spots)

Mic host: Alice Major

It Ain’t Terse; It’s Fresh Verse

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Come hear some poetry!
Come one! Come all! Hear some verse, after all!
A long black hearse ran over my big purple purse,
but it’s not terse because it is Fresh Verse!

Join the Edmonton Stroll of Poets Society,
as we hear the words of young celebrities
from our City that is so fine and glorious.
At Fresh Verse it’s cool to be victorious.

On Monday, May 2^nd, come hear some poetry!
On Zoom you’ll find some high society!
8 Poets under 25 don’t need a nurse
because they are darn good at writin’ Fresh Verse!

8 more poets will read in the Open Mic;
once it’s all said and done, we’ll take a hike!

Zoom invite If you know anyone who would like to attend Fresh Verse 2022 and is not a Stroll member please direct them to strollquestions@gmail.com.

Hello, Strollers—

Another Distribution Day rolls around. Come for the following:

• Stroll of Poets Anthology 2022
• 30th Anniversary Chapbook
• To renew your Stroll Membership (for the 2022–2023 season)

First and foremost, before coming to pick up your anthology, please make sure you are feeling well and have not had any exposure to any variant of the COVID-19 virus. The safety of all our members and their loved ones is still paramount, and your copy of the anthology will be always be ready and waiting for you to pick it up in the future, when you are well and healthy. We do not mind continuing to store it for you.

Pickup Details

Date:               Saturday, May 28, 2022
Time:               1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Email:              strollantho@writersguild.ab.ca

To maintain privacy, please email strollantho@writersguild.ab.ca, as location information will be sent only to the people who contact us directly, rather than being printed in the publicly shared newsletter. This information will be sent out about one week in advance of the pick-up date.

If it’s not possible for you to pick up your anthology on May 28th, we would encourage you to have a family member or friend pick it up for you. If this also is not possible, or if you prefer to wait, we will provide information on future distribution possibilities as details become available.

Extra copies

Each person whose poem appears in the anthology or in the chapbook is entitled to one complementary copy, but if you wish to order extra copies, these are available for $10.00 each. A limited number of back issues of the 2020 and 2021 anthology are also available for $5.00 each. Please do your best to bring exact change or a cheque for the exact amount, made out to the Stroll of Poets.

Up next at the Haven!

Monday, April 18, 7:00 pm, “Doors” 6:30 pm 

Featured Readers: Naomi McIlwraith, Nancy Mackenzie, Ruth Anderson Donovan, & Max Vandersteen

Mic Host: Josephine LoRe

Open Mic:  Sign-up (2-min. poem) New and first-time readers are always welcome and given priority during the Open Mic.

Zoom invite If you know anyone who would like to join our online reading nights and is not a Stroll member please direct them to strollquestions@gmail.com.

Please note all requests for Zoom links to “Haven at Home” evenings need to be done before 5pm.

Up next at the Haven!

Monday, April 4, 7:00 pm, “Doors” 6:30 pm 

Featured Readers: Loren Marsden, Janis Dow, Saraswoti Lamichane & Deborah Lawson

Mic Host: Hugh McAlary

Open Mic:  Sign-up (2-min. poem) New and first-time readers are always welcome and given priority during the Open Mic.

Zoom invite If you know anyone who would like to join our online reading nights and is not a Stroll member please direct them to strollquestions@gmail.com.

Please note all requests for Zoom links to “Haven at Home” evenings need to be done before 5pm.