I am a quite minor part of this even--an "opener" really. But judging by the last Exile Launch that I attended, those folks throw a good party. Not everyone needs more midweek poetry, but if you do, consider coming out on March 25 to the Exile Quarterly / Exile Editions launch party, to hear some jazz, some Gwendolyn MacEwen, and some bits of story by me that will appear in Exile 31.4!
Talking to all your little pets
RR
Rebecca Rosenblum...
is a writer and editor who likes a lot of stuff. This is a blog about that stuff, and also her writing. Rebecca is the writer-in-residence at Jean Vanier High School, and was a juror for The Journey Prize 21. Her work has been short-listed for the Journey Prize, the Danuta Gleed Award and the National Magazine Award. Her first book of short stories, Once, was published by Biblioasis and was one of Quill & Quire's 15 Books That Mattered in 2008. Rebecca's stories are occasionally seen in Canadian periodicals and her second collection, *The Big Dream,* is forthcoming from Biblioasis.
2 comments:
I haven't been to very many readings in my life, unfortunately. I didn't realise there was an opening act sometimes. Do they do encores? Can something be so well-received that the audience asks for more? or is that poor form?
Actually, they don't always say that, but often there is a main event, and a couple other shorter readings. Equally often, everyone gets the same time and precedence, mind you.
I have never seen an encore at a reading, but, you know, I don't think it would be inappropriate in certain circumstances. Not entirely sure what those would be, though!
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