Mansfield Press Fall Launch Party

For those in Toronto, I hope you can join me at the fall launch party for Mansfield Press tonight (Monday, November 14), 7:30 pm, at the Boat, 158 Augusta.

Among the four new releases are three appearing under my imprint, “a stuart ross book” — How I Wrote Certain of My Books, by George Bowering; Hooligans, by Lillian Necakov; and The Crystal Palace, by Carey Toane. The fourth new Mansfield title is Rishma Dunlop’s Lover Through Departure: New and Selected Poems. Necakov, Toane and Dunlop will be on hand to read, and there will be a musical set by my friend, singer-songwriter Ben Walker (who composed and recorded the Orphan’s Song CD, based on my poems), and there will also be a surprise reader. Hint: Wilbur Snowshoe.

I’ve been working with Denis De Klerck of Mansfield Press since 2007, and it’s been one of the most rewarding activities of my 30-something-year immersion in the literary world. In addition to the writers I mentioned above, I’ve been able to help bring into the world new books by Alice Burdick, David W. McFadden, Leigh Nash, Peter Norman, Natasha Nuhanovic, Jim Smith, Robert Earl Stewart, Steve Venright, and Tom Walmsley.

Meanwhile, Mansfield finally has a new website. Mansfield's publisher, Denis De Klerck, has all sorts of neat plans for it. Instead of the static thing it was, this site will frequently change, with new articles, videos, poems, and more added each week.

Oh yeah, and starting next Sunday, I'm touring for a few days with the Mansfield writers. Here are the details:

NOVEMBER 20, 7 PM, MONTREAL

The Mansfield Press Montreal Fall Launch, with readings by Rishma Dunlop (Lover Through Departure: New and Selected Poems), Marko Sijan (Mongrel), Carey Toane (The Crystal Palace). Hosted by Stuart Ross.
CFC
6388, St Hubert (enter through red door and go upstairs)

NOVEMBER 21, 7:30 PM, OTTAWA

The Mansfield Press Ottawa Fall Launch, with readings by Rishma Dunlop (Lover Through Departure: New and Selected Poems), Lillian Necakov (Hooligans), Marko Sijan (Mongrel), Carey Toane (The Crystal Palace). Hosted by Stuart Ross.
Raw Sugar Café
692 Somerset West

NOVEMBER 22, 7:30 PM, KINGSTON

The Mansfield Press Kingston Fall Launch, with readings by Rishma Dunlop (Lover Through Departure: New and Selected Poems), Lillian Necakov (Hooligans), Marko Sijan (Mongrel), Carey Toane (The Crystal Palace). Hosted by Stuart Ross.
The Grad Club
162 Barrie Street (upstairs)

Over and out.