Aeolus House

08/09/2024

Ottawa-area friends of Ae**us House are invited to mark their calendars and spread the word. On Thursday, August 22, 7-9pm, Margaret Code, Blaine Marchand and Colin Morton will read from their recent books of poetry at Clocktower Pub, 418 Richmond Road, Westboro. Colin's book Scar Atlas just came out this month. There will be an open mic.

08/07/2024

On Saturday, September 14th, from 4:00 to 6:00, these three books of poetry from Ae**us House will be launched at Hirut Cafe and Restaurant, 2050 Danforth Ave. in Toronto:
COVID-19 Blues by Barbara Landry, Stronger in Broken Places by John B. Lee, and Scar Atlas by Colin Morton.

The authors will read from their books and will be joined by special guest reader David Clink, whose book The Black Ship was launched at Hirut in November of last year.

05/25/2024

On Tuesday, May 28th, at 8pm, there will be a rare opportunity to hear Ae**us House author Carolyn Taylor, visiting from Victoria, BC, read in Toronto from her new book, Holding Close. And this will be an equally rare opportunity to hear multi-book author Gillian McCain, visiting from New York City, plus Bob Wiseman.

04/23/2024

The latest Ae**us House book – In The Spaces Between Bonsai, by Terry Ann Carter – is now available. The author is taking it to Haiku Canada Weekend at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, May 17-19. Copies can be ordered by emailing [email protected].

12/30/2023

On Monday, January 8th, 7:00, at The Free Times Cafe, 320 College St. in Toronto, the 40-page chapbook Homeless City will be launched, as part of the Art Bar Poetry Series. The co-authors, Kate Rogers and Donna Langevin, will read from the book. In return for the usual $10 admission, everyone attending will receive a copy. All of the proceeds will go to the Daily Bread Food Bank. If you can’t make it, you could listen to a recording of Valentino Assenza’s Dec. 19 interview of the authors on the "shows-by-day/howl" page of the CIUT FM website. The interview starts at 6’37”.

12/29/2023

On Monday, January 8th, 7:00, at The Free Times Cafe, 320 College St. in Toronto, the 40-page chapbook Homeless City will be launched, as part of the Art Bar Poetry Series. The co-authors, Kate Rogers and Donna Langevin, will read from the book. In return for the usual $10 admission, everyone attending will receive a copy. All of the proceeds will go to the Daily Bread Food Bank. If you can’t make it, you could listen to a recording of Valentino Assenza’s Dec. 19 interview of the authors on CIUT FM at https://ciut.fm/shows-by-day/howl/. The interview starts at 6’37”.

12/23/2023

Friends of recent Ae**us House author Ann Elizabeth Carson are mourning her passing on December 16, 2023. The obituary in the December 23 Globe and Mail characterizes her as "a beloved and formidable matriarch." Ann's seventh book of poetry, Another Open Door, came out in October, and she gave a beautiful reading from it at the launch on Zoom on October 17. That book was preceded by Loose Ends in 2022, also from Ae**us House. A fine review of Another Open Door by Donna Langevin is on the League of Canadian Poets website, here: https://poets.ca/review-another-open-door-by-ann-elizabeth-carson/. Those of us who knew Ann had great admiration and affection for her. We miss her and are thankful to have her poetry.

12/16/2023

There is a splendid review by Gillian Harding-Russell of Susan McCaslin's book Consider in the British Columbia Review:

https://thebcreview.ca/2023/12/14/2013-mccaslin-harding-russell/

11/30/2023

Holding Close, the tenth and final Ae**us House book of 2023, has been printed. Copies can now be ordered by emailing [email protected] or directly from the author.

11/12/2023

Margaret Code's new book of poetry, DiVERSity, launched in Toronto on November 4, is now available from the author and publisher. Email [email protected] for details.

10/20/2023

The next Ae**us House launch will be on Saturday, November 4th at 3:00 p.m. at Hirut Cafe and Restaurant, 2050 Danforth Ave. in Toronto. hirutjazz.ca

The two authors, David Clink and Margaret Code, will read from their new books of poetry.

Admission is free. Food and drink will be available.

Email [email protected] for further information.

09/20/2023

Friends of Ae**us House are cordially invited to the launch on Zoom, on Tuesday, October 17th, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Eastern Time, of books of poetry by Ann Elizabeth Carson, Sue Chenette, and Susan McCaslin.

09/12/2023

The next Ae**us House launch will be on Thursday, September 14th, 7:00-9:00, at The Free Times Cafe, 320 College St. in Toronto: www.freetimescafe.com.
The three authors -- Sue Chenette, Susan McCaslin, and Gwynn Scheltema -- will read from their books and will be joined by special guest reader Tom Gannon Hamilton.
Admission is free. Food and drink will be available, and there will be books for sale.
If you plan to come, you are strongly advised to make a reservation by calling The Free Times at 416-967-1078 -- and please also email the publisher: [email protected].

09/06/2023

Susan McCaslin's new book of poetry, Consider, is now available from the author and publisher. It will be launched in Toronto with books by Sue Chenette and Gwynn Scheltema on Thursday, September 14th. Email [email protected] for details.

08/26/2023

Sue Chenette's new book of poetry, So That We Might Finger the Words, is now available from the author and publisher. It will be launched with two other books in Toronto on September 14th. Email allan@aeolushouse for details.

08/09/2023

The latest Ae**us House book of poetry, Everchild, by Gwynn Scheltema, is now available from the author and publisher. It will be launched with two others in Toronto on September 14th. Email allan@aeolushouse for details.

08/04/2023

The next Ae**us House launch will be on Thursday, September 14th, 7:00-9:00, at The Free Times Cafe, 320 College St. in Toronto: www.freetimescafe.com.

The three authors -- Sue Chenette, Susan McCaslin, and Gwynn Scheltema -- will read from their books and will be joined by special guest reader Tom Gannon Hamilton.

Admission is free. Food and drink will be available, and there will be books for sale.

If you plan to come, please email the publisher: [email protected].

06/29/2023

Now that Rosemary Clewes' book Rain on My Skin has been successfully launched, copies can be ordered by emailing [email protected].

06/10/2023

All are welcome at the launch of Rain on My Skin on Sunday, June 11 at 3:00. You can find out more and order a copy by emailing [email protected].

05/27/2023

Congratulations to JC Sulzenko (writing as A. Garnett Weiss) on one of her centos being the winning poem in the Prince Edward County Arts Council Wind and Water Contest. JC is the author of Bricolage: A Gathering of Centos, from Ae**us House in 2021.

📣 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 📣

We were thrilled with the interest and caliber of submissions in the 5th anniversary edition of our annual Wind & Water Writing Contest. Since 2019, we’ve had a total of 163 entrants and 213 submissions. In 2023, we received the highest number of entries in Wind & Water history!

Without further ado, we present the 2023 Wind & Water Writing Contest Winners:

𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Winner: The Farmers’ Almanac (Fiction) - 𝗗𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿

What the judges had to say about the winning submission: “An atmospheric, tense read that seamlessly connects the building of literal and metaphorical storms, this is a well-crafted story that had us hooked from the very beginning.”

Honourable Mention: Haggler (Fiction) - 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵

𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆

Winner: For our many moods, there is nothing like a lantern - 𝗔. 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘀

What the judges had to say about the winning submission: “This cento captured this year’s theme in both form and content, offering a moving depiction of the poetic ties that connect one person to another.”

Honourable Mention: Castlefield Avenue Summer, 1953 - 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿

Read the winning submissions at https://countyarts.ca/wind-water-writing-contest/

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to all of the writers who submitted for our fifth anniversary edition!



Image description - An image of a ferris wheel set against a sunset of blue, orange, and pink hues. The County Arts wordmark and the text “Wind & Water Writing Contest” and “2023 Winners” appear at the top of the image.

04/24/2023

Here is Robin Harvey's succinct review of the four Ae**us House books whose authors were featured at the launch on March 25. Sincere thanks to Robin for the images, the well-chosen quotations and astute comments!

“Poetry ought to be able to be enjoyed by everyone, not just other poets. I resist the idea that being difficult to understand is an indicator of superior merit.” Ae**us publish Allen Briesmaster

03/30/2023

Tom Hamilton's new book To Grace Bridges and his readings at the launch at Hirut Cafe on March 25 and in the Art Bar Poetry Series March 27 were very well received. There will be more to come.

02/22/2023

Announcing the launch of Learning To Leave by Ariane Blackman and To Grace Bridges by Tom Gannon Hamilton
on Saturday, March 25th, 4:00-7:00, at Hirut Cafe and Restaurant, 2050 Danforth Ave.

Ariane and Tom will read from their books and will be joined by special guest readers Donna Langevin and Felicity Sidnell Reid.

Admission is free. Food and drink will be available, and there will be books for sale.

For more information, email [email protected]

01/27/2023

Ae**us House author Mary Nyquist will read from her new book Wet Toes in the WGSI Lounge at New College, 40 Willcocks St. in Toronto, on Thursday, February 2nd, 4 - 5:30 pm.

01/14/2023

Ae**us House author Mary Nyquist reads in the Art Bar Poetry Series at Clinton's, 693 Bloor St. West, on Tuesday, January 17, 7pm, from her new book Wet Toes.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/artbarpoetry/?mibextid=HsNCOg

12/20/2022

Sean Arthur Joyce has an admirably thoughtful and perceptive review of Ann Elizabeth Carson's Loose Ends on the League of Canadian Poets website, here: https://poets.ca/review-loose-ends-ann-carson/.

Loose Ends a Tightly Woven Collection: Review of Loose Ends by Ann Carson Reviewed by Sean Arthur Joyce Loose Ends by Ann Carson (Ae**us House, 2022) Poet Ann Elizabeth Carson has released a book any poet would be proud of, at any age. That she has done it in her 90s only proves that creativity is t...

12/13/2022

Ann Elizabeth Carson's new book Loose Ends is glowingly reviewed at length by Rosanna Battigelli in the latest issue of The Miramichi Reader: https://miramichireader.ca/2022/12/loose-ends-by-ann-elizabeth-carson/.

Loose Ends is also praised by Lisa de Nikolits in The Minerva Reader (https://theminervareader.com/): "I am so very, very glad I read this uplifting, beautiful collection of poems. It seems to me that life these days is a bunch of quickly snapped pics on a phone, pics we never look at but just rush through, getting to the next one. This collection was like find an album of treasured memories, more beautifully expressed than I could ever hope to fashion myself. Loose Ends wraps up so many of the dilemmas of life with quietly perfect observations." ... "This is a moving and life-affirming book, reminding us tenderly but insistently what we owe to each other and our world."