Wayward Troubadours

04/16/2013

A big thank you to David Seymour and Stevie Howell for reading last night; they were wonderful, and adapted to a small, spirited crew that sat at a table and lobbed poems back and forth. It was grand!

Though it must be said that a certain someone (he said, pointing to a mirror) needs to up his PR game a bit. Ahem!

Again, thanks to all who came to Balluchon, and then wandered on to the InterSteer for a brew or two. Cheers!

04/15/2013

Tonight!

04/09/2013

David's special guest is poet and critic Stevie Howell, whose fabulous poem, "Inspector’s Field Notes on the Death of Robert James Moore", is shared herein, via her page, via the Irish litmag, The Moth. The poem was long-listed for the Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition. Enjoy!

http://steviehowell.ca/blog/2013/03/11/poem-in-the-moth-ireland-in-pretty-good-company/ -1728

The Queen's pruning tree surgeon / ambled into mossy bones. Fanned / leaves off a faded yellow stadium / cushion. A man had sat here, how long? / ...

04/09/2013

It's a real coup that David Seymour will be reading for Wayward Troubadours at Balluchon Raymond Inc. this Monday, April 15 at 7:30 pm. Here he is reading from his first book, Inter Alia. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuZ5hSB2F-I

The poems are Head Arrangements - Ada Got a Gold Mine, Head Arrangements - If Yo' House Catch Afire, Head Arrangements - Last Time I Seen Him, Black Opal, Ky...

03/27/2013

I'm excited to let you know that the next Wayward Troubadours reading will feature David Seymour and his special guest, Stevie Howell.
David, who works in both the publishing and film industries, saw his first book of poems, Inter Alia, shortlisted for the 2005 Gerald Lampert Award. His second book, For Display Purposes Only, is forthcoming in 2013. Stevie Howell's poetry and criticism have been published in numerous journals both here and abroad, on paper and in the digital inter-ether, most recently in the Irish poetry mag, The Moth.

Further details TBA...
Stay tuned!

12/19/2012

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to say thank you to the wonderful readers and performers from Monday evening's WT event: David Clink, Tim Prior, and Eric Chisholm, and thanks to all who came out to see and hear them. Tim's reading was lush and verdant, David's over-the-top and hilarious, and Eric premiered a fabulous re-working of Tom Waits' "Hang Down Your Head". Wonderful, all around.
Looking forward to January's event, on the 21st. Happy Holidays to all from WT. :)

12/05/2012

A big thank you to all who've liked the Wayward Troubadours page. We're chuffed!

11/28/2012

Wayward Troubadours is reaching beyond the edges of Parkdale and environs for the next Wayward Troubadours reading on Monday, December 17th, at Balluchon Raymond Inc. It will feature poet David Clink who lives and breathes in North York, ON, and his guest, Tim Prior, with musical guest TBA. Come on out, y'all, and hear troubadours stand and deliver without mic, and leaning on memory alone, or nearly! Doors open at 7:30, and it's always PWYC for all and sundry involved.

11/22/2012