The Factory Reading Series

Readings/launches by: Deanna Young (Ottawa)
+ Michael Blouin (Ottawa) lovingly hosted by rob mclennan
Thursday, February 17, 2012;
doors 7pm; reading 7:30pm The Carleton Tavern, 223 Armstrong Street (at Parkdale; upstairs) Deanna Youngs second book of poems, Drunkards Path, was published by
Gaspeareau Press in 2001. Her writing has appeared in numerous journals
including The Malahat Review and Arc and been aired on CBC radio. She's
currently completing her third manuscript, Knowledge from a Previous Life.
Born in Lucan, Ontario, she now lives in Ottawa. She will be launching the chapbook Mediterraneo (above/ground press), a
collection of three short poems. Michael Blouin is a novelist and a poet. He has two books of poetry with
Pedlar Press (Im not going to lie to you 2007, Lampman-Scott Award
Finalist) and Wore Down Trust (2011), a novel with Coach House Books
(Chase and Haven 2008, ReLit Award Winner and Amazon First Novel Finalist)
and a chapbook with Apt. 9 Press. He is represented by Westwood Creative
Artists and his online home is www.michaelblouin.org He will be launching the chapbook let lie/ (above/ground press), an
excerpt of a collaboration with Elizabeth Rainer. http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2012/01/span-o-presents-factory-reading-series.html