New updates on 6 Cha contributors: John McKernan, Gillian Sze, Greg Santos, Marc Vincenz, Sumana Roy and Nicolette Wong

John McKernan

Yes,  Juked is showcasing its May 2012 issue right now but John Mckernan's poem "Old Guys in the Steam Room 132° F" appeared in the February issue and I have missed it. The poem ends with these poignant lines: 'I know how to change things to last / I’m talking beautiful It is weird' 

||  John McKernan's poetry was published in Issue #15 of Cha and is forthcoming in the June 2012 issue.  His poem"We Used Chalk" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize 2012.  


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Gillian Sze and Greg Santos

Greg Santos interviews Gillian Sze in the latest issue of carte blanche. Gillian talks about her experience editing Branch Magazine and her second collection of poetry, The Anatomy of Clay, among other things. Read the whole interview here.

|| Read Gillian Sze's Cha profile. Her poem "Sonnet II" was discussed on A Cup of Fine Tea.

|| Greg Santos's poem "Siem Reap, Cambodia" was published in issue #10 of Cha and discussed here. 

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Marc Vincenz

Marc Vincenz's poem "The Sour that Sweetens the Bitter" is featured in Issue #63 of Durable Goods. Learn more about the publication here.

||  See Marc Vincenz's Cha profile.  

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Sumana Roy

 Sumana Roy's essay on Amit Chaudhuri's On Tagore, entitled "Reading the Reader", now available in Open.

|| See Sumana Roy's Cha profile.

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Nicolette Wong

The second anniversary issue of A-Minor (editor: Nicolette Wong) is now available! Read the entire issue here.  

|| Nicolette Wong's short stories were published in Issue #1 and Issue #6 of Cha.    

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Gillian Sze reads | 17 March

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Gillian Sze will be reading her works on Saturday 17 March. From Gillian's website:

Saturday, March 17th at 7pm, come to D&Q to celebrate with graduate students of Études anglaises (Université de Montréal) as they launch their new literary chapbook, HEDGES.

Neither artificial nor natural, hedges are thin, flimsy fences, leafy stitches on a landscape. Hedges is a chapbook penned and handmade by graduate students of Études anglaises at the Université de Montréal. The collection features work that explores the linguistic twigs of the city.

Readings by Gail Scott/Angela Carr/Josh Davidson/Sandra K. Davies/Agnès Dupuis/Bronwyn Haslam/Jessi MacEachern/Ng Yiu-Tsan/Vicky Reuter/Gillian Sze/Wang Fei.

Launched in conjunction with GRAPHICITY, the department’s graduate student conference. Invite your friends and join the event on Facebook here.

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Read Gillian Sze's Cha profile. Her poem "Sonnet II" was discussed on A Cup of Fine Tea.

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Gillian Sze in The Rusty Tonque

Four poems by Gillian Sze, "Plotting", "Kitchen Table", "Two Minutes in Muar" and "Sowing", are now published in the second issue of The Rusty Toque. 

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Read Gillian Sze's Cha profile.

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Branch Magazine, The Style + Form Issue, is now live!

The Style + Form Issue of Branch Magazine is now live! You can read and enjoy the new issue here. Branch is co-founded and co-edited by Gillian Sze and Roberutsu. 

• Read Gillian Sze's Cha profile.
• Roberutsu's artwork was published in issue #10 of Cha.

Gillian Sze's An Anatomy of Clay reviewed

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Read a review of Gillian Sze's latest poetry collection, The Anatomy of Clay, at Poetry Quebec. There is also a review in Winnipeg Free Press.

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Gillian Sze in OffSIDE

Gillian Sze has four new poems, "Nocturne", "Dawning", "The Thursday Man" and  "Memento", in the September 2011 issue of OffSIDE. The publication is edited by Kate Hargreaves and is beautifully produced. There are two formats: Flash and PDF. Check it out.

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Branch Magazine, The Private Parts Issue, is now live

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The Private Parts Issue of Branch Magazine is now live. You can read and enjoy the extremely beautiful new issue here. Branch is co-founded and co-edited by Gillian Sze and Roberutsu.

• Read Gillian Sze's Cha profile.
• Roberutsu's artwork was published in issue #10 of Cha.

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Gillian Sze in Room

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Gillian Sze's new poems "Gypsy Moth" and "To the Photographer in the Countryside" are now published in Room. Learn more here.
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Gillian Sze in Encore Literary Magazine

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Gillian Sze's new poem "The Day After I Lost My Mittens" is now published in Encore Literary Magazine. Read it here.

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Gillian Sze in carte blanche

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Gillian Sze's poem "Like This Together" is now published in the thirteenth issue of carte blanche. Read the poem here.

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Gillian Sze reads in Toronto | May 11

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Poet in Profile - Gillian Sze

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Read an interview with Gillian Sze on Open Book Toronto here. The interview is part of the Open Book's daily profiles series in celebration of National Poetry Month.

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Branch Magazine, The Wild Issue, is now live

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The Wild Issue of Branch Magazine is now live. You can read and enjoy the new issue here. Branch is co-founded and co-edited by Gillian Sze and Roberutsu. 

• Read Gillian Sze's Cha profile.
• Roberutsu's artwork was published in issue #10 of Cha.

Gillian Sze in Poetry Is Dead

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Gillian Sze's poem “Lament” is published in the third issue of Poetry Is Dead. Learn more about the publication here.

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Gillian Sze reads | 12 March

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Gillian Sze will be reading with Erin Moure, Gail Scott, Priscila Uppal, Bronwyn Haslam, Larissa Andrusyshyn, Daniel Allen Cox at the 8th Annual EGSS Graduate Conference in English Literature (U de M). More information here. 

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Gillian Sze’s Transformative Experiences

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In the Spring 2011 issue of SideStreet Review, there is a gorgeous profile article on Gillian Sze, "Transformative Experiences". You can read a preview of the piece and  purchase the issue in stores or from their website.

“It is hardly surprising that one would think of transformation, of dance, of energy, in a conversation with Gillian Sze. Her own vitality seems barely contained, as if she had somehow agreed to live many lives in the space of one, and is constantly misplacing lives and then joyfully finding them again.” -Alan Bourassa (from “Transformative Experiences” in SideStreet Review)

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Gillian Sze reads (13 February 2011)

POETS FOR PLAYS

“Some of the city’s most well-known poets bring the love at an Infinitheatre fundraiser this Sunday, Feb. 13 from 5–7 p.m. at Bain St-Michel (5300 St-Dominique). Mike Spry, Gillian Sze, Mary di Michele, and others will read the love poetry of well-known Montreal poets like Irving Layton and Leonard Cohen. Wine and cheese will follow, with music by Karen Young.”

ARTSWEEK, Montreal Mirror

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ECW Press interviews Gillian Sze

Gllian Sze's favourite form of procrastination is cleaning (!) - can you believe it? From a coffee spoon to a bathtub! Read more about Gillian in this Goodreads interview with ECW Press.

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Gillian Sze in Prairie Fire

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Gillian Sze's poem "The Right Tenor", forthcoming in her Anatomy of Clay (ECW Press, April 2011), is now published in Prairie Fire. 

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Gillian Sze in Poetry Quebec

Two poems by Gillian Sze, “Calyptic Memory” and “Hands", are now published in the seventh issue of Poetry Quebec.

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