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Majlis Multidisciplinary Arts: Figure of Speech
What do you get when you cross edgy poetry with Renaissance music? Find out at “Figure of Speech,” a collaborative performance of poetry, dance, and music. I’m incredibly honoured to be performing...
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The Majlis Collaborative Experience
The Majlis “Figure of Speech” multidisciplinary experience was intense and rewarding. Tricia Postle, the organizer of the series, selected the members of our motley crew, which consisted of Gauri...
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Majlis Multidisciplinary Arts: “Figure of Speech” concert photos
Here are some photos of our multidisciplinary concert on Saturday, August 29. The performers, in order of appearance in the photos: Hallie Fishel-Verrette John Edwards Camille Martin Gauri Vanarase...
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Robert Zend – Part 2. Dissolving Labels and Boundaries
Part 2. Dissolving Labels and Boundaries Being a poet does not depend on the geographical location of the poet’s body, or on the political system under which the publisher functions, but on the...
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Robert Zend – Part 7. Canadian Literary Cross-Pollination: bpNichol
Part 7. Canadian Literary Cross-Pollination: bpNichol, The Four Horsemen, and Jiri Ladocha In the last installment, I began my exploration of Robert Zend’s affinities with Canadian cultural...
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Robert Zend – Part 8. Canadian Literary Cross-Pollination: The Three Roberts,...
Part 8. Canadian Literary Cross-Pollination: The Three Roberts, Norman McLaren, and Glenn Gould Robert Zend the Nomad...
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Robert Zend – Part 9. International Affinities: Argentina (Borges)
Part 9. International Affinities: Argentina (Borges) Introduction: Belonging Nowhere but Humanity In the previous sections, I traced some of Robert Zend’s Hungarian literary roots as well as...
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Robert Zend – Part 12. International Affinities: Belgium (Magritte) and Japan
Part 12. International Affinities: Belgium (Magritte) and Japan Robert Zend’s international openness was remarkable, especially during a time when a broad tendency in Canadian culture was to...
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Robert Zend – Afterword: Citizen of the Macrocosm
Afterword: Citizen of the Macrocosm Robert Zend admired Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy for his unwillingness “to accept any label, either for himself or for others”: He didn’t identify...
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