ATTENTION ALL POETRY FANS!
ARC Hosts
2004 Archibald Lampman Award Reading

Get a head start on National Poetry Month at this reading by five
outstanding Ottawa poets who have books competing for the 2004 Archibald
Lampman Award.

Where
Mother Tongue Books
1067 Bank St. (Old Ottawa South)
(613) 730-2346

When
7:30 pm, Thursday April 1, 2004

Poets
Marianne Bluger
Cyril Dabydeen
rob mclennan
Colin Morton
David O’Meara

Named after the 19th-century Confederation poet, Archibald Lampman, the
award recognizes an outstanding book of English-language poetry from the
previous calendar year by an author living in the National Capital Region.

Archibald Lampman was Canada's finest 19th century poet. Born in 1861, he
graduated from Trinity College (Toronto) in 1882 before moving to Ottawa
where he worked for the Post Office until his death in 1899. He is known
for his ability to immerse metaphysics in the details of nature, which he
observed while hiking round what was then the wilderness capital of a new
country. His books include Among the Millet (1888), Lyrics of Earth (1895)
and the posthumous Alcyone (1900).

For more information contact: arc.poetry@cyberus.ca