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Apr. 24th, 2009 09:56 pmI've been up, down and all over the place. Today one of the phone jacks in my apartment decided to die, which means that I have one jack to cover phone and Internet. I'm checking my messages and am mostly relying on my cell. I'll be in this situation until Wednesday. Fortunately, I've already told my parents how they can get hold of me, and I guess they are the most important people to notify.
Last night I went to see the Weakerthans and the Constantines. It was my first time at Winspear Centre, and I really loved the venue. It has a huge pipe organ and round seating and it's truly fabulous. I did not enjoy the Constantines at all, but the Weakerthans were fabulous. This was my first time seeing them and they were great- excellent act, good sound and tight music. I was smiling the whole concert. Unfortunately I don't think my friends knew what to expect and I'm not sure if they enjoyed them that much. Oh well.
Today I spent most of the day just doing errands, then went to check out one of the events at the Edmonton Poetry Festival tonight. The PO FEST runs all weekend, and it's a great time. I attended it in September and had a fantastic time, met lots of great people and got exposed to a lot of new work. Tonight I attended a reading in a bookstore. The first section was pretty good, but the second reading was amazing. Edmonton based poet Titi Sonuga read. I heard her read in September and completely fell in love with her work. She's originally from Nigeria and basically performs spoken word. Her parents came to see her read for the first time. She read a poem about how they had left Nigeria and the sacrifices they had made. She started crying, and they started crying, and a few of us who were in the audience started crying. It was incredibly moving and powerful.
Following this, aboriginal poet Greg Scofield read some really powerful pieces. After this amazing reading, I went across the street to chat with some friends who were at another reading, then walked home.
Last night I went to see the Weakerthans and the Constantines. It was my first time at Winspear Centre, and I really loved the venue. It has a huge pipe organ and round seating and it's truly fabulous. I did not enjoy the Constantines at all, but the Weakerthans were fabulous. This was my first time seeing them and they were great- excellent act, good sound and tight music. I was smiling the whole concert. Unfortunately I don't think my friends knew what to expect and I'm not sure if they enjoyed them that much. Oh well.
Today I spent most of the day just doing errands, then went to check out one of the events at the Edmonton Poetry Festival tonight. The PO FEST runs all weekend, and it's a great time. I attended it in September and had a fantastic time, met lots of great people and got exposed to a lot of new work. Tonight I attended a reading in a bookstore. The first section was pretty good, but the second reading was amazing. Edmonton based poet Titi Sonuga read. I heard her read in September and completely fell in love with her work. She's originally from Nigeria and basically performs spoken word. Her parents came to see her read for the first time. She read a poem about how they had left Nigeria and the sacrifices they had made. She started crying, and they started crying, and a few of us who were in the audience started crying. It was incredibly moving and powerful.
Following this, aboriginal poet Greg Scofield read some really powerful pieces. After this amazing reading, I went across the street to chat with some friends who were at another reading, then walked home.
