Once upon a time in a little Halifax dive called The Company House, five fantastic writers treated a group of lit lovers to a fun night. On June 9th, ARR hosted a reading and fundraiser. It was the perfect casual setting with cool drinks and warm people.
Vincent McGillivray, ARR’s Treasurer and Secretary started off the night with his self-deprecating humour and a poem called “The Sound of Fucking Up.”
Kathryn Bjornson, ARR’s poetry and non-fiction editor read poems that make the ordinary extraordinary. Kathryn sees the poetry in all things, even in peeling a pomegranate.
Kat Kruger asked the audience to picture her as a 17 year old boy as she read from her first YA novel. We knew it it was heading somewhere good when she started off with “I bit a kid. Hard.”
Stephen Vernon has a way of drawing in his audience and bringing his stories to life on the stage. He was animated and hilarious when he read his “Dive Poem” in honour of our homey setting and also from his newest book “Sinking Deeper.”
mat robinson is Senior Editor at ARR has been a mentor to the team. His poems talked about life in Halifax and how Citadel Hill is always in the way.
Thank you to everyone who came out to read or to listen and support ARR. Our goal is to help promote original artists and encourage creative expression. This event was a great way to do that.
