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Morgonpoesi: Calvin Wharton

Painted Greek Island

Calvin Wharton

2020-10-15

09:00

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Calvin Wharton taught for 25 years in the Creative Writing department at Douglas College in New Westminster, Canada. From 2008 to 2016 he served as department Chair, and is a former editor of the literary journal, Event. His writing has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, and broadcast on CBC radio. He co-edited the poetry anthology, East of Main with Tom Wayman, and wrote the non-fiction book, Rowing, with Silken Laumann. His other works include a poetry chapbook, Visualized Chemistry; a collection of short fiction, Three Songs by Hank Williams; a collection of poetry, The Song Collides; and most recently, another poetry chapbook, The Invention of Birds. He has been writer in residence at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and a participant in the Coracle Europe Literary Residency in Tranås, Sweden. His next book is a collection of poetry titled This Here Paradise.

Tranås at the Fringe


 
 
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Nordic Fringe Network

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Tranås at the Fringe Festival is arranged by Kultivera, Litteraturcentrum KVU, SPEGEL, Write4Words, Red Door, La libélula Vaga, Populär Poesi, Fri Press, Trombone förlag, Skådebanan Småland and Magnus Grehn Förlag.

With support from Tranås kommun, Svenska Akademien, Kultrurrådet. Region Jönköping, Nordiska Ministerrådet, Goethe Institut, Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse, Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan, Norhedsstiftelse and Baltic Nordic Fringe Network.

Kultivera, Storgatan 17, 573 32 Tranås, Sverige

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