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April is …

By monnibo | Published: April 26, 2012

Around the world, many people celebrate National Poetry Month in April. The American Society of Poets has a great list of 30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month. The League of Canadian Poets celebrations Canada-wide with events, readings, discussions, and poetry awards. The Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards shortlist was revealed earlier this month. My friend Serena also has a huge poetry tribute online with a blog tour. Visit her site, Savvy Verse & Wit, for details on the virtual Poetry Month celebrations. The Canadian Cancer Society also calls April Daffodil Month. Similar to wearing a poppy on Continue Reading »

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Teaser Tuesday

By monnibo | Published: July 26, 2011

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! This excerpt is from The Little Shadows by Marina Endicott Continue Reading »

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Why I will be at SlutWalk Vancouver today

By monnibo | Published: May 15, 2011

The very first SlutWalk happened in April of this year in Toronto, but it has since taken local, national and even international media by storm. SlutWalks are popping up all over major cities in Canada, USA and across Europe in response to victim-blaming. SlutWalk Toronto is a rally that began in response to the victim-blaming that occurs throughout society in response to rape and sexual abuse. The tipping point was when Constable Michael Sanguinetti of the Toronto Police Service advised women at York University to “not dress like sluts” to avoid getting sexually assaulted. Unfortunately this is not an isolated Continue Reading »

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