This past month I was blessed with the opportunity to attend the 19th International Festival of Poetry in Medellín, Colombia. I was fortunate to meet and share with many outstanding poets and artists from all over the world who are working hard towards building a world culture of peace.
photo by omaha
May 19th, 2010 Not So Nice Italian Girls Reading Series -
7pm @ Annex Live, Toronto.
May 1st, 2010 Poetry of Resistance Festival - 7pm @
LATUC, Toronto.
7pm @ the Palmerston Library.
April 8th 2010 Quarrelling With Ourselves - 7Pm @ Spadina
Branch Library, 10 Spadina Rd.
April 19th 2o1o Local Press, TWB Fundraiser - 7pm @ the
Central, 603 Markham St.
On Inside Out:
“Monica Rosas’ brings her fresh, bright voice to the Canadian poetry scene by way of Diaspora Dialogues, where I first met her. Now I follow her poems with delight, always amazed by her savvy, zest, and upbeat courage.”
Molly Peacock
Poetry Editor, Literary Review of Canada
Series Editor, Best Canadian Poetry in English
Aug 09
Inside Out, mónica’s first chapbook of poems, published by Lyrical Myrical is available through the Toronto Women’s Bookstore. For more information contact:
May 09
poets Luisa Aguilar, Rosa Chavéz and and María Montero
Youth from the Asentamiento de Desplazados La Cruz perform for the Festival.
the crowd braves the rain for the outdoor inauguration for the festival
José Luis Ayala and Rosa Chavéz share at the Indigenous Organzation of Antioquia
Medellín’s displaced community Theatre group, “La Esperanza” share a historical piece on the famous land invasion, “La Cruz”.
I’ve just returned from a 10 day silent meditation retreat at the Vipassana Centre, south of Barrie. The experience was intense yet beautiful, and has prepared me for the work ahead this summer. I continue on the next draft of Saltwater & Cinnamon Skin, my first novel, which will be coming out spring 2011 with Tightrope Books.
In the meantime, here are some morsels of spirit nourishment I got from my silent time away. For more information on the centre visit: www.torona.dhamma.org.
Wishing you lots of light and laughter this summer!
July 2010
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