Poems of War, Poets for Peace at the Canadian War Museum
Ottawa, Ontario, December 5, 2005 – A public reading of poetry this week will shine a spotlight on peace. "Poems of War, Poets for Peace" is the latest installment of PEN Canada's Readers & Writers programme.
On December 8, six Canadian and exiled writers will gather at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa to read from their works.
The poets who will be reading are Amatoritsero Ede of Nigeria and Goran Simic of Bosnia, as well as Canadian writers Marie Clements, Stephen Heighton, Serge Patrice Thibodeau and First Nations singer/songwriter Tamara Podemski.
About PEN Canada:
PEN Canada is part of International PEN, an organization that campaigns on behalf of writers around the world persecuted for the expression of their thoughts. In Canada, it supports the right to free expression as outlined in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Date: Thursday, December 8, 2005
Where: Barney Danson Theatre
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Admission to the Canadian War Museum is free every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Information (media) :
Christina Selin
Senior Media Relations Officer
Canadian War Museum
Telephone: (819) 776-8607
E-mail: mailto:christina.selin@warmuseum.ca
Pierre Leduc
Communications Officer
Canadian War Museum
Phone: (819) 776-8608
E-mail: mailto:pierre.leduc@warmuseum.ca
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