Poetry-in-Transit
The following projects funded by the Canada Council for the Arts make possible the production of poetry posters displayed in buses and subway cars, in collaboration with literary groups and transit companies across the country. Each organization handles in various ways the selection of the texts.
PARTICIPATING GROUPS 2005
Alberta
POETRY IN MOTION
Contact: Peter Oliva
Poetry in Motion Volunteer Committee
Calgary AB T2N 1X8
e-mail: oliva@shaw.ca
web: http://www.poetryinmotioncalgary.com/
TAKE THE POETRY ROUTE
Contact: John Mahon
Executive Director
Edmonton Arts Council
308 - 10310 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton AB T5J 2W4
Tel.: (780) 424-2787
Fax: (780) 425-7620
e-mail: jmahon@edmontonarts.ab.ca
British Columbia
POETRY IN TRANSIT
Contact: Margaret Reynolds
Executive Director
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Suite 107, 100 West Pender Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1R8
Tel.: (604) 684-0228
Fax: (604) 684-5788
e-mail: margaret@books.bc.ca
Manitoba
POETRY IN MOTION
Contact: Robyn Maharaj
Executive Director
Manitoba Writers' Guild
206-100 Arthur Street
Winnipeg MB R3B 1H3
Tel.: (204) 947-3168
Fax: (204) 942-5754
e-mail: director@mbwriter.mb.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador
METROVERSE
Contact: Libby Creelman
Executive Director
Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador
P.O. Box 2681
102-155 Water Street
St. John's NL A1C 5M5
Tel.: (709) 739-5215
Fax: (709) 739-5931
e-mail: wanl@nfld.com
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario
POETRY ON THE WAY
Contact: Denis Deneau
Chair
Poetry on the Way Literary Group
Toronto ON M6G 2K9
Tel.: (416) 963-9056
e-mail: denis.deneau@sympatico.ca
National Capital Region
Transpoetry
Contact: Judith Parker
City of Ottawa – Cultural Services Division
2nd Floor, 110 Laurier Ave West
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1
Tel. 613-580-2424, ext. 23915
e-mail: Judith.Parker@ottawa.ca
web: http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/culture/arts/transpoetry/index_en.html
Saskatchewan
MOVING WRITE ALONG
Contact: Jeremy Morgan
Executive Director
Saskatchewan Arts Board
2135 Broad Street
Regina SK S4P 3V7
Tel.: (306) 787-4056
Fax: (306) 787-4199
e-mail: sab@artsboard.sk.ca
Yukon
MOVING WORDS
Contact: Laurel Parry
Manager, Arts Section
Cultural Services Branch
Government of Yukon
Box 2703
Whitehorse YT Y1A 2C6
Tel.: (867) 667-5264
Fax: (867) 393-6456
e-mail: laurel.parry@gov.yk.ca