News Archive
February
24
2009
The Edmonton CBC Poetry Faceoff
Thursday, March. 5, 2009 at noon
Edmonton Broadcast Centre in City Centre Mall (CBC Centre Stage)
See and hear poets battle it out to become Edmonton’s representative in the 8th annual CBC Poetry Face-Off.
The poets will have 4 minutes to wow the judges with their words. This years theme is Flight.
The five competing poets are: Diane Buchanan, Joe Gurba, Jocelyne Verret, Ben Murray and Nicole Pakan. The winner moves on to the national competition on CBC Radio One in April.
Come out and show your support for the Edmonton literary scene!
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