Chaudiere Books Spring 2015 launch: William Hawkins + N.W. Lea with musician Jesse Patrick Ferguson

Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 8:00pm

Raw Sugar Cafe
692 Somerset St W
Ottawa, ON
K1R 6P4

Chaudiere Books Spring 2015 launch: William Hawkins + N.W. Lea with an acoustic set by special guest Jesse Patrick Ferguson.

The Collected Poems of William Hawkins
edited by Cameron Anstee

Cover artwork by
Chris Wells

Understander
by N.W. Lea

William Hawkins was born in Ottawa in 1940. After side trips to the West Coast and Mexico, he resides in the capital, pursuing enlightenment or a reasonable alternative thereto. Hawkins worked as a truck driver, cook, journalist and musician before settling on the taxi profession as a means of preserving integrity and ensuring near-poverty. He is now retired. His work appeared in the seminal anthology New Wave Canada: The New Explosion in Canadian Poetry (Toronto: Contact Press, 1966) edited by Raymond Souster and Modern Canadian Verse (Toronto: Oxford, 1967) edited by A.J.M. Smith. His books include Ottawa Poems (Kitchener: Weed/Flower Press, 1966) and The Madman's War (Ottawa: S.A.W. Publications, 1974). Broken Jaw Press published his Dancing Alone: Selected Poems in 2005. Also an acclaimed songwriter, a tribute CD (Dancing Alone: The Songs of William Hawkins) was released in 2008. In 2013, he was inducted into the VerseOttawa Hall of Honour.

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N.W. Lea was born in Whitehorse, Yukon and grew up in and around Ottawa and Montreal. He is the author of the poetry collection Everything is Movies and the chapbooks, light years, Actual Girl and Present! He lives with his partner and cat in Ottawa.

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Jesse Patrick Ferguson recently returned to his hometown of Cornwall, Ontario, after years in the Atlantic provinces. A talented musician, he plays myriad instruments, from the standard guitar to the somewhat exotic bodhran to the completely unusual glockenspiel. He writes and performs original music, as well as playing songs from the folk, Celtic and classic rock traditions. His third poetry collection is Mr. Sapiens (Wolsak & Wynn, 2014).

For more information, or to order a copy, please visit the All Lit Up website.

www.jessefergusonmusic.com/