Running since 1980, Tree is one of Canada's longest-running literary events, and an essential part of Ottawa's vibrant literary and poetry community.
Joined August 2011
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
11 Jun 2023
THIS SATURDAY: the spring 2023 edition of the ottawa small press book fair! / @canthius @ottawamag @jackpurcellrec @riverbedreads @treeseries @bywordsdotca @OttawaCitizen ;
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.…
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
31 Mar 2023
We've had a few reports of attendees testing positive for COVID-19 since the festival. If you were in attendance in-person, please consider taking a rapid test and self-isolating where possible.
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
23 Mar 2023
if you are coming down to #versefest tonight for @riverbedreads & the @VERSeOttawa Best of #Ottawa feature here are the road closures taking place in the area from 4pm onwards. may impact you depending where you are coming from.
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
23 Mar 2023
The later tonight in question. Lovingly hosted by @robmclennanblog.
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
23 Mar 2023
Tonight at 7 PM, courtesy of @riverbedreads (@ehjchang and @textcurious) Then stick around for "Best of Ottawa" panel at 9!
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
22 Mar 2023
Unflinching, funny and bare in oh so many ways, @MollyECB's EXHIBITIONIST hit close to home when it came out during the pandemic, and we are thrilled that she is coming to Ottawa to be part of our #VERSeFEST lineup tomorrow. Tickets and info: verseottawa.ca/en/events?dat…
@VERSeOttawa
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22 Mar 2023
Yesterday was a beautiful night of readings at @VERSeOttawa! Thank you to all who came out or watched, and to all our readers: Ciku Gitonga, @HadzicVera, Vivian Vavassis, @mrrazovsky, & @jobitek! Deeply powerful and vibrant performances!
ALT Vivian Vavassis reading at the podium.
ALT Stuart Ross joining us virtually through Zoom.
ALT Juliane Okot Bitek reading at the podium.
ALT Ciku Gitonga and Vera Hadzic pictured together after the event.
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22 Mar 2023
The structure matched our usual open-mic readings and longer featured readings to create that wonderful Tree atmosphere. If you missed it, you can watch the full livestream here!
youtube.com/live/h_YsGwuGK7s…
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
21 Mar 2023
VERSeFest @VERSeOttawa day four! tonight the @treeseries featuring Vivian Vavassis, Ciku Gitonga, Juliane Okot Bitek @jobitek Vera Hadzic! 8pm: in-person/streamed online free! // @CanadianPoets @bywordsdotca @Talonbooks @wolsakandwynn ; verseottawa.ca/en/event/tree…
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
21 Mar 2023
Today at 8 PM. (Minus Stuart, sadly, who will be there in spirit--get better soon!)
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
20 Mar 2023
Super excited to be reading at @treeseries's event at VerseFest tomorrow night!!!
20 Mar 2023
Tomorrow night at 8pm, Tree will be at @VERSeOttawa featuring readings from Vivian Vavassis, Juliane Okot Bitek (@jobitek), Ciku Gitonga, Vera Hadzic (@HadzicVera)! Tickets are available to join us in-person at Knox Church, or join us on the live-stream!
verseottawa.ca/en/event/tree…
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
20 Mar 2023
Coming up this Thursday at 9pm! I'm thrilled to be part of this stellar lineup. Live in Ottawa and streaming everywhere on the @VERSeOttawa website. (The bio is outdated but the poems will be fresh!) Hope to see you at @VERSeFest !
ALT Event page for 9 pm March 23 VersFest reading (at Knox Church and streamed), with photos of performers Frances Boyle, Stephen Brockwell, Jennifer Pederson, Liam Burke and Natalie Hanna.
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
20 Mar 2023
MARCH 23, 2023: RIVERBED x VERSEFEST 2023 - mailchi.mp/a7dd6f1664a0/spec…
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20 Mar 2023
Tomorrow night at 8pm, Tree will be at @VERSeOttawa featuring readings from Vivian Vavassis, Juliane Okot Bitek (@jobitek), Ciku Gitonga, Vera Hadzic (@HadzicVera)! Tickets are available to join us in-person at Knox Church, or join us on the live-stream!
verseottawa.ca/en/event/tree…
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
19 Mar 2023
Exciting news: Tree will be at @VERSeOttawa this Tuesday March 21st at 8pm!!! Join us for a beautiful night of poetry! More details here (and some still to come):
verseottawa.ca/en/event/tree…
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
13 Mar 2023
information is being added daily for our 13th annual VERSeFEST poetry festival, which begins this weekend!
; including my Factory Lecture Series, which will host talks by Amy Dennis Natalie Eilbert @natalie_eilbert! // @CopperCanyonPrs @MansfieldPress ;
verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
11 Mar 2023
next week begins Ottawa's infamous annual poetry festival, VERSeFest (our 13th year!): might we see you there? // @CanadianPoets @VERSeOttawa @CBCOttawa @canthius @arcpoetry @treeseries @bywordsdotca @Writersfest ; verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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Tree Reading Series retweeted
11 Mar 2023
Watch Justin Million orchestrate KEYBOARDS!, a performance event where attendees are encouraged to talk amongst themselves so that their conversations might be mined for improvisational typewritten poems, March 24.
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