5 videodiscs (--- min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in polychrome digital optical video file DVD video
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Format unspecified Canadiana Fourteen poets and storytellers from across Canada electrify audiences in the small town of Durham, Ontario. This cornucopia of spoken word includes the renowned Shane Koyczan, dub poet Clifton Joseph, The Toronto Slam Team & CBC's Dr. Poetry, Robert Priest. Virtuoso poets Lorna Crozier and John Steffler (Canada's 3rd Parliamentary poet laureate) are in top form. Delight in Nigerian poet Amatoritsero Ede's love poem to Toronto & Louise Bernice Halfe's new incarnations of Cree myth. Fall under the spell of Middle Eastern tales by Rukhsana Khan and Ivan Coyote's stories of the Yukon. This 5 DVD set inclueds over 4 hours of performances, an introduction to poetry slams with 8 slam performances (a big hit with young people) and 11 exclusive interviews
Contents:
Disc 1. November 2, 2007 Louise Bernice Halfe Ivan Coyote Lorna Crozier Disc 2. November 3, 2007 Rukhsana Khan Amatoritsero Ede Robert Priest Disc 3. November 4, 2007 Shane Koyczan Clifton Joseph John Steffler Disc 4. Toronto Slam Team What is a poetry slam? David Silverberg, MC Amanda Hiebert Arianna Pozzuoli Krystle Mullin White Noise Machine Disc 5. November 1-3, 2007 Ian Ferrier interviews : Lorna Crozier Robert Priest Louise Bernice Halfe Clifton Joseph - Rukhsana Khan Ivan Coyote John Steffler Shane Koyczan Amanda Hiebert White Noise Machine Amatoritsero Ede
