LATEST NEWS:
LATEST NEWS:
Anna Swanson, an A-frame writer-in-residence in 2019, has made the 2023 CBC Poetry Prize longlist for Sweetness | מתיקות. From the announcement: Anna Swanson (she/her) is a queer Jewish writer and librarian based in St. John’s and currently completing an MFA at the University of Guelph. Her writing is interested in themes of chronic illness,…
Read moreSurprise poem appears on FB page
Posted on the Al Purdy A-frame page today by David Fraser. Thank you, David. Making friends with Al Purdy Scraping sideways through factory door frames, Vancouver to St. Johns Ass in a sling peregrinations of an afflicted writer with his bride, the binding spine and glue that bound the Purdy book holding the pages together,…
Read MoreFelicity Williams to Stage Surprise Purdy Concert
Here’s a really exciting and unique opportunity: Our current writer-in-residence, Felicity Williams, along with the A-frame residency ensemble, is giving a community concert on Thursday, October 6. Some of you will know Felicity’s work from the Al Purdy Was Here Songbook. The concert – Listening to the House Dream of Trees – will be a…
Read MoreOpen House Dates Adjusted
Last month, we invited you to visit the Al Purdy A-frame on Saturday, Sept 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25. But the Ameliasburgh Fall Fair has reduced its events to one day – Saturday, September 24 – and so the A-frame Association has decided to follow suit. In the past, we have always opened to the…
Read MoreA-frame Open House Returns on Sept. 24-25
After a three-year hiatus because of the pandemic, the Al Purdy A-frame Association is pleased and excited to announce an A-frame open house for Saturday, September 24, and Sunday, September 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The house, built by Al and his wife Eurithe, has been restored as a retreat for Canadian writers…
Read MoreCall for Applications for Residencies from July 2023 to June 2024
The Al Purdy A-frame Association is now accepting applications for residencies beginning in July 2023 and ending in June 2024. To apply, please go to the “The A-frame Residency” in the drop-down (About) menu. Applications must be submitted by October 21, 2022.
Read MoreFestival Players to perform theatrical concert based on Al Purdy’s works
Festival Players of Prince Edward County this summer will stage The Shape of Home, a theatrical concert that investigates the life and work of Al Purdy, Canada’s unofficial poet laureate. Purdy’s quest to find beauty in unexpected places produced a body of work full of adventure, audacity and humanity. Created by award-winning artists Frank Cox-O’Connell,…
Read MoreDaniel Lockhart nominated for Souster poetry award
D.A. Lockhart, a resident this spring at the Al Purdy A-frame, has been shortlisted for the Raymond Souster Award, sponsored by the League of Canadian Poets (LCP). Lockhart’s Bearmen Descend Upon Gimli (Frontenac House, 2021) is a contemporary myth told in lyric form. From the jurors: D.A. Lockhart’s cinematic novel-in-verse, Bearmen Descend Upon Gimli, features…
Read MoreSteven Heighton, long-time A-frame supporter, dies at 60
Many of you will have already learned the sad, sad news that poet, novelist and musician Steven Heighton has died at 60 from cancer. The accolades are well deserved. I’m not sure how old Steven was when he started visiting Al and Eurithe at the A-frame. Maybe in his twenties. The photos show his long…
Read MoreAL PURDY A-FRAME RELAUNCHES WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
AMELIASBURGH, Ont. – The Al Purdy A-frame Association is pleased to announce the writers-in-residence for the 2022-23 season at the A-frame in Prince Edward County. Prior to the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic, five writers-in-residence had been announced for the 2020 season. In consultation with the writers, the residencies have been rescheduled for 2022.…
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