Saturday April 5, 2014 at The Portobello

Invited back to the Words and Music Salon at The Portobello Restaurant Saturday April 5, 2014  I was happy to share the stage with a great roster of writers and musicians Travel Companions:

Word Day @ Canada Blooms March 18, 2014

Thanks to Saskia van Tetering, Anna van Maris and Johanna Powell who invited me to be part of Word Day @ Canada Blooms to read to a full house on stage at Parkdale Nurseries on March 18. It was wonderful to hear the work of fine poets Jasmine d’Costa, Kate Marshall Flaherty, CJ Martin, Nick […]

March 9th, 2014 At The Ulyssean Society With John Rammel

  John Rammel and I had a wonderful time reading selections from the Dorothy Rath/Irving Layton correspondence at the Ulyssean   Society on Sunday March 9. Their new location at Knox Collage is very comfortable -a big improvement. This reading turned out to be special. A friend of Dorothy’s and a student of Irving’s were in […]

I was delighted to read Nancy McDermid’s sensitive and gracious article about my work in her column The Creative Isle

I was delighted to read Nancy McDermid’s sensitive and gracious article about my work in her column The Creative Isle in the most recent Manitoulin Expositor: http://www.manitoulin.ca/prose-poetry-ann-elizabeth-carson-reflect-themes-aging-memory/ It’s rather weird to see advertising beside the column rather than the photo of me unloading the first printing of We All Become Stories just in time for […]

June 5, 2014 Queen Saulter Library – The Power of Poetry: Out of the Ivory Tower into Everyday Life

The Power of Poetry: Out of the Ivory Tower into Everyday Life. June 5,  2014  Queen Saulter Library LOCATION: 765 Queen St., East. TIME:  tba Ann Elizabeth Carson and Ellen S. Jaffe will talk about the power and importance of poetry in our lives, and how it speaks to the heart of our experiences. They […]

Carolynn Bennett’s May 25th Town Hall

I am excited to be on the panel at Carolynn Bennett’s May 25th Town Hall. Do join us as audience and panel talk about aging and issues affecting older people. I’ll be reading a short excerpt from my latest book, We All Become Stories, to kick off the panel discussion

April 5, 2014 Portobello Reading Series

April 5, Guest poet/writer at Portobello Saturday. 1:30-4:30, Portobello Café, 995 Bay St.   Date: Saturday, April 5, 2014 Location: Portobello Restaurant and Bar, 995 Bay St, Toronto Time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Details: Ann Elizabeth Carson is the  guest poet / writer at ‘Portobello Saturdays’. Three hours of spoken word, music and delicious food.

March 23, 2014 DRAFT reading Series. Black Swan Tavern

March 23, 2014 DRAFT reading Series. Black Swan Tavern. 3:00 p.m. 154 Danforth (at Broadview)

March 9, 2014 – The Ulyssean Society Reading from The Rath-Layton Correspondence

March 9,  2014 – The Ulyssean Society Time : 2:00 P.M. Location: Knox College Room 4 59 St. George Street, first floor (accessible) between College and Harbord, at Willcocks  Entrances on St. George and King’s College Circle Ann Elizabeth Carson and John Rammel read selections from An Unlikely Affair, the Irving Layton –Dorothy Rath correspondence. All […]

February 6, 2014 Reading at the Eating Disorders Awareness Week

February 6,  2014 7:00-9:00 pm. Reading at the Eating Disorders Awareness Week hosted by the National Eating Disorder Information. Waterfalls Indian Tapas Bar and Grill, 303 Augusta Ave., Contact 416-340-4156 or email nedic@uhn.ca with the subject line “EDAW 2014”.