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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 […]

#BecomingStories: Debby’s Dad

I have been inviting guests at my readings to share their stories and insights of self-discovery as elders or of elders they know, about this fascinating and rewarding stage of life. We will be sharing them regularly here on the blog.  Please contact us if you have a story you’d like to share, and follow […]

Ann reads Emma’s Story at Portobello Saturdays

As I mentioned, it was a pleasure to read at Portobello Saturdays. Here is a video my reading excerpts of Emma’s Story.  Stay tuned for future readings and events in early 2014!

Saturdays at Portobello’s

A pleasure to be the feature reader at Portobello Saturdays on December 7! Pictured here with Diz Altschul, guest reader, Charlene Jones, frequent reader. A wonderful afternoon! Stay tuned for more from Saturday- including a video of the fun.

Ellen and Ann at Baycrest Hospital

A wonderful presentation and reading at Baycrest last Friday afternoon November 29. The audience was curious and attentive as Ellen Jaffe and I read excerpts from our books, and shared some of our own stories. And then the audience took over, sharing their stories of lives led in difficult times, some from the Holocaust, immigrant experiences and […]

Annual Christmas Lunch at the Heliconian Club

A wonderful time was had at the Heliconian Club annual Christmas lunch and book sale! Thanks to all who came by and picked up their copy of We All Become Stories.

We All Become Stories launch at Hittite Gallery

“Outstanding … heartwarming … a seamless and moving collaboration…stories and poetry enriched with music” … words from the enthusiastic audience at the Gallery Hittite launch of We All Become Stories. My heartfelt thanks for their warm response and to: Peggy Mahon, with accompanist Danny, for the wonderful songs that wove the spoken stories together, to Jennnifer […]