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Poet Jim Smith, Back Off Assassins (Mansfield Press)

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Poet/spoken word artist/activist Lesley Belleau, with her new novel Sweat

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One of Ottawa's most established classical musicians, Matthew Larkin received his early musical training as a boy chorister at St. George's Cathedral in Kingston, and served as Assistant Organist there until finishing high school. As Organ Scholar of Trinity College (University of Toronto), he studied with John Tuttle, and attended the Royal College of Music (UK) as a student of Nicholas Danby. Serving as Organist and Director of Music at the Church of St. John the Divine (Victoria), St. Matthew's Church (Ottawa), Associate Organist of St. James' Cathedral (Toronto), and for the past decade as Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, he has worked to promote and develop the tradition of liturgical and concert performance within the Anglican community. He is well-known as a choral conductor (working as Director of the Ottawa Choral Society, Euphonia Chamber Choir, the Anglican Chorale, and the Larkin Singers), and has performed as conductor, recitalist and accompanist throughout North America, in the United Kingdom, and Europe. A versatile performer, he is at home in a variety of musical styles and traditions, and is an enthusiastic supporter of community events.
(Photo from http://www.podium2012.ca/MatthewLarkin.page)

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