Store windows during the Lovers and Others reading on Blvd St. Laurent October 2011 (2)

Store windows during the Lovers and Others reading on Blvd St. Laurent October 2011

Slipped out during a break in the reading and took these photographs of store windows along St. Lawrence Main. Just on the edge of Little Italy up near Jean Talon. Montreal, a city still in the 1970s when it isn't in the 1940s or 50s. That's what I love about it...

Visiting Marya Fiamengo at her office, UBC, Vancouver, 19 November 1992

Marya Fiamengo and Stephen Morrissey.

Poet Marya Fiamengo in her office at the Department of English, UBC,Vancouver.

Marya, Stephen Morrissey, and CZ. After reading in one of Marya's classes.

Marya and CZ.

Visiting Barry Dempster in Toronto, 14 March 1992

Barry Dempster

CZ and Barry.

Karen Dempster, Barry Dempster, CZ, Stephen Morrissey

Stephen and Barry.

F.R. Scott Memorial at St. James the Apostle Church in Montreal

On October 12, 2011, F.R. Scott's contribution to Montreal and Canadian poetry was honoured by the unveiling of a memorial plaque dedicated to him at St. James the Apostle Church in Montreal.

At Ben's Restaurant, Montreal, January 1992

We used to go to Ben's with Louis Dudek, after a poetry reading, and often the visiting poet would join us. Louis was always interesting, a gracious host, and,m as one of Canada's leading poets, informative and knowledgeable about poetry.

Here's CZ and I, at Ben's Restaurant in Montreal. January 1992. Ben's is gone, now a hotel is on this valuable piece of real estate...

Guido Nincheri, Montreal artist

In late November, early December 2011, there was an exhibition of the non-sacred art by Florence-born artist Guido Nincheri at Victoria Hall, Westmount, Quebec. My interest in Nincheri is due to his art found at St. Michael's Church in Mile End, Montreal, art commisioned by my great great uncle, Father Luke Callaghan. Callaghan is largely responsible for overseeing the construction of St. Michael's and having Nincheri decorate the interior of the church. You can find more on Nincheri and on St. Michael's Church by going to the index on this page.

Artie Gold in 1993

All previously unpublished photographs of Artie Gold from 1993. A group of us went out for supper, including CZ, Ken Norris, Artie Gold, and myself, to a Chinese restaurant on St. Laurent. Ken's book, Vehicule Days: an unorthodox history of Montreal's Vehicule Poets (1993)  had just been published. A fun time was had by all...