|
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Ekphrastic Poetry Reading: The Poetry Hags were featured readers at Marianne van Silfhout Gallery at the Brockville campus of St. Lawrence College. Poets Lois Lorimer, Wendy Jean MacLean and Deborah Dunleavy responded to the Go Figure: Poses Exposed exhibit of life drawing and portraits with a collection of poems they had written. Lois Lorimer also read poems inspired by artwork from Text and Textiles: Artists' Books by Lise Melhorn-Boe. Curator, Heather Savage, some of the artists themselves, St. Lawrence College visual arts students, and members of the public enjoyed this experience of the intersection of visual art and the written word. |
|
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Lois is master of ceremonies for a the second annual poetry readings and open mic. sessions at the Arts Hub in Brockville, Ontario. The event is on April 26 at 7:00 PM.
Summary: Poetry Readings (invited readers) and Open Mic. (volunteers from the audience)
Theme: Poems Inspired by Weather
Location: ARTS HUB
- Lower Level Entrance of St. John's United Church
32 Park St. Brockville, ON K6V2G4
Presenters:
Attendance: 42 people were in the audience.
Lois is master of ceremonies for a the second annual poetry readings and open mic. sessions at the Arts Hub in Brockville, Ontario. The event is on April 26 at 7:00 PM.
Summary: Poetry Readings (invited readers) and Open Mic. (volunteers from the audience)
Theme: Poems Inspired by Weather
Location: ARTS HUB
- Lower Level Entrance of St. John's United Church
32 Park St. Brockville, ON K6V2G4
Presenters:
- Featured readers - Lois Lorimer, Doris Fiszer, Susan J. Atkinson, Alice McMurtry
- Open mic. readers - Accepted at the event.
Attendance: 42 people were in the audience.
|
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Lois is the originator, organizer and master of ceremonies for a new series of poetry readings and open mic. sessions at the Arts Hub in Brockville, Ontario. The first of these sessions is on April 22 at 7:00 PM. Summary: Poetry Readings (invited readers) and Open Mic. (volunteers from the audience) Theme: Poems About Joy on Earth Day Location: ARTS HUB - Lower Level of St. John's United Church 32 Park St. Brockville, ON K6V2G4 Presenters:
Attendance: 35 people in the audience |
|
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Lois is a featured poet at the River City Reading Series at 7:00 PM in Brockville. The venue is an art store on the main street called Medium Effort at 162 King Street West, Brockville, Ontario K6V3R5. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and The Writers' Union of Canada. |
 |
Friday, February 14th, 2020
Lois is one of a dozen invited poets who will be writing personalized poems for people who attend The League of Canadian Poets presentation of Poetry in Union 2020, a public art experience at Toronto's Union Station. The event runs from 12:00 PM to 7:45 PM.
Poetry in Union is your chance to meet with an esteemed poet and craft a one-of-a-kind poem for a loved one. This is one day only. Find out more about Poetry in Union.
Lois is one of a dozen invited poets who will be writing personalized poems for people who attend The League of Canadian Poets presentation of Poetry in Union 2020, a public art experience at Toronto's Union Station. The event runs from 12:00 PM to 7:45 PM.
Poetry in Union is your chance to meet with an esteemed poet and craft a one-of-a-kind poem for a loved one. This is one day only. Find out more about Poetry in Union.
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Lois will be in Eastern Ontario reading new poems at the Brockville Public Library - 23 Buell Street, Brockville, Ontario K6V 5T7. Readings begin at 1:30 PM.
Lois will be in Eastern Ontario reading new poems at the Brockville Public Library - 23 Buell Street, Brockville, Ontario K6V 5T7. Readings begin at 1:30 PM.
Thursday, September 20th, 2018
Lois will be reading her poem Woodlot at the launch of the anthology Heartwood: Poems for the Love of Trees at High Park Nature Centre on September 20, 2018 between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Available from amazon.ca.
Lois will be reading her poem Woodlot at the launch of the anthology Heartwood: Poems for the Love of Trees at High Park Nature Centre on September 20, 2018 between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Available from amazon.ca.
|
|
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Lois will be a featured reader at the Art Bar Reading Series. She will be reading new work and will be happy to see you there! Readings start at 8:00 PM.
Lois will be a featured reader at the Art Bar Reading Series. She will be reading new work and will be happy to see you there! Readings start at 8:00 PM.
Tryptych Event Notice, Sept. 17, 2014
Readings by Lois Lorimer
_2014 READINGS
PAST EVENTS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2013 READINGS
PAST EVENTS
- Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Tryptych - Lois is one of 3 invited readers at the inaugural presentation of new works of art that combine poems and visual art. Gallery on Wade, Unit 302 - 87 Wade Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6H 1P5 647-494-9633 info@galleryonwade.com.
- January 19 - Plasticine Poetry Series - Lois is a featured reader in the first half of the program. Pauper's Pub, 539 Bloor St. West, Toronto (2nd floor) - 6:00 p.m.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2013 READINGS
- October 7 - Rower's Reading Series at Victory Cafe at 581 Markham St. in Mirvish Village, Toronto - 7:30 p.m.
- October 6 - Lit Live Reading Series at Ontario Homegrown Cafe at 27 King William St., Hamilton, in the Sky Dragon Centre - 7:30 p.m.
- May 8 - Toronto District School Board Librarians' Conference - Lois was a guest speaker invited to read her poems at Trinity College, University of Toronto (see photo below).
- May 2 - Motherlog - Readings, music and art at Fleishman Gallery, in Toronto - Lois reads new poems inspired by the photography of Sue Lloyd, with music by Sue Hutton and friends (see video below).
- February 6 - Book launch for Lois' 1st collection of poems, Stripmall Subversive. The event was held at Harbord House - 2nd floor - 150 Harbord St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 1H2 647-430-7365. Thanks to over 50 people who attended this event, as well as the kind staff at Harbord House.
- January 17 - Hot Sauced Words at Black Swan Tavern (2nd floor, 154 Danforth Avenue , Toronto, Ontario M4K 1N1) - Lois joins Michael Fraser as the featured poets for this event. Lois reads several poems from her new book Stripmall Subversive.
Publisher Sandra Huh and Lois Lorimer Feb. 6, 2013
|
|
|
Lois reads at Hot Sauced Words - Jan. 2013
|
Lois reads to TDSB Librarians - Spring, 2013
|
2011
- 2011 November 29 - Art Bar Toronto at Pauper's Pub - participates in launching The Bright Well anthology of poetry including 2 new poems by Lois Lorimer
- 2011 April 12 - Poetry In Voice Ontario Finals - sponsors a student who competes in the first provincial finals - Young Centre for the Performing Arts
2010
- 2010 November - Plasticine Reading Series - Lois Lorimer is a featured poet
- 2010 December-The Dead Poets Society: Art Bar Poetry Series- featured reader
- Spring, 2010 - Readings in Cobourg for Poetryzown Writers Festival
2009
- 2009 March Art Bar - Lois Lorimer is a featured poet
- 2009 June LitLive Hamilton, Ontario - Lois Lorimer is a featured poet
2008
"Lois Lorimer is central to this evening's performance. Earlier this year, she trekked the battlefields and memorials of Northern France following her grandfather's WWI diary. With great sensitivity and style, she has crafted a body of fine spoken-word material from that deeply personal journey, to share with all of you on this Remembrance Day.
"Lois has an extensive background in acting, both for stage and screen. Her writing skills and confident delivery keep audiences focused and entertained. She teaches in Toronto and is a member of several writers groups.
"Pssst.... ask her to show you the diary!"
- 2008 July- James Joyce Irish Pub - Lois Lorimer reads her poetry, Caitlin Grieve plays the violin
- 2008 November 11 - Tranzac Club Toronto - Homefires & Battlfields Theme Event - Lois Lorimer reads her World War I Poetry based on a grandfather's diary and visits to historical sites in Europe
"Lois Lorimer is central to this evening's performance. Earlier this year, she trekked the battlefields and memorials of Northern France following her grandfather's WWI diary. With great sensitivity and style, she has crafted a body of fine spoken-word material from that deeply personal journey, to share with all of you on this Remembrance Day.
"Lois has an extensive background in acting, both for stage and screen. Her writing skills and confident delivery keep audiences focused and entertained. She teaches in Toronto and is a member of several writers groups.
"Pssst.... ask her to show you the diary!"