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Talking up, talking down, talking all around

JonArno Lawson
Poet

Lecture Details
Monday, March 2nd from 10:30am-11:30am
Room 5053, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building, 6100 University Avenue*

*Embedded into INFO 6250: Services & Resources for Young Adults

Abstract
Ontario poet, JonArno Lawson will be discussing how he writes and assembles his books, and the process of publishing, as well as his interactions with students in the workshops he conducts. His most recent book, Sidewalk Flowers (Groundwood Books), illustrated by Nova Scotian, Sydney Smith, will be launched on February 28, 2015 at the Halifax Central Library: https://www.facebook.com/events/338321103020778.

Biography
JonArno Lawson is an award-winning author. His first book of poetry (Love is an Observant Traveler) was published in 1997 by Exile Editions with the advice of Canadian novelist, Timothy Findley. In the decade and half since, Mr. Lawson has published numerous books for both adults and children. He has won the Lion and the Unicorn Award (three times) for his poetry books for children, as well as a Bronze Moonbeam award. A dual Canadian and American citizen, Mr. Lawson lives in Toronto with his family which includes three children, and is visiting Dalhousie University during a Canada Council Funded Tour in Nova Scotia.