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MEDIA
The Fish Quill Poetry Boat tour has attracted a fair bit of attention over the years, and has received both local and national coverage. Find out what people have had to say!
2015 Media Coverage:
Two Row Times
https://tworowtimes.com/arts-and-culture/chiefswood-national-historic-site-rounds-off-the-2015-fish-quill-canoe-tour/
2012 Media Coverage:
Paris Star Online
parisstaronline.com/2012/08/01/fish-quill-poetry-boat-returns-to-paris
Open Book: Ontario
(How To Do It In A Canoe, The Fish Quill Poetry Boat Series)
- Linda Besner:
openbookontario.com/news/how_do_it_canoe_fish_quill_poetry_boat_series_linda_besner
- Kevin McPherson Eckhoff:
openbookontario.com/news/how_do_it_canoe_fish_quill_poetry_boat_series_kevin_mcpherson_eckhoff
- Moez Surani:
openbookontario.com/news/how_do_it_canoe_fish_quill_poetry_boat_series_moez_surani
Open Book Ontario
(Ontario’s Literary Landmarks)
openbookontario.com/landmarks/fish_quill_poetry_boat_tour
Brantford Expositor
brantfordexpositor.ca/2012/08/19/paddling-poets-end-third-tour
The Cambridge Times
cambridgetimes.ca/community/article/1487135--spreading-their-message-of-art
Quill & Quire
(interview with Linda Besner)
quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2012/08/07/qa-linda-besner-on-organizing-the-fish-quill-poetry-boat-tour/
Woolwich Observer
observerxtra.com/2/news/poetry-meets-canoes-in-annual-trek-along-the-grand/
Waterloo Record
therecord.com/whatson/artsentertainment/article/766950--music-and-poetry-head-down-the-grand-river
The Morning Post Exchange
exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2012/week29/Wednesday/12071806.htm#anchor
Wellington Advertiser
wellingtonadvertiser.com/index.cfm?page=detail&itmno=13126
The Grand 929
(Radio Interview with Linda Besner)
“Swap Talk” (aired August 7th, 2012)
2010 and 2011 Media Coverage:
CBC radio, The Next Chapter
(interview with participants Leigh Kotsilidis and Daniel Renton)
podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/nextchapter_20100521_32677.mp3
CBC radio, Fresh Air
(interview with participants Leigh Kotsilidis and Linda Besner)
cbc.ca/freshair/episodes/2011/08/13/saturday-aug-13
The Cambridge Times
cambridgetimes.ca/what's%20on/article/1054046--poets-make-grand-river-stops
The Cambridge Citizen
cambridgecitizen.ca/the-fish-quill-poetry-tour
Hamilton's online news source, thespec
thespec.com/news/local/article/573693--a-boatful-of-bards
Open Book: Ontario
(interview with participant Abigail Lapell)
openbookontario.com/news/fish_quill_poetry_boat_interview_series_abigail_lapell
Open Book: Ontario
(diary entries from participants)
openbookontario.com/news/fish_quill_poetry_boat_diaries
Paris Star Online
(2010)
parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2699872&archive=true
Paris Star Online
(2011)
parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3263758&archive=true
The Record
therecord.com/news/local/article/568533--poets-preparing-to-paddle-the-grand
Sachem
sachem.ca/news/article/240169
Tree Hugger
treehugger.com/culture/paddling-poets-deliver-poetry-readings-by-canoe.html
Woolwich Observer
observerxtra.com/2/news/poetry-under-cover-of-the-kissing-bridge