the most exquisite adorkable poetry
The Spoken Word Plot presents the poetic stylings of Ottawa-based writers/performers Nadine Thornhill and Jessica Ruano. Both feisty and thoughtful, these poetesses bring their personal stories to the stage with an adorkable elegance and a hint of mischief. This event takes place on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at JR’s Downstairs Pub, 385 Ottawa Street in Almonte, Ontario. Doors open at 6pm with an open mic stage at 6:30pm, followed by the feature performers. Admission is $5, and free for open mic participants.
Nadine Thornhill is an award winning playwright
(“The Wedding Night” and “Oreo”) and actor.
By day, she is the Program Co-ordinator for
Planned Parenthood’s Insight Theatre. She was
the feature poet at Voices of Venus in January
2010, and she writes the sex-advice column
“Dirty Laundry” for Apartment 613.
Nadine also blogs at “Adorkable Thespian”
http://nadinethornhill.wordpress.com/
Jessica Ruano is a writer of press releases,
newspaper articles, brochures, romantic emails,
academic papers, and – occasionally – of short
stories and poetry. She was the feature poet at
Voices of Venus in July 2009, then at the
Newstalgica Series in October 2009. And she has
a soft spot for haikus.
Jessica also writes the Ottawa Arts Newsletter
and blogs at “the most exquisite moments”
http://jessicaruano.wordpress.com/
The Spoken Word Plot was founded in 2008 by Danielle K. L. Grégoire.
The open-mic theme for this month’s show is “the beginning of your poetry.” Poets are
encouraged to bring old and new pieces that represent the evolution of their writing style.
For more information, or to RSVP for the event, please contact Jessica Ruano
by phone at 613 355 2531 or by email at ruano.jessica@gmail.com
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