Past Contributor Reading Series: Jaclyn Desforges

Today in the PCRS, Jaclyn Desforges reading her poem “Crabapples” from untethered vol. 4.2

Jaclyn Desforges writes fiction and poetry for kids and adults. She’s the author of Why Are You So Quiet? (Annick Press, 2020), Hello Nice Man (Anstruther Press 2019), and a full-length collection of poetry forthcoming with Palimpsest Press in 2022. Jaclyn is the winner of the 2018 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices award, the 2019 Hamilton Public Library Freda Waldon Award for Fiction, the 2019 Judy Marsales Real Estate Ltd. Award for Poetry, and a 2020 Hamilton Emerging Artist Award for Writing. Her work has been featured in literary magazines across Canada. Jaclyn is currently working on a collection of short fiction with the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts. 

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Today in the PCRS, Jaclyn Desforges reading her poem "Crabapples" from untethered vol. 4.2 Jaclyn Desforges writes fiction and poetry for kids and adults. She's the author of Why Are You So Quiet? (Annick Press, 2020), Hello Nice Man (Anstruther Press 2019), and a full-length collection of poetry forthcoming with Palimpsest Press in 2022. Jaclyn is the winner of the 2018 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices award, the 2019 Hamilton Public Library Freda Waldon Award for Fiction, the 2019 Judy Marsales Real Estate Ltd. Award for Poetry, and a 2020 Hamilton Emerging Artist Award for Writing. Her work has been featured in literary magazines across Canada. Jaclyn is currently working on a collection of short fiction with the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts.  @jaclyndesforges If you missed this excellent issue you can still grab a copy on our site! Link in bio Check out our next post to read this poem for yourself!

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Tomorrow we feature a brilliant poem from Hedieh Mehdi Zadeh Kashani in our last video for installment number four of the reading series, so be sure to check back!

Past Contributor Reading Series: Elena Bentley

Today in the PCRS, Elena Bentley reading “Navel” and “Fortune at La Mezquita” from untethered vol. 5.1 .

Elena Bentley is a disabled poet from Saskatchewan. In 2018, she completed a master’s degree in English at the University of Toronto. Her poems have appeared in untethered magazine, and are forthcoming from ARC Poetry Magazine. You can find her on Twitter (@ElenaBentley) and Instagram (@elena_bentley).

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Tomorrow we feature a reading from Jaclyn Desforges, so don’t forget to check back!

Past Contributor Reading Series: Yoko Morgenstern

Today in the PCRS, Yoko Morgenstern reading from her piece “St. Clair West, 2 a.m.” from untethered vol. 2.2.

Yoko Morgenstern is originally from Tokyo. She started writing fiction while she was living in Canada, inspired by many writers who wrote in a second language. She is the author of two books in Japan and the United States, the translator of the novelist Katherine Govier, and a columnist at Newsweek Japan. Her literary work has appeared in journals in the US, UK, Canada, and India. Her yet-published short story collection, A Perfect Day to Die, which includes “St. Clair West” from untethered, was among the finalists for Eyelands International Book Awards 2019, Greece, and she’s looking for representation for the project. “The Comedian,” published in Flash Fiction Online in 2018, was also featured by Book Riot. Currently, she lives in Nuremberg, Germany.

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Today in the PCRS, Yoko Morgenstern reads her piece "St. Clair West, 2 a.m." from vol. 2.2! Yoko Morgenstern is originally from Tokyo. She started writing fiction while she was living in Canada, inspired by many writers who wrote in a second language. She is the author of two books in Japan and the United States, the translator of the novelist Katherine Govier, and a columnist at Newsweek Japan. Her literary work has appeared in journals in the US, UK, Canada, and India. Her yet-published short story collection, A Perfect Day to Die, which includes “St. Clair West” from untethered, was among the finalists for Eyelands International Book Awards 2019, Greece, and she’s looking for representation for the project. “The Comedian,” published in Flash Fiction Online in 2018, was also featured by Book Riot. Currently, she lives in Nuremberg, Germany. Read an excerpt from this piece in the next post or in full on our website! Link in bio! @yokomor

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Don’t forget to check back tomorrow when we will be featuring a reading from past contributor Elena Bentley!