This week we are delighted to have Christopher Cameron join us for another visit. Christopher Cameron enjoyed a successful career as a professional opera singer, retiring in 2009 after 33 years in the business. A dozen years ago he began a new career as a freelance writer and editor. His first book, a memoir of his singing years, Dr.Bartolo’s Umbrella and Other Tales from my Surprising Operatic Life (Seraphim Editions), was published in 2017. His book of humorous fiction, Thorneside Stories: A Mix of Sun and Cloud (Iguana Books), was published in September 2022. This past fall, his one-act play Nail Polish – originally presented at the 2022 NFOTA – was performed at the Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays, where its cast won a special award for their performance. He has written for and performed at Westben Centre for Connection and Creativity through Music, most recently a two-part presentation on hearing loss and music, a topic on which he has written extensively.
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Allan Briesmaster
Our guest this week is Allan Briesmaster. He is a poet, freelance editor and publisher who’s been active on the Toronto-area literary scene for many years. He has been a workshop leader and reading series organizer and was a partner in Quattro Books in 2006-2017. He currently operates his own small, independent press, Aeolus House, specializing in custom-designed, limited-edition books of poetry.
The most recent of Allan’s nine poetry collections are The Long Bond: Selected and New Poems, from Guernica Editions in 2019, and Windfor, from Ekstasis Editions in 2021. His new book Later Findings has just been released. He has read his poetry, given talks, been on panels, and hosted events at venues from Victoria to St. John’s. He is a Life Member of The League of Canadian Poets and of The Ontario Poetry Society.
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