Literary Arts at Hart House

• Hart House Literary & Library Committee - Get Involved!
• Hart House Writer-in-Residence Ronna Bloom
• Hart House Review

From readings from established and emerging authors, to workshops, to hosting U of T's Writer-in-Residence, Hart House is a hub for those interested in developing their own voice, learning and hearing from other writers and connecting with those who are inspired by literature, the questions it asks, and all that it tells us about each other and our broader world.  
 

Hart House Literary and Library Committee

The Hart House Literary and Library Committee provides opportunities to explore the various facets of the literary arts to students on all three U of T campuses. The Committee houses eight subcommittees that each cover an area of the literary world: Algonquin Square Table meets every other Sunday and provides writers of poetry a chance to workshop with their peers as does the Writers Co-op which meets on Fridays for writers of poetry and prose. The facilities subcommittee maintains the Hart House Library, the Book Crossings zone and the magazine collection located in the Map Room. Our Readings subcommittee organizes readings for the Hart House/ University of Toronto community with renowned and emerging writers while our WRITuals subcommittee organizes monthly open mic nights. The Literary and Library Committee publishes the annual Hart House Review literary and art journal and coordinates the poetry and short story contests whose winners are then published in the Review.

The committee helps to bring positive attention to Hart House both on campus and throughout the city with the events it hosts and its contributions to the greater Toronto community.

How to get involved: Email litlibsecretary@yahoo.com  or staff advisor, sam.saad@utoronto.ca.

For more information: HH Library & Literary Committee Blog hhlitandlib.wordpress.com/  and facebook page http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=hart+house&o=69&s=60#!/group.php?gid=31454030513&ref=search
 

University of Toronto Poet in Community & Hart House Writer-in-Residence - Ronna Bloom

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes
-- Walt Whitman

We are whole bodies walking around this complex urban environment with multiple interests and needs. How do we understand and express this? 

Ronna Bloom is Poet in Community at the University of Toronto and is charged with using poetry in the service of the community, to address the needs, passions and interests of students, staff and faculty. 

Through workshops, readings, conversations, this program offers a “third space." It isn't formal, like a classroom or committee; nor is it casual as a coffee shop. It is a learning experience that is facilitated but without grades. There is no teacher and no boss….  More information
 

A Writer's Process with Ronna Bloom

Presented by The Hart House Literary & Library Committee

A three-part series for people interested in writing poetry and creative prose with Ronna Bloom

Thursdays, 12:00-1:30pm in the Hart House

Are you a secret poet? Someone with a desire to write but not sure how to start? Or lots of first drafts but feel stuck? This series will take you through a process with examples of how to work with all stages of writing from initiation to publication.

March 1, 8 and 15, 2012
No experience necessary!

Open to all students and members of Hart House.

Ronna Bloom is Hart House Writer in Residence and Poet in Community at the University of Toronto. For
more about the Poet in Community program and to register, go to www.poet.utoronto.ca

Hart House Review

The Hart House Review (HHR) is a Canadian literary and arts magazine managed by student members of Hart House Literary and Library Committee at the University of Toronto and printed by Coach House Press. The magazine is best known for prose, poetry, art, and photography contributed by emerging writers and artists in Canada.

For more information about the Review and how to get involved email: harthousereview@gmail.com / website: www.harthousereview.com and facebook  www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=hart+house&o=69&s=60#!/group.php?gid=39373660226&ref=ts