Audio Files

A.F. Moritz reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.

Adeena Karasick performs selected works from her book The Empress Has No Closure and others at Scream '93

Ahdri Zhina Mandiela reads at The Scream in High Park 1995

Alice Berdick performs at the 2004 Scream in High Park.

Andre Alexis reads at the Scream in High Park 1995.

Anne Michaels reads at the 2000 Scream in High Park.
(Note: the start of the set is cut off)

Anne Stone reads at the Scream in High Park 2000.

AWOL Love Vibe performs at Scream 1998.

AWOL Love Vibe and Paul Dutton perform at the Scream in High Park 1998.

Barbara Gowdy reads about organisms and beasts at Scream '93.

Behold what we have wrought: Welcome to the Laboratory was event where a communal poem was created as an Exquisite corpse. This is a reading of that poem.

Beth Learn and Joy Learn read at Scream in High Park 1998.

bill bissett performs at Scream '99.

Bill rumbles through his 2007 thanks to end the Scream in High Park.

Bill Kennedy's rambling and delightful send off to the 2002 Scream in High Park.

Brain Panhuyzen reads from two of his novels.

Camilla Gibb reads at the 2002 Scream in High Park.

Catherine Kidd reads at Scream in High Park 1998.
(Audio problems at start, but clear up at 3min 32sec mark.)

Cedric Smith 's Milton Acorn Tribute at Scream in High Park 1997.

Christian Bök's 2002 performance at the Scream in High Park.

Christine Duncan reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.

Christopher Dewdney reads from The Secular Grail and A Natural History of South Western Ontario at Scream '93.

Christopher Dewdney reads at the 2000 Scream in High Park.

Part one of Christopher Dewdney's magical reading of The Natural History at the booklength, Scream 2007

Part two of Christopher Dewndey reading The Natural History at the booklength, Scream 2007

Part three of Christopher Dewdney reading the Natural History at the booklength, Scream 2007.

The complete recording on Christopher Dewndey's breathtaking reading of The Natural History, 2007.

Claire Harris reads at Scream in High Park 1995.

Corrado Paina reads at the 2000 Scream in High Park.

d'bi young preforming at the 2004 Scream in High Park.

Damian Lopes reads at Scream in High Park 1997.

Daniel f. Bradley reads at Scream in High Park 1998.

Dannabang Kawabong reads at The Scream in High Park 1995.

David McGimpsey reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.

Death Waits reads The Non-Smoking Building and other poems.

Katherine Parrish, Jenny Sampirisi, a rawlings perform at AWOL gallery for Decibels and Accretions at the 2007 Scream Festival.

Dennis Cooley reads at Scream in High Park 1997.

Dennis Lee performs at the 2003 Scream in High Park.

Dennis Lee reads at the 2007 Scream launch.

Dionne Brand reads at Scream in High Park 1995.

Drew Hayden Taylor reading at the 2002 Scream in High Park.

Eileen O'Toole reads at Scream in High Park 1995.

Elise Levine reads a short story "Testing, Testing" at Scream in High Park 1995.

Elizabeth Bachinsky reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.

Elizabeth Ruth reads from her novel "Smoke" set on a 1950s tobacco farm.

Spirited readings from emerging young poets Jap Nanak Makkar, Gianne Ortega, and Otiena Ellwand. Poet Nashira Dernesch rounds the festivities out with a reading of her own.

In the basement of Type Books a strange ritualistic reading of scientific texts was held; readings by Bill Kennedy, Alixandra Bamford, Maggie Helwig, angela rawlings, Kyle Buckley and Stephen Cain.

Fred Wah will move you as he reads from his book tentatively titled "String".

Gail Scott reads at Scream '99 and takes us on a journey with her heroine through the foggy Parisian streets.

Gary Barwin's exuberant reading at Scream 2000, accompanied by Uh Maybe.

Gayle Irwin performs at Scream 1997.

George Elliot Clarke reads a variety of poems at the 2007 Scream Launch.

Gil Adamson reads "Here's your money" and an untitled prose piece at Scream 1997.

Goh Poh Seng reads at Scream '99.

Helen Tsiriotakis performs at the 2000 Scream in High Park.

Jason Sherman reads at Scream in High Park 1997.

Jay MillAr reads from his book "Mycological Studies" at the 2003 Scream in High Park.

Jaymz Bee performs with Great Bob Scott at Scream in High Park 1995.

Jeff Derksen reads at Scream in High Park 1997.

Jemeni hosts and performs at the 2003 Scream in High Park.

Jemeni performs at the Scream in High Park in 2000.

Jim Munroe reads at the Scream in High Park in 2000.

Joe Blades reading at the 2000 Scream in High Park .

John Barlow reads "Unicorns, Vistas, Blue and Green Chances" at Scream in High Park 1995.

Judy MacDonald performs at Scream '99.

Julie Crysler performs at Scream '99.

Karen Hines, the lovely host of the 2007 Scream in High Park, reads one of her poems.

Karen Solie reads "Love Poem for a Private Dick" at the Scream in High Park, 2003.

Larisa Lai reads from her novel "Salt Fish Girl" at the Scream in High Park in 2002.

Laura Lush reads at Scream in High Park 1998.

Lea Harper reads a selection of poems at Scream '93.

Lee Maracle reads at Scream in High Park 1997.

Lillian Allen reads at Scream in High Park 1998.

Lisa Robertson reading at the 2000 Scream in High Park.

Lise Downe reads at the 2003 Scream in High Park

Lise Downe reads The Shadow of Your Simile and 4 other poems.

M. Nourbese Philip performs a selection of poems at Scream '94.

Margaret Christakos reads from "Career Paths".

The Launch of Matrix Magazine with readings by Christian Bök, angela rawlings, Ken Babstock Lisa Betts, Jim Johnstone and Karen Solie.

Mathew Remski reads at Scream in High Park 1995.

Michael Turner reads at the 2003 Scream in High Park.

Motion performs at the 2003 Scream in High Park.

Murdoch Burnett reads at Scream in High Park 1998.

Naila Keleta Mae reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.

Nalo Hopkinson reads at the 2002 Scream in High Park.

Nancy Bullis performs Linseed Oil and other poems at Scream '94.

natalie stephens reads at Scream in High Park 1998.

Natalee Caple reading at the Scream in High Park in 2002.

Nedra reads at Scream in High Park 1997.

Nicole Brossard reading at the Scream in High Park, 2002.

Nicole Brossard reads at The Scream in High Park 1995.

Nino Ricci reads "I am Salman Rushdie / Desperately Seeking Salman" at Scream '94.
(Audio cuts out at 10min 53sec)

Noah Leznoff reads at Scream in High Park 1998.

Owen Sound preform at the Scream in High Park in 2000.

Patricia Seaman reads at Scream in High Park 1995.

Peter McPhee reads poems and performs with His Uneven Rhythm at Scream '93.
(Audio cuts out at 17min 51sec)

Peter McPhee starts up the evening's performances with an epic and exciting poem that mentions the following items: a pig farm, the ossifying sweat, an onion ring, a Transylvanian meat platter, a cyanide tooth cap; fibre; grain fields, the caramel in caramilk bars and many more unusual items.

Peter McPhee's closing ceremonies at Scream in High Park 1998.

Peter McPhee and His Uneven Rhythm perform at the 2000 Scream in High Park.

Priscila Uppal reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.

Rachel Zolf reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.

Rafael Barreto Rivera reads from the most unpublished book he's ever written, "Shredded What A Whitman Cereal".

Rajinderpal S. Pal reads at the Scream '99 mainstage.

Rhea Tregebov reads at Scream in High Park 1998.

Rita Cox reads at Scream in High Park 1997.

RM Vaughan at Scream in High Park 1998.

RM Vaughan preforms at the Scream in High Park in 2000.

Robert Kroetsch reads at Scream in High Park 1998.

Robert Priest reads at Scream '99.

Ronna Bloom reading at the Scream in High Park in 2000.

Roo Borson reads Intermittent Rain and other poems at Scream '93.

Roy Miki reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.

Sally McKay reads at the 2002 Scream in High Park.

The 2002 Scream in High Park's first set featuring Susan Helwig, Camilla Gibb, Seth Adrian Harris and Natalee Caple

This is the 2nd set of the 2002 Scream in High Park featuring Nicole Brossard, Nalo Hopkinson, Stuart Ross and Sally McKay.

This is the third set of the 2002 Scream in High Park featuring Christian Bok, Larissa Lai and Drew Hayden Taylor

The introduction to the Scream in High Park, 2002 featuring Andrea Thompson and Steve Fenwright.

The first set from the 2003 Scream in High Park featuring Lise Downe, motion and Shyam Selvadurai.

The 2003 Scream in High Park's second set featuring Shelia Heti, Fred Wah, Elizabeth Ruth and Wakefield Brewster.

The Scream in High Park's 3rd set from 2003 featuring Dennis Lee, Karen Solie, Michael Turner and Jay MillAr.

The first set at the 2007 Scream in High Park featuring David McGimpsey, Naila Keleta Mae, Stephen Price and Zoe Whittall.

The second set at the 2007 Scream in High Park featuring Priscila Uppal, Christine Duncan, Shane Koyczan and Sean Dixon.

The third set of the 2007 Scream in High Park featuring Elizabeth Bachinsky, A.F. Moritz, Rachel Zolf and Roy Miki.

Gayle Irwin, Michael Turner (via telephonic communication from the West coast), Ann Shin and Steve Venright introduce Julie Crysler, Wayde Compton, Margaret Christakos and Brian Panhuyzen, respectively.

Gayle Irwin introduces the evening's festivities.

Thank yous and acknowledgments plus the start of Goh Poh Seng's set.

Goh Poh Seng, bill bissett, Gail Scott, Rajinderpal S. Pal, Judy MacDonald, and Robert Priest perform at Scream in High Park '99.

The first set of the 2000 Scream in High Park, hosted by Stan Rogal and Gayle Irwin, with riveting performances by Ronna Bloom, Joe Blades, Helen Tsiriotakis, Gary Barwin & Uh Maybe, and Lisa Robertson.

The introduction for the 2000 Scream in High Park featuring Owen Sound and Stan Rogal.

The second set of the 2000 Scream in High Park featuring Anne Michaels, Corrado Paina, Jemeni, Peter McPhee & his uneven rhythm, Owen Sound, RM Vaughan, Christopher Dewdney, Anne Stone, and Jim Munroe.

Strong performances by three notable writers at the intersection of poetry and science – Nalo Hopkinson, Daniel Heath Justice and Tara-Michelle Ziniuk.

Sean Dixon reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.

Sean Virgo reads at Scream in High Park 1998.

Seth Adrian Harris performs at the 2002 Scream in High Park.

Shane Koyczan reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.

Shelia Heti performs at the 2003 Scream in High Park.

Shyam Selvadurai preforms at the 2003 Scream in High Park.

Souvankham Thammavongsa reads at the launch of the 2007 Scream.

Stephen Cain reads at Scream in High Park 1998.

Stephen Price reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.

Steven Heighton performs at Scream '93.

Strange Alchemy: The Science and Poetry Panel explored the relationship between Science and Poetry with discussion between angela rawlings, Christian Bök, Ken Babstock and Lisa Betts, moderated by Clive Thompson.

Stuart Ross reading at the 2002 Scream in High Park.

Stuart Ross reads at Scream in High Park 1995.

Susan Helwig performs at the Scream in High Park, 2002.

Tony Burgess reads from "The Worst Winter Ever" at Scream in High Park 1998.

The media carries criticism of all kinds of arts, from architecture to audio installations, but no one seems to talk about poetry. Panelists include David Orr, poetry critic for the The New York Times Book Review; Carl Wilson, music critic and proprietor of the website Zoilus.com; Damian Rogers, arts editor at eye weekly; and Elizabeth Bachinsky. The lab director was Marianne Apostolides.

Wakefield Brewster reads at the 2003 Scream in High Park.

Wayde Compton performs at The Scream in High Park 1999.

Wendy Agnew reads at Scream in High Park 1995.

Yves Troendle with Beth and Joy Learn perform a three voice version of an homage to painter Robert Rauschenberg.

Zoe Whittall reads at the 2007 Scream in High Park.