Dead poets come alive at the Art Bar Poetry Series’ event at Clinton’s

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Nearly every Tuesday night for more than 30 years, poets and their admirers have met in Toronto, some to present, others to listen, at the Art Bar Poetry Series. The event at Clinton’s Tavern brings dead poets to life.

In the deep darkness of Clinton’s Tavern in Koreatown, on a crisp December evening, a figure in a fedora strides onto the small stage.

Nearly every Tuesday night for more than 30 years, poets and their admirers have met in Toronto, some to present, others to listen, at the Art Bar Poetry Series. “There’s usually an enthusiastic and open-minded audience at our evenings: a camaraderie,” says Margaret Code, the series’ director. “We’re all sharing our love of poetry.” On its Facebook page, the group sums up its mission: “It’s about poetry. Reading, hearing, cheering, sighing, laughing and crying. Listening like it’s a power .

The current Poet Laureate of Toronto, Al Moritz, who was warmly greeted by the audience, has kind words for the weekly series. “The Art Bar,” he says, “is the longest continuously running poetry series in Canada and counts as aThe name Art Bar comes from a room in the storied Gladstone Hotel, the first venue for the group’s weekly readings. However, for a long stretch during the pandemic, meetings went virtual until December’s Dead Poets Society Night at Clinton’s.

 

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