Fortner Anderson
Fortner Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | USA |
| Occupation | Poet, Performer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | Points of Departure, Annunciations, Solitary pleasures |
| Website | |
| http://www.fortneranderson.com/ | |
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Born in 1955 in the United States, Fortner Anderson is a poet, performance artist, and visual artist who has lived in Montreal, Quebec since 1976.[1] In 2007, he was awarded the La Voix Électrique / The Voice Electric prize for career achievement in poetry, an award presented in collaboration by two Montreal-based organizations, Les Filles électriques and Wired on Words.[2]
Anderson has published several volumes of his poetry to date, along with numerous audio recordings of his spoken word performances. His poetry has also been included in anthologies including Short Fuse: The Global Anthology of New Fusion Poetry[3], Poetry Nation: the North American anthology of fusion poetry[4], as well as literary periodicals such as Estuaire[5].
In 1985, Anderson founded Dial-A-Poem Montreal, a free, 24-hour telephone hotline that users could call to hear a different poem each day, usually read by its author. Some 150 poets contributed to the project, mostly from the Montreal area.[6] The success of the project was celebrated on its first anniversary with “100 Poets" party, a gallery event which included 11 continuous hours of recorded audio and video poetry performance as well as live contributions from dozens of attending poets.[7] Dial-A-Poem Montreal was inspired by a similar poetry hotline service operated by performance poet John Giorno in New York from 1968-1972, also called Dial-A-Poem.
Anderson continued to explore creative possibilities of mass communications technology in 1987, when he collaborated with writer Ian Ferrier and illustrator Phillip MacKenzie to publish “The Heart of the Machine”, an electronic interactive serial novel accessible through one of several information services that users would have to dial in to from their computers. [8]
Anderson hosts a weekly radio program called "Dromotexte / Pirate Bloc Radio" on the McGill University campus community radio station, CKUT-FM, featuring spoken word and poetry recordings.[9]
Works[edit]
- Sometimes I think (1999, audio CD)[10]
- Six Silk Purses (2005, audio CD)[11]
- He sings (2006, audio CD)[12]
- Solitary Pleasures (2011, poetry book + audio CD)[13]
- Annunciations (2012, poetry book + 3 audio CD box set)[14]
- Points of Departure (2017, poetry book)[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Fortner Anderson - SMCQ". Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ). Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ↑ "First "The Voice Electric" Award goes to Montreal performer Fortner Anderson" (Press release). Montreal. November 12, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ↑ Short fuse : the global anthology of new fusion poetry. Swift, Todd, 1966-, Norton, Philip, 1963-, Niedzviecki, Hal, 1971-, Kay, James,, Rattapallax Press (1st ed.). New York, NY: Rattapallax Press. 2002. ISBN 1892494531. OCLC 51219429. Search this book on
- ↑ Poetry nation : the North American anthology of fusion poetry. Swift, Todd, 1966-, Cabico, Regie. Montréal: Véhicule Press. 1998. ISBN 1550651129. OCLC 38747645. Search this book on
- ↑ Estuaire (in French), 171, Estuaire, Winter 2017, ISSN 0700-365XCS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Farber, Michael (September 16, 1986). "A line of poetry just a dial away". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Community Calendar: Montreal Dial-a-Poem". The Montreal Gazette. September 18, 1986. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ↑ Hill, Heather (August 1, 1987). "First electroic novel hits computer screens". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Dromotexte / Pirate Bloc Radio". CKUT 90.3 FM. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ↑ Anderson, Fortner (1999). Sometimes I think (CD). Music by Alexandre Saint-Onge, Christopher Cauley, Alexander MacSween, and Sam Shalabi. Wired on Words.
- ↑ Anderson, Fortner (2005). Six Silk Purses (CD). Les blocs errants. ISBN 9782981285706.
- ↑ Anderson, Fortner (2006). he sings (CD).
- ↑ Anderson, Fortner, 1955- (2011). Solitary pleasures. [Montréal]: &pages (book), &records (CD). ISBN 9782981285706. OCLC 937038236.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Anderson, Fortner (2012). Annunciations. [Montréal]: Les blocs errants. ISBN 9782981285720. OCLC 937033274. Search this book on
- ↑ Anderson, Fortner (2017). Points of Departure. Montreal: Small Perturbations Press. ISBN 978-2-9812857-3-7. Search this book on
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