Scream in High Park

Hosted by RM Vaughn, the Scream finale starts @ 7 pm tonight in High Park.

Mainstage performers include: Belladonna, Jeffrey Moore, Goran Simic, Jordan Scott, M. NourbeSe Philip, Emily Schultz, Paul Vermeersch, Michael Holmes, Trey Anthony, Karen Hines, David Bezmozgis and Loris Lesynski.

Last night was ECW's Midsummer Night's Scream at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street West). For me, the highlight of the evening (aside from Richard Vaughn's hilarious reading) was being given a copy of Kevin Connolly's Happyland at the door. (Sorry, Pages.)

On Saturday afternoon, Maggie Helwig moderated a panel discussion about genre writing, Specific Pleasures, at Supermarket (268 Augusta Avenue). I'm still trying to mesh Peter Robinson's comments about poetry with Bruce Meyer's proclamation that I manage to "master mystery" in Moon Sea Crossing. As usual, I just don't get it.