The storied Lexiconjury Reading Series returns to boldly go for one more night. The Lex was known for its frontier spirit, a place where poets would gather, read, heckle and think about the many possible futures of poetry. The Scream takes the Lex on one last voyage, featuring the next generation of Lexiconjurors, poets Natalie Zina Walschots (Calgary), Alixandra Bamford (Toronto), and Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl (Iceland). In addition to their solo readings, each poet will choose a member of Lex: The Old Generation for a collaborative performance.

• Alixandra Bamford with Steve Venright
• Natalie Zina Walschots with Sharon Harris
• Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl with Paul Dutton

“The Gothic fate of poor slain Poetry is the specter at this dwindling feast.” – Bruce Sterling. Pay your respects to the book with artists Mark Laliberte, Craig Leonard, Danny Snelson and the intonations of Spamradio as we seal it in the tomb of the Type Books basement gallery. As books shed their confines of form and structure, their remains are melted and encased in chemical caskets, squeezed into the metal sheaths of hard drives and otherwise left to decay. The show will run for the duration of the festival and provides a backdrop for the Scream’s Type Salon Series of events.