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ARTS: Desi Di Nardo, an Annex poet laureate (Mar. 2026)

April 7th, 2026 · Comments Off on ARTS: Desi Di Nardo, an Annex poet laureate (Mar. 2026)

You can take the poet out of the Annex, but you can’t take the Annex out of the poet By Mike Mastromatteo More than a few observers have noted the “literary” element of life in the Annex. Many writers, professors, and poets still live within its boundaries, suggesting in some ways that the Annex is more […]

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ARTS (SEPTEMBER 2016): Remembering the coffee house era

September 15th, 2016 · 2 Comments

Bohemian Embassy tribute honours founder Don Cullen By Annemarie Brissenden At one time, it was one of the few places in Toronto where you could be a little bit different. It was a launching ground for some of Canada’s most legendary cultural icons, like Margaret Atwood and Lorne Michaels. It was even an ersatz university […]

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