Edgewise Electrolit Centre Newsletter
I have had the pleasure of taking part in two “low-tech” video conferences. Both times, I experienced feelings of ironic retrogression, the “special-ness” of the moment, and the constant threat of technical breakdown, all of which make the idea of The Edgewise Electrolit Centre, “a registered nonprofit society that brings poetry and the spoken word to the public… through the public performance of contemporary trends in poetic, performance and multimedia arts”, so enchanting! And if their electronic magazine at www.edgewisecafe.org truly receives 1500-2000 hits weekly, then why bother with a haphazard “almost” quarterly newsletter that boasts too much paper and too little prime-choice content. Judging from its contributors’ past achievements (biographically noted in the issue), this newsletter owns the potential to do more. (PVP)