# Event Details

- **Event Name**: MONTREAL BOOK LAUNCH of 'Some of Us May Live'
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: MONTREAL POETRY BOOK LAUNCH
‘Some of Us May Live’ by Leigh Kotsilidis
October 17th, 7pm
FREE

Readings by:
LEIGH KOTSILIDIS
DEANNA RADFORD (word-sound performance)
& YUSUF SAADI

Leigh Kotsilidis has written two full-length collections of poetry, ‘Hypotheticals’ (2011) and ‘Some of Us May Live’ (2026), both with Coach House Books. Her poems have also appeared in journals and magazines, including The Malahat Review, Prism international, EVENT, The Fiddlehead, Prairie Fire, and Hazlitt, as well as being anthologized in The Best Canadian Poetry in English and IV Lounge Nights, among others. She is also an intermedia artist. Kotsilidis lives and works in Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal).
 
Deanna Radford is a poet, editor, performer, and curator with an MA in creative writing from Concordia University. She teaches poetry with Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie, and her poems have appeared in The Capilano Review, Vallum, Occulto, and elsewhere. She is a member of the Linda Leith Publishing editorial board and wrote the introduction to ‘Resistant Practices in Communities of Sound’ (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024). Her poetry-sound group, Cloud Circuit, has performed across Canada, the US, and Europe, and released its debut album in 2026 on Watch That Ends the Night Records. Most recently, she co-curated the Montreal launch of the book ‘A Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros,’ edited by Stephanie Loveless.
 
Yusuf Saadi's first poetry collection was published by Nightwood Editions and was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. He is currently working on a second collection. He lives in Montréal and is a PhD candidate at McGill.


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[Also, if anyone needs an excuse to wear a costume, please feel free to come dressed as any thing/animal/plant/entity that appears in ‘Some of Us May Live’! To give you some ideas: Wolf, Rabbit, Bear, Fox, Black hole, Glacier, Swan, Pigeon, Salmon, Walrus, Birch, Oak, Aspen, Pine, Cedar, Moss, Meat head, Sea, Creek, Clouds, SUV, Reefs, Sun, Moon, Gravity, Time, Outer space, Light, Candy wrappers, Fence post, Scapulae, Hurricane, Typhoon, Weather, Shih tzu, Dolly (the sheep), Whippoorwill, Canary, Ant, Train, Dumpster, Jellyfish, Frigate, Seagull, Whale, Ammonite, Sea lion, Stone, Star, Matchstick, Snake, Wind, Falcon, Bumblebee, Hydro tower, Mouth, Squirrel, Plum, Chainsaw, Frog, Cricket, Crow, Jet, Jackhammer, Cheetah, Thunder, Lightning, Owl, Frond, Bobcat, Armadillo, Astroturf, Suburbia, Tongue, Wild horse, Cornucopia, Beach, Umbrella, Satellite Dish, Doctor, Stethoscope, Ghost…]

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ACCESSIBILITY:
Rocket Science Room is on the second floor. There is a single flight of stairs off the main entrance with no wheelchair access, however there is a functioning elevator on the main floor. If you require assistance of any kind, please let us know! We'd be happy to accommodate any of your needs to the best of our ability.

Rocket Science Room est au deuxième étage. Il y a un seul escalier à l'entrée principale sans accès en fauteuil roulant, mais il y a un ascenseur qui fonctionne au rez-de-chaussée. Si vous avez besoin d'une assistance quelconque, faites-le nous savoir! Nous serons heureux de répondre à tous vos besoins au mieux de nos capacités.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mount-royal/montreal-book-launch-of-some-of-us-may-live/200030787533710
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, science-fair, performances, Sports, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Mount Royal
- **state**: QC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: #204-170 Jean Talon O., Atlas Building, Little Italy, Montreal, QC, Canada, Quebec H2R 2X4
- **lat**: 45.53256
- **long**: -73.61987
- **full address**: #204-170 Jean Talon O., Atlas Building, Little Italy, Montreal, QC, Canada, Quebec H2R 2X4, 170 Rue Jean-Talon O, Montréal, QC H2R 2X4, Canada, Mount Royal

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is MONTREAL BOOK LAUNCH of 'Some of Us May Live' being held?
  - **A:** MONTREAL BOOK LAUNCH of 'Some of Us May Live' takes place on Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm at #204-170 Jean Talon O., Atlas Building, Little Italy, Montreal, QC, Canada, Quebec H2R 2X4, 170 Rue Jean-Talon O, Montreal, QC H2R 2X4, Canada, Mount Royal.
- **Q**: Who is organizing MONTREAL BOOK LAUNCH of 'Some of Us May Live'?
  - **A:** MONTREAL BOOK LAUNCH of 'Some of Us May Live' is organized by Rocket Science Room.

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