Well, the fact that I am starting this PhD student meet-up group should tell you that I’m procrastinating despite a fast encroaching deadline, and a deluge of emails from my supervisors harassing me about that long overdue chapter. This meet-up is really aimed at nomadic PhD students like myself who do not have a network here.  For example, I am completing my degree in arty-phartysness (Art History and Musicology) through the University of Edinburgh but after two years abroad and living like a h …

You are ethusiastically welcomed to "It's My Time: Events and Excursions!" This a group for positive, active, fun loving individuals who have reached a point in their lives when they have more time for themselves and the things they love to do. Members have a natural curiousity about life, they want to learn more, see more, do more and are open to the best life can offer. We plan daytime events and excursions that take place primarily on weekdays that allow us to explore parts of Toronto and sur …

“Truly fine poetry must be read aloud. A good poem does not allow itself to be read in a low voice or silently. If we can read it silently, it is not a valid poem: a poem demands pronunciation. Poetry always remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. It remembers that it was first song." Jorge Luis Borges   This is a meetup group for people who like to read, and be read to. Everyone is welcome!  Bring a passage or two that you like and recite it with the group, then we can ta …