10. The lollipop-in-Peggy-Atwood's-eye scandal
| PA--just moments before sucker went airborne |
9. The new-Ondaatje-cologne-causes-hives fiasco
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| "My skin is sensitive too," revealed the celebrated author |
8. The hidden-camera-revelation that Jian Ghomeshi has not memorized a single line of Robert Service's work
| "I am not pleased," said RS |
7. The Leonard-Cohen-Action-Doll recall
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| "I didn't expect it to be life-sized--it sorta freaks me"--kid who loves poetry |
6. The Bryan Adams-AF Moritz long poem collab bust
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| "Mori said I was too loud at our rehearsals," explained BA |
5. The brouhaha over Don Cherry's xenophobic book of "Cantos from the Bench"
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| "I thunk it's not a racist book I did"--DC |
4. The time when Celine Dion told Shelagh Rogers she was "better writer than Celine the guy which did novels"
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| "Me," emphasized Celine Dion |
3. Paul Quarrington's Annual Canuck Luminaries Polar Bear Dip & Charity BBQ
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2. Neil Young's Lifetime Achievement Medal getting snagged in Anne Michaels' 'do
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| "It was as if a golden piece of truth was compelled by the bedazzled geometry of a spider's web," began AM |
1. The accidental awarding of a gremlin instead of a Griffin to this year's international poetry winner
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| "Despite the award mix-up, I loved the country of Toronto"--David Harsent |
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