Samuel Beckett Meets Avril Lavigne

Remember the weblog post from last year's fest? You know the one: New Tradition...poets do their best Axl Rose dance during post-reading conversation.

Well, it's not quite Axl this year, but tie-wearing poet Sandra Alland has an old school Avril Lavigne moment on stage at the OIWF before the group conversation starts with CBC Radio host Alan Neal (left). Who will be next year's spring writers fest rock idol? Stay tuned here.