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Ritallin in the Media
news and articles

| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |

2009

Queen's grad's legacy lives on
       Kingston Whig-Standard, October 5, 2009

Scribology storms Library and Archives Canada with poetry, music and protest
       The Charlatan, March 3, 2009
Songs in the key of scribble
       Ottawa Xpress, February 26, 2009
Honouring Robert Sutherland
       Queen's Journal, February 26, 2009
Presenting Black History Month
       Queen's Journal, February 9, 2009
Now is the time to honour Robert Sutherland
       Kingston Whig-Standard, February 7, 2009

Standing up for Steve

       Centretown News, February 5, 2009
Beckta's new baby pulls 'em in
       Ottawa Citizen, February 2, 2009
Hate on campus
       Kingston Whig-Standard, January 31, 2009

Standing up for Sutherland
       Queen's Journal, January 26, 2009
Poet gets Loyalist students pumped on poetry
       Loyalist College - Pioneer Plus Online, January 23, 2009
Poetry never slammed so good
       Concordia University - The Link, January 13, 2009


2008

Students protest high fees
       Algonquin College Times, November 20, 2008

Thousands protest tuition fees (video)

       Ottawa Sun Online, November 5, 2008

Music poetry to the ears
       Ottawa Sun, October 22, 2008
Buffy Sainte-Marie returns to Ottawa
       Ottawa Citizen, March 5, 2008
Re: A call for Ottawa laureates
       Ottawa Citizen, January 3, 2008

2007

OFL Convention - Laurie Fryer
       CEP Local 975, November 2007
L-O-Y-A-LIST hearts Ritallin!
       Loyalist PR Blog, October 5, 2007
Everything is Poetry
       Into the World blog, September 29, 2007
Review: Antizario @ The Mercury Lounge

       UpFront Magazine, July 2007 issue
Spoken Word as an Expatriate
       Broken Pencil magazine, Issue 35
Queen's recognized at Ottawa event ...

       Queen's Gazette, March 12, 2007
Viewpoint: Excellence and nobility
       Queen's Gazette, March 12, 2007
Nostalgica stage melds youthful vibe ...
       City Journal online, January 22, 2007
Blend of pro and amateur comics ...
       City Journal online, January 7, 2007

2006

Local breaker spreads hip hop positivity
       City Journal online, December 15, 2006
Souljazz shifts gears
       City Journal online, November 17, 2006
Working overtime on the open mic ...
       City Journal online, November 1, 2006
Poetry in motion

       The Express, August 17-23, 2006
Poetry of Politics (by George Elliott Clarke)
       Halifax Chronicle-Herald, July 16, 2006
Westfest's cultural army
       Ottawa Xpress, June 8, 2006
Interview with Ritallin a.k.a. Greg Frankson
       Re:verse - A Zine for Young Poets
WESTFEST - A Festival for the Senses
       Soul Shine Magazine, June 2006
Poets 'slam' Capital in year's final event
       Centretown News, March 17, 2006
Federal grants pure poetry for spoken word artists

       Capital News Online, March 17, 2006
Martin, Malcolm and Mandela strike again
     
       Rabble.ca, February 27, 2006
Capital Slam and awareness
       The Charlatan, February 9, 2006
AMS Elections nostalgia
       Queen's Journal, February 3, 2006
An equal art form
       Halifax Daily News, January 19, 2006
Queen's grads of every political stripe
       Queen's Journal, January 17, 2006

2005

Wham, bam, thank you poetry slam
        The Charlatan, August 25, 2005
The long walk to progress
        Queen's Journal, July 26, 2005
Power of the word worth celebrating
        Ottawa Sun, March 11, 2005
Frankson Talks Diversity
        Queen's Journal, February 18, 2005
A Challenge for Change (editorial)
        Queen's Journal, February 18, 2005

2004

Slam, bam, thank you ma'am poetry
       
Ottawa Sun, December 9, 2004
Wordlympics through the eyes of a pro
        Ottawa Xpress, October 7, 2004