Originally from the American Midwest, Fortner Anderson has lived in Montréal since 1976. Known for the performances of his poems, he has been an active member of the Montréal spoken word scene for years prior to the use of the term “spoken word.”

His poems have appeared on his solos discs: Sometimes I Think (Wired on words, 1999), Six Silk Purses (Wired on words, 2005) and He Sings (Wired on words, 2006). His newest disc Solitary Pleasures appears on &records in November 2011.

He has performed his work at the Festival international de musique actuelle de Victoriaville, Poesiefestival Berlin (Germany) and at Live Biennale (Vancouver). In June of 2002 and again in 2008, he was invited to Genoa (Italy) to perform at the 8th and 10th editions of the Festival Internazionale di Poesia di Genova. In 2007 he was awarded the La Voix électrique prize by Les Filles électriques and Wired on words for his literary accomplishments.

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Fortner Anderson

Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA), 1955

Residence: Montréal (Québec)

Performer (narration)
Author

On the web

Fortner Anderson [Montréal (Québec), 2010]

Most recent events

August 7, 2010

Toronto (Ontario, Canada)

Sound Travels 2010: About HOME
December 10, 2005

Montréal (Québec)

Akousma (2): Rhapsodie urbaine
November 19, 2005

Berlin (Germany)

Fortner Anderson - Ned Bouhalassa

Broadcasts

May 7, 2023: Episode 1150 / Martian Gardens (USA)
- Ned Bouhalassa / Fortner Anderson, Urban Cuts: Las Vegas (2005), 9:31
June 23, 2021: Radio Horizon 93.9 FM (South Africa)
- Ned Bouhalassa / Fortner Anderson, Urban Cuts (2005), 34:06
December 6, 2020: Episode 1042 / Martian Gardens (USA)
- Ned Bouhalassa / Fortner Anderson, Urban Cuts: Las Vegas (2005), 9:31
December 6, 2019: Martian Gardens #1000 / Global Community Radio Channel 2 (USA)
- Ned Bouhalassa / Fortner Anderson, Urban Cuts: Las Vegas (2005), 9:31
June 22, 2009: Wreck This MeSS / Radio Patapoe: Adventures in UNsound (Netherlands)
- Monty Adkins, [60]Project: Urban Soundscape [2.2] (2008), 7:05
- Ned Bouhalassa, mOrpheus: The Train Station (2003), 2:35
- Ned Bouhalassa / Fortner Anderson, Urban Cuts (2005), 34:06
- Jacques Tremblay, Espresso espressivo (2003-04), 12:30
- Jacques Tremblay, Empathies entropiques: Lolita corps et âme (1998-2001), 4:16
February 1, 2009: Radio Horizon 93.9 FM (South Africa)
- Ned Bouhalassa, Songe errant (2005), 5:50
- Ned Bouhalassa, mOrpheus (2003), 15:42
- Ned Bouhalassa / Khrystell E Burlin, The Lighthouse (2005), 6:41
- Ned Bouhalassa / Fortner Anderson, Urban Cuts (2005), 34:06
January 1, 2009: Radio Horizon 93.9 FM (South Africa)
- Monty Adkins, [60]Project (2008), 60:00
- Jacques Tremblay, Empathies entropiques (1998-2001), 47:08
- David Berezan, Cyclo (2003), 10:41
- David Berezan, Hoodoos (2007), 19:11
- David Berezan, Hannibal (2005), 10:55
- Ned Bouhalassa / Khrystell E Burlin, The Lighthouse (2005), 6:41
- Ned Bouhalassa / Fortner Anderson, Urban Cuts (2005), 34:06
- Ned Bouhalassa, mOrpheus (2003), 15:42
- Ned Bouhalassa, Impulse (1999), 13:59