Join artist-writer Chantal Gibson, poet Otoniya J. Okot Bitek, and SFU librarian Ebony Magnus for a night of readings and reflection, as they discuss un/settled, the towering, photo-poetic art installation at the corner of Hastings and Richards in Vancouver that drapes Black womanhood over 240 ft2 of SFU Belzberg Library’s …
In fact, every day is #todayspoem day. With the #todayspoem hashtag, you can share an excerpt from any poem that happens to have made your day. Everyone shares their #todayspoem experience a little differently, with an image, a link, an excerpt, whatever fits in a tweet. Each tweet is enough …
Canadian poet Lillian Allen, the “godmother of dub,” has been chosen as Vancouver Island University's 2020-21 Gustafson Distinguished Poet. On February 10, Allen will offer a reading/performance, followed by a Q&A. On February 11, Allen will deliver the Gustafson Lecture. Allen’s talk will discuss the history and practice of dub …
In fact, every day is #todayspoem day. With the #todayspoem hashtag, you can share an excerpt from any poem that happens to have made your day. Everyone shares their #todayspoem experience a little differently, with an image, a link, an excerpt, whatever fits in a tweet. Each tweet is enough …
Couplet is a quarterly reading series, produced, curated and hosted by poet Leah Umansky. It features emerging and established poets. This installment presents Jenny Molberg, Benjamin Garcia, Donna Vorreyer, Elizabeth A.I. Powell, Shane McCrae and Patricia Smith. Learn more here.