The Capilano Review presents "Wide Rime", a lecture with Lisa Robertson, author of Nilling and The Men. "I think the voice is the great Baroque pearl of this catastrophe that is the political human dump." TCR and SFU Graduate Liberal studies co-sponsors a talk by Lisa Robertson Wide Rime: Voice, Value, Resistance In a consideration […]

Word Vancouver presents a Reading of To Love the Coming End by Leanne Dunic, at the Sunrise Suite (South Plaza). (Leanne Dunic: Adopted by the Writers Guild of Canada)

Word Vancouver presents "Mixed Voices Raised", featuring Leanne Dunic, author of To Love the Coming End. Presented at Perspective Point (Peter Kaye Room). More and more, we live in a society of hybridized, mixed, or blended identities. What is it like to write and read from within or beyond the hyphen or transnational identities? What […]

Word on the Street Toronto presents This Time it's Personal, with Shannon Bramer, author of Precious Energy, in the Vibrant Voices of Ontario tent.  Also with Michael Dennis. Hosted by Susan G. Cole. Whether insinuating or blunt in its message, poetry can be a wonderfully personal art. Join Michael Dennis and Shannon Bramer as they […]

The Capilano Review presents a Workshop on Troubadour Poetry and Poetics with Lisa Robertson, author of Nilling and The Men. Workshop on Troubadour Poetry and Poetics with Lisa Robertson where questions of vernacular composition, rhythm, engagement with broader social and political values, and others will be considered. Registration for the workshop is $50 and includes […]

Word on the Street presents The Female Experience, with Marianne Apostolides, author of Deep Salt Water, in the Great Books Marquee. Also with Karen Connelly. Being a woman means many things to many people, but all can agree that womanhood comes with a unique set of challenges. Marianne Apostolides explores her experiences with love and […]

Word on the Street presents Conversations with Canadians, featuring Lee Maracle, author of My Conversations with Canadians. Includes a reading and interview and Q&A with Rosanna Deerchild. At the Indigenous Voices Stage.

Thin Air Winnipeg International Writers Festival presents Campus Program with Jennifer Still, author of Comma. Jennifer Still shares her latest poetry collection, Comma. Begun when her brother was in a lengthy coma, it is a private collaboration with his handwritten field guide of prairie grasses.

Thin Air Winnipeg International Writers Festival presents The Poem is Happening! with Jennifer Still, author of Comma. What are the connections between poetic form, composition, and environment? Engage in exploratory writing exercises with an aim to spur ideas, gather new language, and tweak your writing eye/ear to immediate, unexpected influences.