Vancouver Public Library presents On Being Black in Vancouver 2: Ladies Night – Reading Women in the City, with Chelene Knight
Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, Alice MacKay Room, 350 W Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, CanadaWhat does it mean to be a Black woman in Vancouver? Mothers, daughters, sisters, friends—how do we read and write Black womanhood? Building on last year’s standing room only “Where are you really from?” event (curated by Chelene Knight), we are doing it again! Writers Chelene Knight, Dear Current Occupant, Juliane Okot Bitek, 100 Days, Chantal Gibson, How She […]
Real Vancouver Writers Series presents Alex Leslie
Russian Hall 600 Campbell Avenue, Vancovuer, BCReal Vancouver Writers Series' 9th Anniversary Event presents Alex Leslie, author of We All Need to Eat. Also with Ian Williams, Farzana Doctor and Shazia Hafiz Ramji.
Dublin Launch of Where, the Mile End by Julie Morrissy
Poetry Ireland 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1, IrelandPoetry Ireland presents the Dublin launch of Where, the Mile End by Julie Morrissy. Also featuring a performance by singer/songwriter Aoife Nessa Frances. Hosted by Paul Perry. Tickets: Free, advance registration advised. Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/launch-of-julie-morrissys-where-the-mile-end-tickets-55221250246
Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) LXXI presents M. NourbeSe Philip
Tranzac Club, Main Room 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, ONShab-e She’r (Poetry Night) LXXI, Toronto’s most diverse and brave poetry reading and open mic series, presents M. NourbeSe Philip, author of Bla_k. Also reading: Valentino Assenza. Hosted by: Bänoo Zan & Terese Pierre. "At Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) we don’t just wait for diversity to happen: we actively invite it. Please spread the word […]
Vancouver Public Library presents Refuse: CanLit in Ruins
Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, Alice MacKay Room, 350 W Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, CanadaVancouver Public Library presents Refuse: CanLit in Ruins. Moderated by Hannah McGregor. Panelists include Jessica Johns, Keith Maillard, Shazia Hafiz Ramji and Erika Thorkelson.
Hamilton Review of Books presents Poets & Pints with Hana Shafi
pin Redchurch Cafe + Gallery Victoria Hall, 68 King Street East, Hamilton, ONHamilton Review of Books presents Poets & Pints with Hana Shafi, author of It Begins with the Body. Also with Paul Versmeersch, Justin Lauzon and Eugenia Zuroski. "Join us on Tuesday March 5 at 7 p.m. at the Red Church Cafe and Gallery for Poets & Pints, an evening of poetry, conversation, and beer! Tickets […]
Montreal Launch of Where, the Mile End by Julie Morrissy
The School of Irish Studies at Concordia University presents the Montreal launch of Where, the Mile End by Julie Morrissy. With an introduction by Dr Susan Cahill. Where: Room 1001.01 (McEntee Reading Room - 10th floor), Henry F. Hall Building (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.), Sir George Williams Campus, Montreal, QC Cost: Free but registration […]
Claiming Our Time – International Women’s Day New West presents Chelene Knight
Columbia Theatre 530 Columbia St, New Westminister, BCClaiming Our Time - International Women's Day New West presents Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant. It's 2019 and we are Claiming Our Time. Celebrate International Women's Day at the Columbia Theatre, on the traditional unceded territory of the Qayqayt First Nation and Coast Salish peoples for whom this land has been a gathering […]
Margaret Christakos and The University of Toronto presents Listen Deep: A Triple-Event Poetry Program
LISTEN DEEP: POETRY, SOUND & MULTITUDINOUS REMIX A Situated Triple-Event Poetry Program at University College (15 King's College Circle, University of Toronto St. George Campus) FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019 GUEST POETS OANA AVASILICHIOAEI, CANISIA LUBRIN, DONIA MOUNSEF, SACHIKO MURAKAMI, CHARLIE PETCH, MOEZ SURANI GUEST MUSICIANS ANNE BOURNE, KAREN NG LISTEN DEEP presents three consecutive events […]
The University of Ottawa presents a reading and keynote address by Julie Morrissy
University of OttawaThe Department of English at the University of Ottawa presents The Age of Anxiety: Literary Studies in a Culture of Risk, featuring a reading and keynote address byJulie Morrissy, author of Where, the Mile End.
