Tag: poetry

Two of Canada’s most prominent authors read in Vancouver June 21
Poets Corner Reading Series is beyond excited to welcome two of the most prolific and influential names in Canadian literature today: Derek Beaulieu and Gary Geddes. The show starts at Go to full post …read more

Workshop with Kerry Gilbert:
“Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.”—Marilyn Hacker
How can you make your writing more attractive to readers by paying close attention to energy? This workshop explores ideas around the core principles of energy, including Go to full post …read more

Each year Poetry in Transit announces ten new poems by BC poets to be featured on bus cards that appear on buses around the province. Read on to meet our 2022/23 featured poets and their Canadian-published poetry collections. 
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Riding the bus is not what it used to be. I know, add it to the list… Go to full post …read more

Fall may not begin in the calendar until September 22, but it’s official: the Fall publishing season has officially begun. With hundreds of titles pushed into this season as a result of the pandemic, it’s a bumper lineup of talent we Go to full post …read more

“Maybe the despair is countered with humour, or joy. I think that for me is closer to the experience of things.”Go to full post …read more

The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (ABPBC) is excited to announce the 2019/20 Poetry in Transit poets. 
Each year a collection of poetry car cards is produced featuring the work of BC-authored poets in Canadian-published books. Now in its Go to full post …read more

John Creary and Elee Kraljii Gardiner have been nominated for two different poetry prizes. Go to full post …read more

The Association of Book Publishers of BC announces the 2018/19 Poetry in Transit selections.Go to full post …read more

Poetic Licence is a special Read Local BC column for National Poetry Month. Each column features one poet and a snapshot into their bookish world. Elee Kraljii Gardiner is the founder of Thursdays Writing Collective and her second book of poetry, Go to full post …read more

I relate to the “no work of art is ever finished, only abandoned” school of thought.Go to full post …read more

Poetic Licence is a special Read Local BC column for National Poetry Month. Mercedes Eng’s Prison Industrial Complex Explodes is a finalist for the 2018 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Go to full post …read more