Reminder for Tuesday plus more …
Join us for an evening that spotlights local emerging writers, including Natalie Lim, winner of the 2018 CBC Poetry Prize. Natalie will read with a list of amazing new writers.
December at Kogawa House
Drop by this Saturday, 3:00 to 6:00pm, to pick up great deals on new and used books at discount prices perfect for seasonal giving. New books, including recent titles by Asian Canadian writers (Evelyn Lau, Kevin Chong, Carrianne Leung, Jovanni Sy, Joy Kogawa), at $5. Used books are only $1.
Author/songwriter Joseph Maviglia hosts a musical evening
New Writer-in-residence at Historic Joy Kogawa House Marpole will make like the new Bloomsbury on the evening of Saturday, November 17, when friends and music lovers gather for an entertaining musical program, lively conversation – and light refreshments. Saturday,...
Japanese Poets North of the 49th with The Tasai Collective
On the evening of Friday, October 26, 2018, at the Annex Theatre on Seymour Street, Vancouver-based Japanese poet Soramaru Takayama presented his sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, always engaging poetry through a blend of spoken word and theatre movement. Alongside...
Performance and Metaphor
This workshop explores the influence of performance on written text. Aspects of audience size, venue, and demographics will be discussed, as well as performance styles for particular song forms; for example, a protest song compared to a pop song or dance music. How...
From Poetry to Spoken Word to Song
A craft talk on the process of sourcing lyrics in poetry