by Kogawa House | Sep 30, 2018 | WIR - William Tham Wai Liang |
Guest Post by William Wai Liang Tham Leanne Dunic’s collection of lyric-poetry drew on her heritage and defied conventions. It piqued my interest when I first heard her reading from it last year. Yet I waited until recently to read it, finally opening the book on the...
by Kogawa House | Sep 24, 2018 | Events, WIR - William Tham Wai Liang |
The Art of Self-Publishing & Traditional Publishing Presented by: Historic Joy Kogawa HouseWhere: Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th AveWhen: September 28, 2018. 7:00 PM to 9:00 pmWith: William Tham, Vincent Ternida & Cynda YeastingEventbrite...
by Kogawa House | Sep 16, 2018 | WIR - Monia Mazigh |
By Victoria Fenner (visit rabble.com to listen to Monia Mazigh and Barâa Arar’s podcast.) “Being a person of colour, being a Muslim woman who wears the hijab, or being anyone who identifies publicly with a minority group, that identity becomes politicized...
by Kogawa House | Sep 1, 2018 | WIR - Monia Mazigh |
Guest Post by Monia Mazigh This column was originally published at rabble.ca. This summer, I completed a writer’s residence in the Marpole community of Vancouver, B.C., at the Historic Joy Kogawa House. It is a privilege to be in a place that saw some of the...
by Kogawa House | Nov 15, 2016 | Announcements, WIR - Christine Lowther |
Poet and non-fiction author Christine Lowther has left her float home near the small coastal community of Tofino to live comfortably at Historic Joy Kogawa House for the winter. While in residence from now till January 30, 2017, Lowther is developing a new work of...
by Kogawa House | Nov 3, 2016 | Announcements, Life at the House |
Vancouver, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) on Friday, October 28, received Supreme Court of B.C. approval to transfer the Historic Joy Kogawa House to the City of Vancouver. Located in Vancouver’s Marpole neighbourhood, the house is the childhood home of...