by Staff | Aug 1, 2023 | Events |
The first known use of the words arrival and departure were in the 14th and 15th centuries respectively, but do they denote beginnings or endings or both?
Join us for a fun literary social with writers Christine Hayvice, Aaron Chan, Jennifer Zilm, Cynthia Sharp, Christina Myers, and Candie Tanaka as they explore this notion and state of place in different ways.
by Staff | Jul 14, 2023 | Events, WIR - Tāriq Malik, Writer-in-Residence |
On July 20, join Tāriq Malik for an energizing workshop on tapping into the alchemy of visual art and the poetic voice (and other unleashed beasts). Sharing his innovative poems from Exit Wounds, Tāriq will guide you through genre-bending exercises that connect visual and poetic forms and challenge you to push the boundaries of what your words can achieve. You will walk away from this masterclass feeling a sense of empowerment, agency, and openness.
by Staff | May 31, 2023 | WIR - David Mura, Writer-in-Residence |
The month I spent at the Joy Kogawa House became one of the highlights of my artistic career. As I told Ann-Marie Metten after the first day, “There’s nothing like re-reading Obasan in Joy Kogawa’s childhood bedroom, looking out at her cherry tree, sitting at the desk...
by Staff | May 29, 2023 | Events, Writer-in-Residence |
Good writing lives not just in communicating your idea but making your readers feel that idea in their souls. “Life,” the great novelist Ralph Ellison once remarked, “is jazz-shaped.” If that’s so, then we writers—whose subject is inevitably life—would do well to pay...
by Staff | Apr 27, 2023 | WIR - Effie Pow |
Guest Post by Effie Pow Leading up to my residency at the Historic Joy Kogawa House, I was inspired by the song You’re Not Alone and the creative journey of Allison Russell. These words shine a light for anyone who finds themselves in darkness. Hey, my little evening...
by Staff | Apr 11, 2023 | Events, WIR - David Mura, Writer-in-Residence |
Writing Workshops Series with David Mura at Kogawa House: Please join us every Thursday in May. Register for one workshop or for the full series of four workshops at Eventbrite. Register at Eventbrite May 4, Identity and the Writing Process The writing process and how...
