by Staff | Sep 10, 2024 | Events, Life at the House |
This month, we are excited to welcome Eden Robinson as our September Writer-in-Residence. We look forward to connecting with you at our Annual General Meeting and at the launch of Warp & Weft chapbook with poet Carla Stein.
by Staff | May 3, 2024 | Announcements, Life at the House |
Special Announcement: We are proud to announce that Ann-Marie Metten, Executive Director of Historic Joy Kogawa House has been awarded an Outstanding Impact Volunteer Award by Heritage BC. The announcement was made on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at the annual Heritage BC...
by Staff | Apr 4, 2022 | Events, Life at the House |
Please join us for an Open House event on April 10 for free tours of the heritage house, a poetry reading by poet Jude Neale, live music by The Jubilee Singers and Kogawa Ukulele Players, family-friendly craft activities, and tea and cake for everyone!
by Staff | Mar 14, 2022 | Events, Life at the House |
Write a poem about Kogawa House for the City Poems contest What: Poetry and Place free writing workshop and our AGMWhere: Online and in personWhen: Monday, March 28, from 6-7pmCost: Free About this event The Historic Joy Kogawa House Society invites the public to...
by Staff | Feb 24, 2022 | Life at the House, WIR - Gail Nyoka |
…Although it is ever-present, I am always shocked when I see racism manifest. It is easy to see Luggage Man being part of a mob waving Confederate flags or brandishing swastikas. It leaves a lingering uneasiness.
by Staff | Dec 17, 2021 | Life at the House, WIR - Alexis Leona |
On the last night of Hanukkah, it was beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Historic Joy Kogawa House. The home was trimmed in white holiday lights and candles flickered in the windows…