Upcoming Events at Kogawa House this November
Discover beauty and transformation in grief poetry, explore identity and home through poetry, music, and photography, and celebrate a memoir launch with us this November.
Transforming Trauma Mail Art Project by Effie Pow
Transforming Trauma mail art submissions were received between April and May 2023. The
writer-in-residence project explored themes of family, identity, immigrant experiences, healing,
and reconciliation.
Haiku on the Journey to Healing | New WIR and Fall Events
A poet and grief group facilitator with the Lower Mainland Grief Recovery Society, Karen Parrish will edit to publishable size more than 1,500 grief haikus while in residence at Historic Joy Kogawa House from October 1 to November 30, 2023, and will present two public programs during the residency.
Poetry Masterclass with Tāriq Malik
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.
Final Report of My Residency at the Joy Kogawa House, May 2023 by David Mura
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...