Joy Kogawa at the Powell Street Festival This Weekend
Two events with Joy Kogawa on Sunday and two translation workshops on Saturday mean a full weekend at this year’s Powell Street Festival.
Two workshops at Historic Joy Kogawa House
“Poetry, like bread, is for everyone.”–Roque Dalton When: Thursday, June 22, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Come break bread with us! Through guided exercises, including the emulation of accomplished Canadian poets, you will have the opportunity to orchestrate your senses,...
Meet Three Outstanding Canadian Authors!
Read the book, meet the author, and engage in stimulating discussion. A series facilitated by Carmen Rodríguez, writer-in-residence at Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver. In preparation for this book-club/meet-the-author series, you will have...
Meet the Author Saturday at Historic Joy Kogawa House
The Dancehall Years with Joan Haggerty Young Gwen Killam enjoys idyllic summers on Bowen Island until the sudden disappearance of her swimming teacher, Takumi Yoshito. The novel goes on to trace an intricate and intimate geography of time, place, and people from the...
Adventures in Song and Story with Grant Lawrence
An intimate and interactive presentation on storytelling. Grant Lawrence shares his personal journey from his early days as a songwriter in a rock band in the 1990s, transitioning to an oral storyteller on CBC Radio, to his current status as an award-winning author of creative non-fiction…