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.
Exciting week ahead: register for QueerAsian 6 & a book publishing workshop this Wednesday!
Inspired by her new chapbook Not So Pretty Haiku, Isabella Mori, together with her jazz musician husband Glenn Mori, will take you on a journey of melancholic poetry, nature images, and melodic improvisation. Participants will have a chance to write their own poetry.
Join us in Spanish or in English for writing workshops and a literary reading. All take place before the end of the year, as Chilean Canadian author, poet, educator, and political social activist, Carmen Rodríguez, continues her residency at Historic Joy Kogawa House.
September Events at Kogawa House: Mark your calendar and join us for a range of events this September: a master class with visual artist Ed Pien, a performance by multimedia artist Johannes Zits, and a poetry reading by local poets.
Holding Attention in Fiction: Masterclass with Jack Wang
Using literary examples and short writing exercises as well as insights from psychology and neuroscience, this session will help writers create more compelling fiction.