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November Events At Kogawa House

November Events At Kogawa House

November at Kogawa House explores identity, transformation, and community storytelling. Writer-in-Residence Holly Timpener leads a workshop blending performance art and personal reflection, while Yanting Qiu’s storytelling sessions celebrate the Marpole community through shared experiences and the creation of a neighborhood cookbook.

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Blog #2 | Guest Post by Karen Parrish

Blog #2 | Guest Post by Karen Parrish

“In […] haiku I felt my grief was opening into something else and that something was love due to grief, because of grief. Perhaps I’d felt this love all along, with my husband, with our children, our families and friends, but it didn’t feel like just love-love, as beautiful and profound as that is. It felt like a love that was as big as it was because there had been loss, that only through loss could this love be completely seen.”

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