Readings & Events

SOME Journal Launch

Reading from a collaboration with Chris Turnbull with Hamish Ballantyne, Jeff Derksen, Clint Burnham

Where From Here: Canadian Literary Culture Conference, Poetic Transformations Panel

Klara du Plessis (Concordia) – Interlacing Texts Towards the Relational Poetry Reading: Deep Curation’s We’ve Weave

Kiera Obbard (Guelph) and Dani Spinosa (Gap Riot) – Reflections on Future Horizons research in the pandemic

Gary Barwin and Elee Kraljii Gardiner – 1 Solitude + 1 Solitude ≠ 2 Solitudes

Conference schedule here.

MUSE at Medical Museion

A one hour reading from Trauma Head and discussion about medical/textual tactics in the poem.

Write on Bowen

12:30pm Luncheon Panel: Seeking Truth in Story—a panel discussion exploring how we write and perceive truth in poetry and prose

2pm Workshop: Silencing Your Inner Critic. This event has limited enrolment so register quickly!

if on a clear day

if on a clear day, a reading with Shin Yu Pai and Ken White, whose respective poetry books Virga and Middlemost Constantine debuted in the early pandemic, hosted by Elee Kraljii Gardiner. This reading is both launch and reunion, and though their poems travel on their own, interplay on the themes of power, gender, magic, and time may occur. RSVP and details here.

21st Virtual Gathering #COVID-19

A recorded program and a LIVE Watch Party on YouTube where it is later added to Surrey Muse channel

Author Hannah Macready, Poet Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Poet/Performer RC Weslowski, Open Mic Opener J.G.Chayko, Featured Art by L.Roche

Host Jovian Radheshwar, and Open Mic.

Live Watch Party on Surrey Muse Channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZbc4p_Z7H0powudI18ePhg

Panel: Thunderbird Series

A Pop-Up of Indigenous-led Literary Space-Making, AWP

Speaking with Chandre Szafran, Jay Mercado, Sasha LaPointe about our digital reading series.

Writers Read Solstice Howl

Concordia Univ

Watch Your Head Anthology Launch

Readings by contributors to this climate crisis anthology, with: Hari Alluri, Joanne Arnott, Yvonne Blomer & Jenna Butler, Allison Cobb, Jen Currin, Mercedes Eng, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Jonina Kirton, Natalie Lim, and Isabella Wang. Hosted by Stephen Collis. Link will be available at https://www.facebook.com/events/1437018910021661

Thunderbird Reading Series

with Cynthia Cruz and Jay Mercado

Wellesley College

Reading with Heather Bryant

TO BE RESCHEDULED

Geopoetics Symposium

RESCHEDULED TO MAY 2021