Readings & Events

Readings & Events

Available for select readings, panel discussions, workshops, lectures, and writing festivals.
Queries: ZG Stories, Anvil Press.

Poets Rise Up

2019/09/08
September 8, 2019 @ 3pm

Art Action Hub
2960 W 4th Ave
Vancouver, BC

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Poets Rise Up

Poets Rise Up

A reading of eco poetry by A. Rajdeep Dhaliwal, Rita Wong, Brandy Liên Worrall-Soriano and MC Lozan Yamolky. Rita was released on Sep 4 from prison where she was incarcerated for peaceful protest of the pipeline. I’ll read a poem of hers in celebration.

Roundtable on Memory, Congress 2019

2019/06/06
June 6, 2019 @ 1:30pm

UBC
AMS Nest 2311

Roundtable on Memory, Congress 2019

I will be reading my poem on memory from the multidisciplinary anthology, Memory (Peter Wall Institute, 2018), and taking part in a panel roundtable with other contributors. More info here.

Alt-Congress

2019/06/03
June 3, 2019 @ 7pm

Book Warehouse
4118 Main St
Vancouver, BC

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Alt-Congress

Alt-Congress

Reading with Juliane Okot Bitek, jays simpson, Isabella Wang, Cole Mash. Sherryda Warrener, Kevin Chong, Clint Burnham, Anne Simpson, Joel Katelnikoff, Jordan Abel,  Heather Jessup, Thor Polukoshko, Mackenzie Ground, Mandy Len Catron.

Lunch Poems

2019/05/15
May 15, 2019 @ 12pm

SFU Harbour Centre
Vancouver, BC

Reading with Matt Rader

2019/05/14
May 14, 2019 @ 7pm

Book Warehouse
4118 Main St
Vancouver, BC

Reading with Matt Rader

Matt is launching Visual Inspection , a multi-genre text about disability and illness, and I’ll be reading from Trauma Head.

Downtown Eastside Writers Collective

2019/04/18
April 18, 2019 @ 2pm

Carnegie Community Centre

Downtown Eastside Writers Collective

I’ll be reading and leading some writing prompts!

Planet Earth Poetry

2019/04/12
April 12, 2019

Hillside Coffee and Tea
103-1633 Hillside Avenue
Victoria, BC

Planet Earth Poetry

Reading with Ali Blythe.

AWP

2019/03/27
March 27-30, 2019

Portland, Oregon

AWP

Book signing and off-site reading, details TK

Growing Room Festival

2019/03/13
March 13, 2019 @ 4:30pm

Red Gate Revue Stage

Pay What You Can (recommended: $12.50)

Growing Room Festival

Panel with Maureen Medved and Juliane Okot-Bitek

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/growing-room-2019-growing-words-and-stories-out-of-a-traumatic-life-tickets-55172425209

TEXTUAL TACTICS FOR GROWING WORDS AND STORIES OUT OF DIFFICULT SITUATIONS

WHAT KINDS OF WRITING TACTICS CAN EXPLAIN OR RELATE HIGH-INTENSITY CONCEPTS SUCH AS MORTALITY, ILLNESS, OR MORAL INJURY? THIS PANEL WILL EXPLORE HOW EXTREME SITUATIONS MAKE IT TO THE PAGE AND WHAT CHOICES THE AUTHORS MADE TO CONVEY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

Twisted Poets series

2019/02/28
February 28, 2019 @ 7pm

HOOD 29
4468 Main Street
Vancouver, BC

Twisted Poets series

Twisted Poets Literary Salon presents
Rob Taylor, Elee Kraljii Gardiner & Bonnie Nish
Three writers who have written around trauma and mental health issues.

Sign up for Open Mic begins at 7pm, reading begins at 7:30pm
​Suggested donation at the door: $5

#KFBFRIDAYS Series, Knife Fork Book, Toronto

2019/02/15
February 15, 2019 @ 7pm

The Dark Side Studio
244 Augusta Ave.
Second Floor
Toronto, ON

#KFBFRIDAYS Series, Knife Fork Book, Toronto

Reading with E.Martin Nolan, author of Still Point (Invisble).

Doors at 6:30, reading at 7pm. Please note this is not an accessible venue. Also, socks only!

INCITE

2019/01/23
January 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm

Alice McKay Room
Vancouver Public Library
350 W. Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC

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INCITE

INCITE

Reading with Mercedes Eng, Jules Arita Koostachin and mitcholos touchie, moderated by Aislinn Hunter. Part of the Vancouver International Writers Festival. Details here.

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