Readings & Events

Anvil Press Presents Poetry from the Forge

Anvil Press poets Eve Joseph, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, and Hilary Peach are co-headlining an evening of poetry at The Heatley on December 19th. Join us for readings from Quarrels, Trauma Head, and Bolt; libations; and holiday cheer! Books will be for sale and admission will be free!

Doors at 7 p.m. Readings at 7:30 p.m.

This event takes place on unceded Musqueam, Sḵwxwú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh land.

Accessibility info: The Heatley is wheelchair accessible and there are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. The space is small so please let us know if you would like us to reserve seating and space at the front for you.

Trauma Head Book Launch

Accessible, free, all welcome. Beverages, snacks, book sales. Primarily a social event, though I will say a few words and read a tiny excerpt…

Junction Reads

Famous Last Words, Toronto

Art Bar

Launch of Memory

Launch of Memory, edited by Philippe Tortell, Mark Turin and Margot Young, published by Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies.

The Roads of Life

Read Local BC presents The Roads of Life with Marusya Bociurkiw, Ann Eriksson, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, David Giblin, Andrea Warner, and May Q. Wong.

Hosted by Tina Biello, Nanaimo Poet Laureate.

Poetry in the Park

I will be a featured reader at this outdoors series with Sylvia Simons. 6:30 p.m.-8:30pm in Queen’s Park, New Westminster, BC. Bring a chair or blanket!

Artsong Lab

I’m a guest artist at this year’s Artsong Lab program in Vancouver and am leading workshops and drop-in sessions for the poets and composers.

Growing Room Festival

Hosting the panel on memoir, From Head to Heart, with Bev Sellars, Ijeoma Oluo, Chelene Knight, Leanne Dunic, Betsy Warland

The On Edge Reading Series

Emily Carr University of Art and Design, The On Edge Reading Series features Rajinderpal S. Pal and Elee Kraljii Gardiner in the Ron Burnett Library + Learning Commons.

I’ll be reading with Rajinderpal S. Pal, the author of two books of poetry: pappaji wrote poetry in a language i cannot read (TSAR, 1998), winner of the Alberta Book Awards Best First Book, and pulse (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002), shortlisted for the WO Mitchell City of Calgary Book Prize and the Alberta Book Awards for Poetry. He has been published in many anthologies including Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia and Beyond (Norton, 2008). He has performed his poetry across Canada at events including The Scream in High Park (1999), and WordFest (1998). Rajinderpal was born in India, grew up in London, England and has called Canada home since 1980. He has collaborated with musicians and videographers to create multi-disciplinary presentations of his work. He is currently working on a new manuscript.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $153 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.

Everyone is welcome!

Elliott Bay Bookstore

I will be opening with work from serpentine loop for Rachel Rose who is reading from her memoir The Dog Lover Unit.

Launch of Daphne Marlatt’s Intertidal

Launch of Daphne Marlatt’s Intertidal, new and selected, from TalonBooks

I’ll be reading a poem of Daphne’s to celebrate her collected works, with Rita Wong, Colin Browne, Catriona Strang, Roy Miki, Fred Wah and editor Susan Holbrook.