
Encrypted: A Reading with Arleen Paré
Join us for an evening in celebration of Paré’s newest poetry collection on grief, family, and loneliness.

Join us for an evening in celebration of Paré’s newest poetry collection on grief, family, and loneliness.

Join us for an evening lost in translation with three talented poets as they discuss the often overlooked art of translation. How do you carry a book from one language to another, line by line, with precision? UBC Associate Professor Bronwen Tate will moderate the discussion with poets Rhea Tregebov, Rahat Kurd and Deborah Woodard. […]

Please join Simon Fraser University’s Department of English and Poetry in Canada for a poetry reading featuring Jeff Derksen and Saba Pakdel. Details: Date/Time: Friday, February 27th (Doors 6:30 PM; Event: 7-9 PM) Location: SFU Belzberg Library at Harbour Centre campus (515 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3) This is a free event, no […]

Poets Steven Seidenberg and Danielle LaFrance will be reading at People's Co-op Bookstore on Sunday, March 8th (7-9 PM). This is a free event and all are welcome - no need to RSVP. *This event is hosted by Simon Fraser University's Department of English. Bios: Writer and artist Steven Seidenberg’s literary works include "Coda" (Omnidawn, […]

Please join Simon Fraser University’s Department of English and Poetry in Canada for a poetry reading featuring our own Professor Joanne Leow and Garth Martens and Fenn Stewart. Details: Date/Time: Friday, March 27th (Doors: 6:30 PM; Readings 7-9 PM) Location: SFU Belzberg Library (SFU’s Harbour Centre campus - 515 West Hastings St., Vancouver) *Free Event; […]
Please join SFU English and Poetry in Canada for a poetry reading featuring Professor Cornel Bogle, Lisa Richter, and Salena Wiener. Details: Date/Time: Friday, April 24th (Doors 6:30 PM; Event: 7-9 PM) Location: SFU Belzberg Library at Harbour Centre campus This is a free event, no RSVP required. Bios Cornel Bogle engages Caribbean archives and […]

The LiterASIAN Festival returns for its 14th annual edition with “Re-Generation,” a timely exploration of how Asian Canadian writers are reshaping literary culture today. Running from June 27-28 across Vancouver, the festival brings together leading and emerging voices for a national celebration of storytelling, community, and creative exchange. Widely recognized as Canada’s premier festival dedicated […]

Royal City Literary Arts Society presents Poetry in the Park 2026 In partnership with Arts New West and City of New Westminster Every Wednesday night from July 15 – August 19 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Each weekly session will feature 2 poets and an Open Mic. OPENING NIGHT JULY 15 Two Featured Poets […]

On Thursday, July 16, Renée Sarojini Saklikar, Indran Amirthanayagam, and David Radavich and others will read with the winners of the "Home Port" White Mice Poetry Contest hosted by Rod Kessler, 6–8 pm, at the Irish Heather Shebeen, 248 E Georgia St. This reading is sponsored by the International Lawrence Durrell Society as part of […]

Isabella Mori, author and mental health advocate, will be speaking with Sandra Yuen, discussing recovery from mental illness, creativity, and Sandra’s new book of art and poetry, I Want to be Buried Standing Up. They will each read from their body of work, show some of Sandra’s art in the book and after a conversation […]