Events
Upcoming Events
LanaLou’s
362 Powell Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1G4
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
8:30pm PST
Past Events
Chinatown Memorial Plaza
135-137 Keefer Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1X3
Sun, Sep 24, 2023
1:00pm to 3:00pm PST
The Seventeen Syllable Slam/The Head To Head Haiku Challenge
(presented by Death Rides A Unicorn, as part of Word Vancouver 2023)
Massy Arts Society
23 East Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1S9
Fri, Aug 18, 2023
6:00pm to 8:00pm PST
press coverage: Xtra,
CBC Radio’s The Early Edition
Poetry in the Park 2023’s New West Pride Night
featuring Jen Currin and David Ly (hosted by Catherine Lewis)
presented by Royal City Literary Arts Society
Queen’s Park Band Shell
New Westminster, BC
Wed, Aug 16, 2023
6:30pm to 8:30pm
press coverage: New West Record
Massy Arts Society
23 East Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1S9
Tues, Jul 18, 2023
6:00pm to 8:00pm PST
Room 418, City Centre Branch
Surrey Public Library
10350 University Drive
Surrey, BC V3T 4B8
Sat, Jun 24, 2023
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Historic Joy Kogawa House
1450 West 64th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6P 2N4
Mon, Jun 19, 2023
7:00pm to 9:00pm
The League of Canadian Poets’ Pride Month Open Mic
Virtual event via Zoom
Thu, Jun 8, 2023
4:30pm PST / 7:30pm EST
La Fabrique St George Winery
7 East 7th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5T 1M4
Mon, Feb 20, 2023
4:00pm to 6:00pm PST
Hybrid event: Live in-person at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Virtual via Zoom
Fairleigh Dickinson University
842 Cambie Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 2P6
Wed, Feb 15, 2023
7:30pm PST
Massy Arts Society
23 East Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1S9
Tues, Dec 6, 2022
6:00pm to 8:00pm PST
Author Hacks and Apps Webinar
The Writers’ Union of Canada
Virtual event
exclusively for Writers’ Union of Canada members
Tues, Nov 29, 2022
11:00am PST / 2:00pm EST
Art Gallery of Hamilton (in-person) and Virtual via Zoom
Thurs, Oct 6, 2022
4:00pm PST / 7:00pm EST
Queering the Chapbook (part of Word Vancouver 2022)
With financial assistance from The Canada Council for the Arts through The Writers’ Union of Canada.
Segal Centre Room A
Simon Fraser University
Harbour Centre Campus
Vancouver, BC
Sun, Sep 25, 2022
11:30am to 12:30pm PST
Writers Showcase
presented by Vancouver Public Library
Montalbano Family Theatre
(Level 8)
Central Library
Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver, BC
Tues, Sept 20, 2022
6:30pm to 8:00pm PST
Poetry in the Park 2022 (featuring Carlie Blume and Catherine Lewis)
presented by Royal City Literary Arts Society
Queen’s Park Band Shell
New Westminster, BC
Wed, Aug 17, 2022
6:30pm to 8:30pm
The League of Canadian Poets’ Pride Month Open Mic
Virtual event via Zoom
Thurs, Jun 30, 2022
4:30pm PST / 7:30pm EST
Mashed Poetics: Hairway to Heaven (part of the Verses Festival of Words)
The WISE Hall
1882 Adanac Street
Vancouver, BC V5L 2E2
Mon, Apr 25, 2022
8:00pm to 10:00pm
(Doors open at 7:00pm)
press coverage: Stir
Wax Poetic radio interview
hosted by RC Weslowski and Kevin Spenst
Vancouver Co-op Radio 100.5FM
Vancouver
Wed, Mar 9, 2022
2pm to 2:30pm PST
Event recording available
Chuffed about Chapbooks (in-person event)
hosted by Kevin Spenst

THIS Gallery
227-475 Main Street
Vancouver
Sat, Feb 26, 2022
12pm to 2pm PST
Words in the Burbs
hosted by Lynn Easton, Christina Myers, and Tamara Gorin (Western Sky Books)


Virtual event via Zoom
Thu, Feb 24, 2022
7pm PST/10pm EST
Lunar New Year 2022 – Year of the Tiger
hosted by Vancouver’s Poet Laureate Fiona Tinwei Lam and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Virtual event via Zoom
Sun, Jan 30, 2022
1pm to 2pm PST
Event recording available at YouTube
Virtual Launch for Samuel Strathman’s chapbook neon imago
Virtual event via Zoom
Fri, Jan 7, 2022
5pm PST/8pm EST
Chapbook Launch for 845 Press
Brown and Dickson
567 Richmond Street
London, ON N6A 3G2
Mon, Dec 13, 2021
8:00pm
Chapbook Launch for 845 Press and Rose Garden Press
hosted by London, Ontario’s Words Festival
Virtual event via Zoom webinar
Sun, Dec 5, 2021
1pm PST/4pm EST
Virtual event via Zoom
Mon, Nov 29, 2021
6:30pm PST/9:30pm EST
Virtual event via Crowdcast
Fri, Nov 28, 2021
4pm PST/7pm EST
(my portion starts at the 41:45 mark and consists of a reading from Zipless)
Virtual event via YouTube
Fri, Nov 26, 2021
5:30pm to 7pm PST
(my portion starts at the 1:04:55 mark and consists of a reading from Zipless)
QueerAsian Showcase
co-presented by Historic Joy Kogawa House and The ArQuives (Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives)
Virtual event via Zoom
Thu, Nov 4, 2021
5pm to 6:30pm PST
Royal City Literary Arts Society’s Poetic Justice Open Mic
Virtual event via Zoom
Sun, Apr 11, 2021
Federation of BC Writers’ Interior Dialogues: Poetry Open Mic
Virtual event via Zoom
Sat, Jan 30, 2021
Virtual event via YouTube
Fri, Jan 22, 2021
5:30pm to 7:30pm PST
(my portion starts at the 1:22:15 mark)