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Wilde about Sappho – Pride Reading at Victoria’s City Hall
Join City of Victoria Poet Laureate John Barton, local poets and Special Guest Mayor Lisa Helps to celebrate Pride Month in Victoria. Featuring: Ali Blythe, Wendy Donawa, Hiromi Goto, matthew [bettina] heinz, Eli Mushumanski, Shō Yamagushiku Tuesday, June 7, 2022 — 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30pm) City Hall, Antechamber (Masks are…
Read MoreICYMI: Shelagh Rogers, me and Ann on the Radio
Ann Xu and I had a wonderful radio visit with Shelagh Rogers last month. Read about or listen to the interview by clicking on the image of Shelagh. 🙂 “She’s a 76-year-old Japanese Canadian woman who’s been living in a supported living situation. Her daughters really wanted her to be there, I think just for…
Read MoreOne Book One SFU
In case you missed this, here is a link to the recording. 🙂 Please join us this Wednesday, March 9th at 7pm for an Interactive Livestream via Zoom. (I’ll be on stage with Erica and Sarah!) Tickets via Eventbrite
Read MoreInterview with Dana Gee in the Vancouver Sun
The Making of Shadow Life – Tomorrow! (Friday May 21)
Join me and Ann tomorrow at @VancouverComics for a behind the scenes look at the making of Shadow Life! Tune in at 4pm PT or 7 pm ET to watch us live here: https://www.youtube.com/vancaf
Read MoreShadow Life is #3 on the Vancouver Sun’s International Bestseller list!
Check out this week’s Vancouver Sun International Bestseller List. (compiled by Bookmanager)
Read MoreShadow Life Graphic Novel Launch!
Shadow Life Launch event with Hiromi Goto and Ann Xu. Tuesday, March 30th at 8pm ET / 5 pm PT via crowdcast. Please RSVP: bit.ly/ShadowLifeLaunch. Order signed books from Loyalty Bookstore (US) and The Beguiling (Canada). See you there!
Read MoreHiromi and Ann at Ontario Library Association’s SuperConference! February 2021
Shortlisted! CBC’s 2020 Poetry Prize
What a thrill and honor to be shortlisted beside Emily Riddle, Selina Boan, Andrea Scott and Matthew Hollett!! These poems all burning at different temperatures, hues. Incandescent. Thank you CBC Books and all the judges who read so many poems.
Read MoreLonglisted for the 2020 CBC Poetry Prize
I’ve been writing a suite of poems about & not about birds… Like vectors of ideas. Flitting across cultures, languages, class… Hope. Feeling so blessed to be on this long list. Thank you, birds. You lift me up every day.
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