Join us for a second helping of poetry readings with Douglas Walbourne-Gough, author of Crow Gulch and the forthcoming collection Island; Danny McLaren, author of the chapbook of poetry and micro creative non-fiction, The Enby Manifesto; and Cara-Lyn Morgan, author of Building a Nest from the Bones of My People!
To register for this event, please email chair.word.feast@gmail.com. Accessibility information: ASL interpretation will be provided
Join City of Fredericton Poet Laureate Jordan Trethewey in the Beaverbrook Art Gallery common area, Thursday, January 25, at 6:30pm, for the launch of his highly anticipated book of Fredericton poems, “These Are the People in your Neighbourhood.”
Enjoy poetry readings by your fellow Frederictonians and a Q and A hosted by world traveller and author, Jeremy Gilmer.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase using cash, or etransfer.
Come out and hear stories about people in your neighbourhood. Coffee and snacks are available for purchase at the Daily Espresso.
Admission to the book launch in the common area is free.
Participants are encouraged to also visit the Gallery as admission is by donation on Thursday evenings.
The first Frye Festival workshop of 2023 is coming up on January 21, facilitated by author and creative writing teacher at the University of New Brunswick Sue Sinclair! Entitled ‘Poetry as Locomotion: How Poems Get Around’, the workshop will mark an opportunity to craft poems that explore some of the ways in which poetry can move, how the pace and style of movement affect emotional tone and meaning. For those of you who already know they want in: register now to benefit from our special Early Bird rate of $ 15 ($ 25 regular price)! Early Bird rate ends on January 11, 2023.
Offered in partnership with MAGMA and the WFNB.
Details:
January 21, 2023 | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Community Peace Centre
Wheelchair Accessible
Early bird and WFNB rate: $ 15 | Regular: $ 25
Registration: https://bit.ly/3G5dENF
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The Sackville Commons, 18 Lorne Street, Sackville. Everyone welcome. Free.
**We are creating a safe environment for all. Please mask.
Generously funded by the League of Canadian Poets.