Creative writing in Vancouver's downtown eastside
April 28, 2017 by Amber Dawn
Today author and performer Kai Cheng Thom visited us to read from her new book a place called No Homeland. Her extraordinary poetry collection is a vivid, beautifully wrought journey to the place where forgotten ancestors live and monstrous women roam―and where the distinctions between body, land, and language are lost. In these fierce yet… Continue reading Kai Cheng Thom visits Thursdays!
April 9, 2017 by Amber Dawn
On Thursday March 30, artists Iris Mei’s Art and Photos by K.Ho creatively documented and facilitated a Thursdays Writing Collective write-in at Gallery Gachet. Here are a few of our favourite photos, and a link to the album.
March 18, 2017 by Amber Dawn
On February 22, CiTR joined the 2017 NCRA Homelessness Marathon with a live broadcast from Megaphone Magazine, featuring interviews with vendors about the issues surrounding homelessness, poverty, and housing in Vancouver. The podcast, including a heartfelt interview with Thursdays writer James Witwicky, is now available here: //www.podcat.com/podcasts/u4lien-citr-special-events/episodes/3fcj4d-2017-homelessness-marathon-at-megaphone-magazine
March 13, 2017 by Amber Dawn
On Thursday March 9, we visited the What Remains Exhibition at Gallery Gachet. This was part of an ongoing series where we write in art galleries. Here is part one of our collaged poetic response to the exhibition. A beautiful design of fabric. She has so many faces, designed with shame, designed with thoughts, all… Continue reading THURSDAYS WRITING COLLECTIVE’S COLLAGED POETIC RESPONSE TO WHAT REMAINS (PART 1)
March 10, 2017 by Amber Dawn
A warm Thursdays thank you to Gallery Gachet and artist Afuwa! We packed the gallery! This exhibition tour lead by What Remains feature artist Afuwa, and followed by guided writing exercises led by Amber Dawn and the Thursdays Writing Collective. These exercises were intended to inspire us to connect further with the exhibit, and also… Continue reading Our trip to Gallery Gachet to see the What Remains Exhibition
March 2, 2017 by Amber Dawn
February 24, 2017 by Amber Dawn
A warm Thursdays thank you to poets Kate Braid and Sandy Shreve, and their publisher Caitlin Press, for gifting us with first edition copies of In Fine Form: The Canadian Book of Form Poetry. This book has already inspired and informed us tremendously. Thus far, some of our favourites from the anthology are: George Elliott… Continue reading Thank you Kate Braid & Sandy Shreve for IN FINE FORM
February 24, 2017 by Amber Dawn
The Thursday’s Writing Collective is pleased to announce We Widen Life’s Margins: a mid-season chapbook. Edited by Amber Dawn, Curtis AuCoin, and Cara B. Cover Art by Karenza T. Wall Printed by East Van Graphics. With wonderful support from the Simon Fraser Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. And special thanks to Carnegie Community… Continue reading We Widen Life’s Margins – our newest chapbook
February 17, 2017 by Amber Dawn
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February 10, 2017 by Amber Dawn
Thursdays Writing Collective’s weekly drop-in writing sessions resumed this week (February 9). It was wonderful to be back at writing again, and also to welcome a few new faces to the group. If you miss a session, check out our What Did We Do This Week page for ongoing writing prompts. This poem written by… Continue reading A welcome back poem by Anita Lo