Creative writing in Vancouver's downtown eastside
May 22, 2009 by Elee
The Writers Studio at Simon Fraser University, which sponsors the Thursdays class, received a grant for its second Writers’ Jamboree, scheduled for November 13 and 14, 2009 at the Carnegie Centre. The Jamboree is a two day program of workshops for Downtown Eastside writers with panels of high-level editors and writers offering their thoughts on… Continue reading Vancity Community Grant News
May 10, 2009 by Elee
On May 7, 2009, Dr John Asfour visited the Thursdays writing class at the Carnegie Centre. Dr. Asfour is a Lebanese-Canadian poet, writer, and teacher and is the first writer-in-residence at the Historic Joy Kogawa house. He is the author of four books of poetry in English and two in Arabic. He resides in Montreal, Quebec,… Continue reading Visit from poet Dr John Asfour
March 30, 2009 by Elee
The second chapbook class has taken off. We are about a third of the way through; you are welcome to join us, we’ll find extra chairs! So far we’ve touched on “slanguage,” ways of telling, convincing arguments,antiheroes and tension. For a quick shot of inspiration check out “The Writer’s Book of Wisdom; 101 Rules for… Continue reading Untitled
March 13, 2009 by Elee
Last night, March 12, 2009, five readers from the Thursdays chapbook brought their work to Rhizome cafe in Vancouver. The Writer’s Studio reading series was graciously hosted by Jane Mellor, who welcomed Kazakh poet Akerke Mussabekova, Charlotte Morganti and Clarissa Green to the first half of the bill. John Chen started the Thursdays slate with… Continue reading Fantastic reading
March 7, 2009 by Elee
Author Evelyn Lau wrote a beautiful essay in the Vancouver Georgia Strait about her experience returning to the Carnegie Centre to join Simon Fraser Univerity’s Writer’s Studio Jamboree in November 2009. Many of the writers from “thursdays” were at the panel discussion and able to ask Lau her thoughts about writing. Lau commented that she… Continue reading Author Evelyn Lau shares her writing past at Carnegie Centre
February 3, 2009 by Elee
In the Excerpt section you can get a glimpse of the writers’ work. Please feel free to react to, or comment on, the pieces you read in this supportive forum. If you are moved to write a response piece or share some writing of your own, please do so. The first excerpt was James McLean’s poem… Continue reading Check out the new Excerpt page
January 19, 2009 by Elee
The chapbook “thursdays: poems and prose from the Downtown Eastside” is a paper reflection of a group of writers that has been meeting every Thursday afternoon at the Carnegie Community Centre on the downtown Eastside of Vancouver. The word “chapbook” is said to come from the Old English “ceop” for “cheap,” meaning that chapbooks are… Continue reading Welcome to thursdays: Poems and Prose from the Downtown Eastside