Postal Code Readings
May 29, 2012 by Elee
We have just planned a five-part reading series for V6A and hope you will attend the launch on June 15 at Carnegie! Readers include Irit Shimrat, Cathleen With, Sen-Yi, Brenda Prince and Antonette Rea. Readers, addresses and times for the reading series dates will be announced shortly.
Carnegie Newsletter Fundraiser
May 25, 2012 by Elee
The Carnegie Newsletter is a vital communication device for DTES residents, many who don’t have reliable phone service or mailing addresses. Funding was recently cut but donations could tide it over until grants come through, fingers crossed. Cheques can be made payable to the “Carnegie Community Centre Association,” 401 Main Street, Vancouver BC V6A 2T7. … Continue reading Carnegie Newsletter Fundraiser
Stanza Project Writing Rebounds from Netherlands
May 23, 2012 by Elee
When John Asfour was in town to launch V6A he joined us in class to read his poem, “Moving.” We wrote off one of the lines that began with the phrase, “take the windows.” Recently I sent our written “sketches” to our partner, architect Mark Proosten. He posted this little message on the Stanza… Continue reading Stanza Project Writing Rebounds from Netherlands
V6A in Montreal
May 11, 2012 by Elee
V6A is launching in Montreal on Tuesday, June 12, 2012! The time changed to 7:30-9;30pm. We’d like to invite you and your community writing groups to attend and contribute to a discussion after the reading. Editors John Asfour, who lives in Montreal, and Elee Kraljii Gardiner, from Vancouver, will be reading excerpts from V6A:… Continue reading V6A in Montreal
Summer Dreams
May 4, 2012 by Elee
We have just confirmed our involvement in the 2012 Summer Dreams Festival! The one day festival on Saturday, August 25 at Trout Lake Park in East Vancouver is kid-friendly and packed with writers and performers on two stages. Thursdays Writing Collective will be holding down a late afternoon spot beginning at 5:15pm. The Festival is… Continue reading Summer Dreams
Updated Writers Jamboree Schedule
April 24, 2012 by Elee
Here is the updated schedule for the 2012 DTES Writers Jamboree. One major change is that the editing one on one sessions have been stretched form 15 minutes to 30 minutes!
Writers Jamboree
April 19, 2012 by Elee
Carnegie Community Centre, Simon Fraser University and the Vancouver Public Library are running a day of workshops and readings for Downtown Eastside Writers. This the fourth DTES Writers Jamboree, a popular day of panels and workshops culminating in an open mic session. It takes place on Friday April 27, 2012. Below is info on… Continue reading Writers Jamboree
Gesture
April 14, 2012 by Elee
The V6A anthology launch included a reading by Henry Doyle, who has written with us for four years. Henry read “Broken Key,” a poem that references his love of manual typewriters. In the audience was cartographer and artist Erick Villagomez. Erick was struck by Henry’s reading and produced this sketch from memory at home later… Continue reading Gesture
Book Launch
April 8, 2012 by Elee
Poetry Contest
March 15, 2012 by Elee
Geist magazine is holding an Erasure Poem contest, deadline Aug 1, 2012. Details are here. Erasure poems are poems made by erasing or blacking out words and sections from a text and reading the remaining words as the new text. This is a tactic we have been experimenting in as part of our investigation… Continue reading Poetry Contest
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