Lunch Poems

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Lunch Poems poets present wise words on family connections

Aedan Smyth March 11, 2024

On February 21, I attended a Lunch Poems event at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus. This recurring event happens online and in-person on the third Wednesday of every month, where two poets are invited to show off their work to an eager audience. Presented by SFU’s Continuing Studies program, this month’s poets were two award-winners making their communities proud. Sneha Madhavan-Reese is a Detroit-born Ottawa-based poet whose emotive poetry books have been tethered to astronomy. She won Arc Poetry’s 2015 Diana Brebner Prize, which recognizes a “National Capital Region poet, who has not yet been published in book form.” Onjana Yawnghwe…

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Need to Know, Need to Go: November

Petra Chase November 13, 2022

Eastside Culture Crawl Where: Various locations in Vancouver When: November 17–20, varied times Various ticket prices The 26th annual Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Arts, Design & Craft Festival features over 425 artists. For four days, explore the art of diverse…

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Need to Know, Need to Go: Jan 17–23

Gurleen Aujla January 18, 2022

Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival | Runs until February 16 | FREE | PoMoArts | Online and in-person The Community Arts Council of Vancouver presents the Outsider Arts Festival as a touring exhibition. The purpose of the festival is to spark…

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