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Reading, Vancouver, July 11

Join poets Kate Braid, Al Rempel, Daniela Elza, & musician Clyde Reed (on bass) Sunday, July 11, 7:00pm @ Café Montmarte (4362 Main St.). Guest poet Al Rempel will be launching Understories, (Caitlin Press, 2010).  Kate will be reading from her last three books, including Inward to the Bones: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Journey with Emily Carr, which has just been reprinted by Caitlin Press. Books will be available for sale and signing by the authors. The event is free. 

Reading, Vancouver, May 26

Spiritual Smorgasbord: A reading for the Thomas Merton Society of Canada with Sandy Shreve and Richard Osler on Wednesday, May 26 from 7-9 p.m. at the Wired Monk Café, 2610 West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano. Open to the public.

The reading is free and all are welcome.  For more information see www.merton.ca

Reading, Nanaimo, April 27 and 28

I’ll be reading April 27 and 28 at Dover Bay Secondary School for students and teachers of Dover Bay, only. Please contact Linda Irvine at lirvine@sd68.bc.ca for more information.

Reading in Nanaimo, April 6

A reading at the launch of Portal Magazine (open to the public) on Tuesday, April 6 at Vancouver Island University, 4 p.m. I’ll be reading with cellist, Allannah Dow. For further information, contact Rhonda Bailey at Rhonda.Bailey@viu.ca

- from the Portal Magazine website:
The PORTAL 2010 launch will be held in the Royal Arbutus Room at VIUs Nanaimo campus, 2-5 p.m. Special guest poet Kate Braid, sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts, will read from her new work.

Writing workshop with Sandy Shreve - November 21, 2009

A 3 hour workshop on Saturday, November 26, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. sponsored by the Federation of BC Writers.   ”When Old Becomes New Again: Writing Poetry in Traditional Forms” will be an afternoon of talking a little about the history of formal poetry (think sonnets and glosas, metre and rhyme) but mostly we’ll be writing it, trying several different forms.  Sandy Shreve and I co-edited In Fine Form, the first book of Canadian form poetry.  At Alliance for Arts & Culture, 100-938 Howe Street, Vancouver.  $50 for non-members of the Federation, $40 for members. 

For more information or to register, see http://www.bcwriters.com

North Vancouver reading - December 9, 2009

Words and Music at Presentation House, 333 Chesterfield Avenue (3 blocks up from Lonsdale Quay), 8:30 p.m..  Kate will read with Clyde Reed, jazz bassist.  Second set will include Clyde, guitarist Jared Burrows and spoken word performers Viviane House and Carol Sawyer.  An $8 donation is requested at the door to cover rent and payment to performers.  All welcome.

Nanaimo reading - November 26, 2009

WordStorm Reading Series.  At Nanaimo Centre Stage, 25 Victoria Street, Nanaimo, BC.  Doors open at 6:30, readings start at 7 with open mic competition and ”lightning readers.”  Kate will be reading with Allannah Dow playing cello.

Vancouver reading - November 5, 2009

UBC Locution Reading Series.  Pulp Fiction Books, 2422 Main Street (at Broadway). 7 a.m.  With Clyde Reed, jazz bassist.  Also UBC student readers.  Free.  All welcome.