Join us for an evening of Poetry Reading by our local writer Geoff Inverarity and guest Kevin Spenst on Friday August 16, 7pm-8:30 pm at the Yellowhouse amphitheatre. This event is open to all ages and FREE. We gather for the arts on the unceded, shared traditional territories of Penelakut, Lamalcha, Hwitslum and other Hul’qumi’num […]
Paper Cover’s Rock and Poppy’s Place are hosting a new weekly writer’s meet-up! Starting Sept. 20th, you can drop into Poppy’s for a few protected hours each week on Fridays. You can use our prompts to warm up, or you can work on an existing project. You will meet other writers and have the opportunity […]
Poetry Open Mic featuring: Lorna Crozier An Officer of the Order of Canada, Lorna Crozier has been acknowledged for her contributions to Canadian literature, her teaching and her mentoring with five honorary doctorates, most recently from McGill and Simon Fraser Universities. Her books have received numerous national awards, including the Governor-General’s Award for Poetry. Her […]
Theresa Southam recently published ‘Transforming Trauma through Social Change: A Guide for Educators’ Southam will walk through the arc of her book with a special focus on the case of Salt Spring resident Dr. Briony Penn. Briony and other Salt Spring women understood the full implications of clearcutting the Garry Oak forests and rewrote its […]
Score books and sparkle at Salt Spring’s Books and Bling, Nov 7 to 9.