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7pm: Writersfest showcase
Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar St.
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Jean-Marc Desgent
Jean-Marc Desgent is widely considered a major figure in contemporary francophone poetry.
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Renée Sarojini Saklikar
Renée Sarojini Saklikar's latest book is a B.C. bestseller:
Listening to the Bees
(Nightwood Editions, 2018).
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Ursula Andkjær Olsen
Major Danish poet Ursula Andkjær Olsen's poems push back against injustice in a fractal asymmetry.
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9pm: VerseFest Invitational Slam
Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar St.
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Anomaly
Anomaly is a Montreal musician, poet, and community organizer.
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Danielle K.L. Grégoire
VERSeFest Hall of Fame Danielle K.L. Grégoire returns.
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Infinite Mind
Infinite Mind is an Ottawa-based spoken word poet.
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Manahil Bandukwala
Manahil Bandukwala is the author of
Paper Doll
(Anstruther Press, 2019).
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Rhube Knox
Rhube Knox strives to leave her audience seen, trusted, and sometimes healed, but never broken.
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Sam Taskie
Writing led Sam Taskie towards a poetry community that he calls home.
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Satinka Schilling aka Poetiquette
Spoken word artist Satinka is an actress and chef and will perform some delicious words.
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Shawn Katuwapitiya
Shawn Katuwapitiya went to the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word with a poem called Gratitude.
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Shery Alexander Heinis
Shery Alexander Heinis’ poetry is imbued with eclectic imagery, colour, soul, power and warmth.
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Vanessa Rotondo a.k.a. V
Vanessa Rotondo merges science with art and words to facilitate expression.
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Other Happenings
Concrete is Porous Exhibit
Mar 26-31 • Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar St.