Our Next Reading: January 20th, 3-5 PM, VPL Central Branch

Welcome to 2019! Our first reading of the new year will take place at the Vancouver Public Library's Central Branch on January 20th, 2018, from 3-4:30 PM. The reading will be hosted in the Montalbano Family Theatre, a brand new theatre space on the library's 8th floor (learn more about our venue here).

It will feature:

Roy Kiyooka (1926 - 1994), read by Jen Sookfong Lee
Mark Strand (1934 - 2014), read by Shazia Hafiz Ramji
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), read by Benjamin Hertwig
Sharron Proulx-Turner (1953 - 2016), read by Jonina Kirton

Attendance is free. We start more-or-less on time, so come early to make sure you don't miss out.

If you've never been to one of our readings, take a look around this website to get better acquainted with us (including our format and history and our photos from past events). And if you'd like regular updates from us about future readings, be sure to sign up for our mailing list.

We hope to see you on January 20th!

Our November 2018 Readers

Our Readers (L to R): Phanuel Antwi (June Jordan), Amanda Jernigan (Richard Outram),
Carleigh Baker (Gwendolyn MacEwen) and Bibiana Tomasic (Audre Lorde)