Category Poetry

DTES Poets Open Mic

Poetry Saturday November 2, 7pm  Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main Downtown Eastside poets and writers meet on the first Saturday of every month to read original poetry, plays, prose and work-in-progress. The evening is free, it’s friendly, and it’s packed with…

Carnegie’s 1st Poetry Slam & Open Mic Night

Poetry CARNEGIE’S 1st POETRY SLAM Saturday November 2, 3pm – 5pm  Carnegie Community Centre Theatre, 401 Main In celebration of the Carnegie newsletter and its long history of encouraging writers and poets in the Downtown Eastside, we present Carnegie’s 1st…

Slam Poetry with Sho Wiley

Workshop Saturday November 2, 12:30pm – 2:30pm  Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main In anticipation of Carnegie’s 1st Poetry Slam! Sho Wiley, creative writing instructor and long-time slam poet, leads a workshop where she’ll share advice and techniques. Bring two of your…

The Stanza Project

Reading Thursday October 24, 8pm – 9:30pm Brickhouse Bar, 730 Main Join the Downtown Eastside’s exciting Thursdays Writing Collective, directed by Elee Kraljii Gardiner, for readings from The Stanza Project, their sixth book of creative writing. The collaboration between this…