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Hogan’s Alley Poetry Festival

Date: Friday, September 23rd – Sunday, September 25th
Location: Friday, September 23rd at Vancity Theatre
Saturday, September 24th at Jimi Hendrix Shrine
Saturday, September 24th at Hogan’s Alley Cafe
Sunday, September 25th at ‘This Is Strathcona’ MacLean Park
Sunday, September 25th at Calabash Bistro
Website: www.blackdotcollective.org

Hogan’s Alley Poetry Festival is a celebration of diverse communities in Vancouver through literary performance, spoken word and storytelling. The Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective with the support of the National Congress of Black Women are collaborating to pay tribute to the heritage and creative contributions of Vancouver’s East End community as a part of the city’s year-long 125th Anniversary activities. The program of the Hogan’s Alley Poetry Festival will highlight the cultural impact of the neighbourhood. Events will showcase poetry and other forms of artistic expression as well as facilitate space for dialogue and civic engagement. Full schedule available online: www.blackdotcollective.org/HAPF Schedule.html

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

Posted on: September 14th, 2011 by Vancouver125
Tags: Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective, Calabash Bistro, civic engagement, dialogue, Downtown Eastside, Hogan's Alley, Hogan's Alley Cafe, Jimi Hendrix Shrine, MacLean Park, National Congress of Black Women, neighbourhood, Poetry, Poetry Festival, Strathcona, Vancity Theatre
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Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference

Date: October 19-22, 2011
Location: Segal Building (500 Granville Street); SFU Harbour Centre (515 West Hastings Street); and SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (149 West Hastings Street)
Website: v125pc.com

The Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference is a four-day poetry conference that will take place from October 19-22, 2011. It is presented in partnership with the Office of the Poet Laureate of the City of Vancouver, The City of Vancouver, Simon Fraser University’s Writing and Publishing Program, The Vancouver International Writers Festival, The Vancouver Public Library and the Listel Hotel. Join over 95 poets for a landmark exchange of poetry and poetics as Vancouver celebrates its 125th birthday with the Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference. Whether you are an academic, an established poet, an aspiring poet or simply a lover of poetry, this conference is your chance to hear and interact with some of the finest poets writing in Canada today.

Listen to a podcast about the Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference featuring Brad Cran, Vancouver’s Poet Laureate, in conversation with Joseph Planta.

Browse the Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference schedule, the poets, the reading list and register here.