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A close-up photograph of an eye that looks directly at us. Above the eye: All Indigenous Literary Mentorship. Across the image of the eye: Massy Art's Chasing The Poem Third Edition. Below the eye, to the left: Jónína Kirton + annie ross + Justene Dion-Glowa. Below the eye, to the right: April 11 + 18 + 25, Tuesdays, 6 - 8 PM PST.
A close-up photograph of an eye that looks directly at us. Above the eye: All Indigenous Literary Mentorship. Across the image of the eye: Massy Art's Chasing The Poem Third Edition. Below the eye, to the left: Jónína Kirton + annie ross + Justene Dion-Glowa. Below the eye, to the right: April 11 + 18 + 25, Tuesdays, 6 - 8 PM PST.

Demystify poetry writing

Work with three Indigenous mentors, spark the imagination & express creativity.

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Chasing The Poem: Online Poetry Workshop

Chasing The Poem – Third Edition

This April, Massy Arts and Massy Books host the third edition of Chasing The Poem, an online poetry workshop marathon in three courses (of 2 hours each).

Created by Indigenous poets to demystify poetry writing, present useful writing prompts, incite imagination, and address political and poetic points of view through poetic literature, these three experimental courses will mix literary theory and artistic expression. Whether you’re an emerging poet, unpublished author, poetry enthusiast or someone searching for new ways of expressing their creativity, this is a unique opportunity to work with three published poet mentors.

Conducted by Indigenous literary mentors Jónína Kirton, annie ross and Justene Dion-Glowa, the classes will be held online over Zoom. By the end of this writing workshop, attendees will have received feedback about their writing by authors aware of market demands – and poetry’s potential.

Chasing The Poem course schedule:
  • Tue, April 11, 2023 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm PST: Jónína Kirton, Witnessing the Sacred in the Day to Day: Found Poems
  • Tue, April 18, 2023 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm PST: annie ross, in between the lands of the living and the dead (soul loss)
  • Tue, April 25, 2023 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm PST: Justene Dion-Glowa, Cleaning the Body: A Poetry Workshop on Grief, Loss, and Trauma as Cathartic Muse

Spots are limited, and registration is mandatory and required for participation.

Learn more about the event & the three poets here.

A close-up photograph of an eye that looks directly at us. Above the eye: All Indigenous Literary Mentorship. Across the image of the eye: Massy Art's Chasing The Poem Third Edition. Below the eye, to the left: Jónína Kirton + annie ross + Justene Dion-Glowa. Below the eye, to the right: April 11 + 18 + 25, Tuesdays, 6 - 8 PM PST.

Event details

Hosted by: Massy Books & Massy Arts Society

Type of event: poetry writing workshop

Mentors: Jónína Kirton, annie ross & Justene Dion-Glowa

Dates: Tuesdays: April 11, 18 & 25, 2023

Time: 06:00 – 8:00 PM PST

Duration: 2 hours per session (total of 6 hours)

Number of sessions: 3

Cost: C$45.00 (includes all 3 courses)

Location: Online via Massy Arts’ Zoom

Booking link: Book your spot here

Contact Details: Massy Arts Society, 23 E Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1S9, Canada; 604-376-4350, info@massyarts.com

 

Cancellation Policy: Contact the organizer to request a refund. Eventbrite fees are non-refundable.