Anna Yin will visit Victoria, BC for a poetry reading and a Poet Laureate Podcast interview with Kyeren Regehr. Thanks to the Writers’ Union of Canada, Planet Earth Poetry, Russell Books, and Queen’s Quarterly for their generous support and sponsorship.
The Poet Laureate Podcast
Also thanks to World Poetry Café for scheduling an interview with Anna Yin on April 14 2026. It will be online on April 16, 2026.
To celebrate National Poetry Month, East and West Learning Connections will host an online event: Borderless: Richard Greene and Anna Yin on Cannibal Rats, on April 21.
Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/geAuyyiWSzSLfnubOpZocQ
Check the whole project:
Borderless: Translating Across Divides to Foster Dialogue and Harmony
Thank you to the Mississauga Arts Council for selecting our 2025 Peace and Harmony through Poetry and Music project as a MicroGrant Success. Special thanks to our sponsors—Nova Marketing Group, Triple J Canada, Sureway Press, CPAC—and Canadian poets Katherine L. Gordon and D.C. Reid for their generous support. Peace and Harmony through Poetry and Music (May–September 30, 2025) resulted in the creation of over 30 original works. More songs and videos can be viewed here.
This Thanksgiving day we want to thank Nova Marketing Group, Triple J Canada, Sureway Press, poets Katherine L. Gordon and D.C. Reid and Mississauga Arts Council for sponsoring Poetry and Music project. Although this project is completed, Anna Yin continues to write more lyrics. Here we share some of her new songs and news.
This Thanksgiving I wrote this lyrics to remember Jane Goodall.
Anna Yin made the video to summarize the Poetry and Music project with heartfelt thanks to all sponsors for making this possible: Nova Marketing Group, Triple J Canada, Sureway Press, poets Katherine L. Gordon and D.C. Reid, and above all, the Mississauga Arts Council with RAMA Gaming Centre through the Mississauga Charitable Gaming Association. #poetry #music #projects #peace #harmony
Liu Yang’s review of Anna Yin’s translation book What We Do Not Know was published in Cuba. (page 9-14)
Sept 6 – Open Mic at Cineplex Junxion, Erin Mills Town Centre
Sept 13 – Book Fair Central Library, Mississauga (Book exhibition)
Sept 26 – Stratford (Poetry for Health and Harmony)
Sept 27 – Peel Art Gallery, Brampton (Haiku Workshop with Anna Yin)
A Chinese Nightingale with new recorded version, Walking with the Star with three versions, two in English, one live music, one recorded in Studio and one beautiful Chinese version by musicians from Taiwan’s Poetry Factor: 唤醒 and other two works by 詩歌工廠: 《雪之夢》and 化妆舞会.
Zelko Odorcic from Nova Marketing Group sponsored this open table tennis competitions from Aug 9-12, he also sponsored Anna Yin’s Poetry and Music project, so here Anna is in My Table Tennis club to watch games and take photos! She also brought her books as gifts for Zelko to thank him for his support.
Today she also got other sponsors sending nice words about Poetry and Music project
here shared some:
——Hi Anna, This is really good. You have talents across many art forms. Dennis
——Dearest Anna, these are beautiful samples, I believe they will be treasured by many. It is a gift to reach out in music and words to the universal heart. You are so worthy of success, I am so happy to be a part of it, we both want to bring comfort to every needy spirit in these very difficult times. The common bond is so appreciated now.. Much love and support from Katherine.
—-Also got Bunny’s email for her kind and sweet support… Cheers!
Poetry and Music Project is proudly supported by our sponsors: Nova Marketing Group, Triple J Canada, Sureway Press, Mississauga Arts Council , and Canadian poets Katherine L. Gordon and D.C. Reid.
On July 27, 2025, the Canada-China International Cultural Artists Association and the Canada-China International Cultural Arts Center co-hosted their First Canada-China Symposium on Chinese and Western Poetry at the New Time Club.
Ten Canadian poets and forty Chinese writers and artists were brought together to explore how poetry can preserve Chinese cultural heritage while fostering dialogue with Western traditions. The gathering emphasized mutual understanding and cultural exchange through poetic expression.
Albert Moritz, former Toronto Poet Laureate, opened with reflections on cultural differences and his visits to China. Anna Yin presented original multimedia works from her Poetry and Music project with guitarist Mark Harry. Gutu gave a talk titled “Images and Sounds” on poetic expression across cultures and languages.
Poets including Allan Briesmaster, Bunny Iskov, Diana Manole, Patrick Connors, Paul Edward Costa, Renee M. Sgroi, and other Chinese poets shared their work and insights. The event also featured performances by musicians, educators, and artists. Sincere thanks to all the guests and participants for contributing their artistic voices to foster a shared sense of connection and celebration of the arts. Many thanks to more than ten Chinese media outlets covering this event!
Keynote Speakers: Biographies and Presentation Topics
（主旨发言人：简介与演讲主题 ) Photos included
