The Spirit of Poetry Across Ontario reading event (April 21)

Readings by Poet Laureates across Ontario in celebration of National Poetry Month.

Apr 21, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. EDT Virtual on Zoom

Al Moritz – Toronto
Randell Adjei – Province of Ontario
Jessica Outram – Cobourg
Anna Yin – First Poet Laureate of Mississauga
Richard M. Grove – Brighton
Jason Heroux – Kingston
Richard-Yves Sitoski – Owen Sound
Victoria Butler – Barrie
Thomas Leduc – Sudbury
Albert Dumont – Ottawa (Anglophone)
Gilles Latour – Ottawa (Francophone)
Sarah Lewis – Peterborough
Alex-Andrei Ungurenasu – Windsor
Ayomide Bayowa – Current Poet Laureate of Mississauga
Former Poet Laureate Paul Edward Costa – Mississauga

Watch Replay: Poem in Your Pocket Day Reading at Atwater Poetry Project (April 19)

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022 from 7:00 to 8:15 pm EDT

Poem in Your Pocket Day at Atwater Poetry Project
To celebrate Poem in Your Pocket DayLa Journée du poème à porter, readings by poets Andrée Levesque SiouiAnna Yin, and Bänoo Zan, with guest host Marcela Huerta.
In partnership with La poésie partout and the League of Canadian Poets.

George Elliott Clarke Presents 5 Poets Breaking Into Song

George Elliott Clarke Presented a night of poetry, music and song by 5 fine poets and 2 wondrous musicians on April 6, 2022. Thanks Aurora Public Library, Ontario and The League of Canadian Poets

George Elliott Clarke l Poet Laureate (Toronto)
Giovanna Riccio l Poet, Co-Host (Toronto)
Louise Bernice Halfe l Parliamentary Poet Laureate (Regina)
Anna Yin l Chinese l Poet (Mississauga)
Boyd Warren Chubbs l Poet (St. John’s)
Astrid Brunner l Poet (Halifax)
Andrea Thompson l Poet (Toronto)
Juliet Palmer l Pianist (Toronto)
James Rolfe l Composer (Toronto)

Author Talks: Anna Yin on April 6 at Mississauga Public Library

This National Poetry Month, Author Talks: Anna Yin at Mississauga Library went well.

Here are some feedback:

On behalf of Mississauga Library, and our program participants, Thank YOU for a great Author Talk session on Wednesday evening. It was a very engaging talk and we received very positive feedback for the program. I’ve shared a customer comment below:· Anna was very engaging and the conversation with her flowed nicely.Thank you again for your time for this program. It was a pleasure working with you, and I hope we get a chance to host you again in person! —Elizabeth Caione

Dear Anna, I greatly enjoyed your Mississauga Library interview last night. I thought the questions were good, and your answers were engaging and illuminating. —Allan Briesmaster

Mark Allen Everett Poetry Series: Anna Yin and Grace Lau

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Grace Lau and Anna Yin read on Wednesday, March 23rd on Zoom. Open mic starts at 6:30 p.m. central time (bring your work!); stay for the reading at 7:00 p.m. Register in advance for this Zoom poetry reading. Thanks Mark Allen Everett Poetry Series at the University of Oklahoma (USA)

多伦多图书馆中文读书会:星子安娜(Anna Yin)诗歌故事分享

多伦多图书馆主持星子安娜(Anna Yin)诗歌故事分享/2022年3月19日下午2点-3点半(美东时间) 

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  1. 安娜介绍名字由来以及诗歌故事。 分享2分钟读诗短片:As Much As You Know以及中文
  2. 播放一段 3分钟视频 十年诗歌之旅
  3. 讲叙如何走上诗歌之旅, 并分享两首诗歌 《作别向日葵》以及如何写诗,诗歌为何获奖和被CBC 电台采访播放的故事
  4. 如何当选为密市桂冠诗人,以及责任以及义务,分享一首图像诗和几首Haiku
  5. 分享如何翻译洛夫的诗以及收获,同时分享6分钟中英朗诵视频。
  6. 做为诗歌评委,谈谈给诗歌投稿的一点建议。(看时间而定)
  7. Q/A 和Open Mic