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)
“Poet and author Anna Yin used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to produce the ebook Polyphonic celebration for Mississauga’s 50th Anniversary – 2024. This heartfelt, community-engaged work captures the essence of local artists, particularly writers, celebrating Mississauga’s 50th anniversary through poems, stories, paintings, and photos. The ebook can be served as a “yearbook” of 2024, and captures writing in English, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi and Persian.
The book is written in three parts – the first explores the friendship between Mississauga and its sister city, Kariya, Japan, through poetry, particularly haikus. The second section features interviews with Mississauga community leaders and poetry writing on events that took place in Mississauga in 2024 and prior. Highlights include tributes to long-running Mayor Hazel McCallion and insights into what the future of Mississauga will hold. The final part showcases haikus written by students at Clifford International School in Guangzhou, China, guided by Anna during her 2024 travels. ” — Mississauga Arts Council, Oct 24, 2024
As always, in National Poetry Month there are many great ways to celebrate poetry. Here we share a few Anna Yin’s Poetry Alive at schools and other Poetry events. Please feel free to check more.
This month the City of Mississauga is offering a variety of poetry contests, calls for submissions, workshops, poetry slam & more! Check out the full list of programs. All are free.
2023 April 26: Poetry for Joy and Harmony at Churchill Meadow Community Center (10:30am-12 pm)
2023 April 26: Online Haiku Workshop for Mississauga Library (7pm)
2023 April 22: Haiku workshop at UUCM Mississauga, in person
2023 April 12: Haiku Workshop for Mississauga Library (in person, Malton Library, 4-5 PM)
MAC’s Arts for Business Directory is a roster of professional performers, musicians, visual artists, instructors, photographers, and more. Anna Yin’s services: Poetry for Health and Harmony in this collection are available for corporate events and communities to connect people with nature and their own creativity. For details, please contact Anna! Happy Holiday Seasons!
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Glad that the project was mentioned in Japan
We are happy to announce Here and Now, Discover Mississauga and More project has successfully completed. Special thanks to Mississauga Arts Council for awarding me a MicroGrant and our other generous sponsors: the League of Canadian poets, Sureway Press, Triple J Canada Consulting Inc, Kaideed International Education Service and the Elite3 Realtor Team. Here is our short video, I hope you enjoy our free eBook by clicking the book cover below!!!
If you cannot view the above video on YouTube, you can watch it here:
