An Autumn Afternoon of Poetry

An Autumn Afternoon of Poetry

2:00 PM October 27, 2024

Librairie Bertrand
430 St-Pierre, Montreal, Qc H2Y 2M5

514-849-4533

 

Join us for an autumnal gathering of poetry, drinks, and refreshments in the Old Port.

 

Rayanne Haines

Rayanne Haines is an award-winning hybrid author and Pushcart-nominated poet, producer and podcaster. She is the author of the award-winning Tell The Birds Your Body Is Not A Gun (Frontenac House, 2021). Also the author of the poetry collections The Stories in My Skin (2013), Stained with the Colours of Sunday Morning (Inanna, 2017) and now, What Kind of Daughter? (Frontenac House), Rayanne is currently the host of the Crow Reads Podcast, President of the League of Canadian Poets, and an Assistant Professor at MacEwan University.

 

Nathanael Jones

Nathanael Jones is an Afro-Caribbean Canadian writer currently based in Montreal. He holds degrees in fine art and writing from NSCAD University (BFA 2014) and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (MFA 2017). He has exhibited and performed his work in Canada, the US, and the UK, and has been published online and in print with DREGINALD, Ghost Proposal, Aurochs, Heavy Feather Review, and TIMBER, among others. His debut poetry collection, Aqueous, is out now through The Porcupine’s Quill.

 

Carolyne Van Der Meer

Carolyne Van Der Meer is a Montreal journalist, public relations professional and university lecturer. Her articles, essays, short stories and poems have been published internationally. Her five published books are: Motherlode: A Mosaic of Dutch Wartime Experience (WLUP, 2014); Journeywoman (Inanna, 2017); Heart of Goodness: The Life of Marguerite Bourgeoys in 30 (Guernica Editions, 2020); Sensorial (Inanna, 2022) and All This As I Stand By (Ekstasis Editions, 2024). Her chapbook, Birdology, is forthcoming from Cactus Press in early 2025.

Date and Time

Sunday, Oct 27 , 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Location