Ember Poetry
Doors at 6:45PM / Start at 7:00PM
Meet at the entrance at the corner of Burdett and Blanshard
Beneath the cloak of night the EMBER sessions await. Here, local honored poets guide your journey. Each session is led by a different Poet, sharing their secrets and leading you through poetic exercises. *"LIT" and "ember" are scheduled every two weeks on alternating Tuesdays. This Poetry Ember we have Kyeren Regehr guiding us through one of her writing exercises. Since 2008, Kyeren’s poetry has been published in literary anthologies and journals in Canada, Australia, and the U.S.A. and was thrice longlisted for the CBC Literary Awards, among others. Read more about her below. Come and write your poetry at "ember" and share your poetry at "LIT".
Doors : 6:45PM
Workshop Start : 7:00PM
Non-Members: $10
HOO Members: Free (Become a Member)
Kyeren Regehr
Kyeren Regehr is a poet, teacher and editor working and writing on the unceded territories of the of the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples and the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. Her collection Cult Life, was a finalist for the 2021 ReLit Awards and The Victoria Butler Book Prize; Disassembling A Dancer, won the Raven Chapbooks contest. She was an editor on the poetry board of Canada's iconic literary periodical, The Malahat Review, and after completing her MFA in writing, she taught in the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria. Kyeren is the forthcoming Artistic Director of Planet Earth Poetry (Jan, 2024).