Programmes
The Fates of Spring Poetry Tour
Book Launch
jaye simpson, Amber Dawn
Hosted by Mercedes Eng
Reliance Theatre, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Join us for a reading and moderated Q&A with jaye simpson and Amber Dawn, with special guests Jillian Christmas and Mercedes Eng. Expect an evening of feminine rage-fueled verse and nimble lyricism.
Presented by Arsenal Pulp Press, in partnership with Libby Leshgold Gallery/ READ Books.
Book sales and signing to follow.
About a body more tolerable:
“a sophomore collection that creeps, howls, floats, shatters. an Indigenous speaker grapples with survival, the foster care system, the body, conceptions of motherhood, and trans girlhood in this heart-wrenching leap that returns what is most precious to us through lush language and keen lyricism.”
-Kinsale Drake, National Poetry Series-winning author of The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket
About Buzzkill Clamshell:
“The poems in Buzzkill Clamshell showcase the author’s trademark wit and emotional range as they map the terrain of sexuality, aging, chronic illness, and trauma with gorgeous language that is somehow both shocking and subtle.”
-Kai Cheng Thom, author of Falling Back in Love With Being Human
This event is free and open to the public. The Reliance Theatre is located on the first floor of Carr University and is accessed by the building’s southeast and southwest entrances.