Poetry Around BC: Celebrating the poetic arts in British Columbia

Poetry Around BC: Celebrating the poetic arts in British Columbia As a resource for those who produce poetry and those who love it, we celebrate the poetry and poets of the Pacific Northwest.

We illuminate poetic opportunities around BC and beyond!

06/20/2026
06/20/2026

Jónína Kirton, an Icelandic and Red River Métis poet, was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Treaty 1, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Dene peoples, and the hom…

06/20/2026

Winston Lê is a Vietnamese diaspora poet, interdisciplinary artist, and cultural worker who resides on the unceded and ancestral territories of the Coast Salish Peoples. His writing has been featur…

Lots of good things going on in Surrey! FREE readings on the fourth Saturday of the month from April through November at...
06/20/2026

Lots of good things going on in Surrey! FREE readings on the fourth Saturday of the month from April through November at the main library!

Cynthia Sharp is an author, screenwriter, poet and educator who values social justice in all the ways she works. Her story, ‘The Stoner Files,’ addressing issues facing unhoused youth, was the Seco…

06/20/2026

152nd Gathering Featured Artists Author Jónína KirtonPoet Winston LêMusician Earle PeachEmerging Artist Tanmeet KaurFeatured Art by Mariam Zohra DHost Cynthia Sharp Saturday, June 27, 20261:00 – 4:…

06/20/2026

Earle Peach is a musician living on unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam peoples. He directs three choirs, plays in several groups, hosts a couple of coffeehouses and s…

06/20/2026

Visit the NWPL Main Branch this Saturday, June 20th and fill your tote with free books! Visit nwpl.ca/events/free-book-sale for more information.

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