Hello Burnaby and Shadbolt Centre for the Arts - I will see you on Nov. 6th for this final launch of the "Scar/city" and "Is this an Illness or an Accident?" in Studio 103 on the main floor.

Victoria, See you next Friday, Oct. 3rd. <3 I will be sharing the stage with Jeremy Loveday at Planet Earth Poetry. More info at the link below:
planetearthpoetry.com/october-2025

Next up: debut non-fiction launch of "Is this an Illness or an Accident?" It get's its own birthday celebration:
Sept. 24th, 7pm, at the Teck Gallery, SFU downtown Vancouver. Thank you to SFU for the space. It will be great to be back in my alma mater for this reading.

*Is this an Illness or an Accident?* will be part of Word, Vancouver festival on Sept. 20th.
www.wordvancouver.ca/hsbc-hall/be...

This months Twisted Poets Literary Salon is part of Word, Vancouver. I will be reading alongside to power poets.

Hello Quadra Island,
Poet Leanne Boschman & I will be coming to you for an evening of poetry and music in collaboration with the local band Willow. Please share with those who are near and dear and would be interested in joining us for a 4pm afternoon soiree. ❤

My debut essay collection took 10 years to write. The relevance of immigration, work, housing, war stories, where you are from, occupying universities, banning words became relevant all over again. Travel, food, family, hope also had to be wrangled with. Much of this came together in the book. ❤

Hello Tofino,
I will be launching two books on Aug. 25th. It will be my first time visiting. Thank you to Tofino Poet Laureate Janice Lore and former poet laureate Christine Lowther for making this possible. Please help us spread the word, and share with people interested in this event.

Hello Nanaimo and Victoria,
I will be coming to you on Aug. 26th and Aug 27th. Maybe I will see you there. It has been a while.

Hello, Prince George we are doing a workshop on August 16th before the launch reading that night. We will play with ways to write your memoir. Details for reserving a spot below on the poster.

SCAR/CITY has arrived. She is a beauty The genesis of how she came into being is written in the *under construction* section at the end of the book. Thank you McGill-Queen's University. She is already getting antsy and wants me to take her out to play.
To order a copy:
www.mqup.ca/scar-city-pr...

Second leg of the Northern BC Book Tour this August -
Hello Terrace, and Prince Rupert, I will be bringing both my latest books to you: "SCAR/CITY" and "Is this an Illness or an Accident?" Looking forward to the conversations and connections.

Launch of "SCAR/CITY" in Vancouver will be on September 9th at the VPL downtown and October 3rd at Planet Earth Poetry in Victoria. Save the dates.

First leg of the Northern BC Book Tour -
Hello Prince George, Fort St. James and Smithers, I will be bringing both my latest books to you. "SCAR/CITY" and "Is this an Illness or an Accident?" Looking forward to hanging out.

Here she is. This image by Weston Fuller has lived with me for close to a decade. Cover design by my son. Thank you Caitlin Press for having faith in this book and getting out into the world.
Preorder at:
caitlinpress.com/Books/I/Is-T...