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Brockton Writers Series 13.03.24: Jennifer Alicia
Jennifer Alicia (she/they) is a queer, mixed Mi’kmaw and settler (German/Irish/Scottish) multidisciplinary artist originally from Elmastukwek, Ktaqmkuk (Bay of Islands, Newfoundland). She is a two-time national poetry slam champion. Her work has been featured in Canthius Magazine, NOW Magazine, CBC, and imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Heart MattersBy Jennifer Alicia They say your entire life flashes before your eyes when…
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Brockton Writers Series 13.03.24: Denise Da Costa
Denise Da Costa’s debut novel And the Walls Came Down, was published in summer 2023. She is an MFA student at the University of British Columbia. Her work explores the complications of love and the impact of gender, race, and class on identity.
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Brockton Writers Series 13.03.24: Elisabeth Blair
Elisabeth Blair is a poet and editor. Her publications include poetry memoir because God loves the wasp (Unsolicited Press 2022), two chapbooks, and poems in 35+ journals. In 2022 she received a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to complete her second book, a poetry novel. A memoir in verse, because God loves the wasp documents two…
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Brockton Writers Series 13.03.24: Alison Frost
Alison Frost writes in a room with many windows in a house with many children in Toronto. Her work has appeared in Room, Joyland, Prairie Fire, and The Capilano Review. She has won Room’s Creative Non Fiction Contest. My Children Taught Me How to Write In my twenties I wrote fiction. I wanted to sound like the greats. I wanted to…
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Next Event: Wednesday, March 13th, 2024—6:30 p.m.
Brockton Writers Series presents readings by: Alison Frost Elisabeth Blair Jennifer Alicia Denise Da Costa — Special note: As we adapt with current social distancing regulations, we’re happy to announce our event will be hosted in-person at the Glad Day Bookshop, located at 499 Church St., Toronto. We will also live stream the event on the Brockton…
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