We are returning to our First Tuesday in-person events at the public library (Yay!)
NOTE:
-the new start time is 6:30 pm
-the new location is the St. Boniface library branch, right across the Provencher Bridge at Provencher and Tache. Parking is available.
Polish up your new poems for your 3 minutes of fame at the open mic!
Speaking Crow is funded and facilitated by the Plume Winnipeg (formerly the Winnipeg International Writers Festival) which is committed to creating safe and respectful opportunities for writers, volunteers, audience members, and workers to share knowledge, explore ideas, and build community.
Featured reader: Marjorie Poor
Marjorie Poor is a publications editor for Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning, the editor of Prairie books NOW, and a fiction editor at Prairie Fire. Her poetry has appeared in Prairie Fire, Vallum, Contemporary Verse 2, and at Theatre by the River’s annual fundraiser, Wine & Words. She lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Treaty 1 Territory. She is the author of Voices [That] Haunt Us (JackPine Press, October 2024), a collection of 10 five-line centos on themes of loss, grieving, and solace. Designed, printed, and assembled by Di Harms, the chapbook uses a flag-style page design that can also be displayed as a sculpture. (Author photo: Tim Brandt)
Speaking Crow is a space that values diversity, creativity, and encouragement. Whether you do spoken word or page poetry, whether you have published widely or you just started writing, we can’t wait to hear your poems.
If you have any questions regarding the event please send an email to host Angeline Schellenberg: speakingcrow@thinairwinnipeg.ca