Events

Speaking Crow ft. Christine McNair (in person)

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Past Event

St. Boniface Library, 100-131 Provencher Blvd.

We are returning to our First Tuesday in-person events at the public library but 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. Free parking is available.

Polish up your new poems for your 3 minutes of fame at the open mic!

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 just started writing, we can’t wait to hear your poems.

If you have questions regarding the event, please email host Angeline Schellenberg: speakingcrow@thinairwinnipeg.ca

Speaking Crow is funded and facilitated by Plume Winnipeg (formerly called 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: Christine McNair

Christine McNair is the author of Charm (winner of the 2018 Archibald Lampman Award) and Conflict (finalist for the City of Ottawa Book Award, the Archibald Lampman Award, and the ReLit Award for Poetry). Toxemia is her first hybrid book of non-fiction. McNair lives in Ottawa where she works as a book doctor.

Venue

St. Boniface Library

  • 100-131 Provencher Blvd.
  • Winnipeg, MB
  • R2H 0G2
Plume Winnipeg