World Poetry and Gung Haggis Fat Choy come together for one night -
January 17th, 7:30pm at the Vancouver Public Library - Central
Branch - Alice McKay Room. 350 Georgia St. Vancouver.
Check out our fabulous GHFC World Poetry Poster
Ariadne Sawyer, my co-organizer and host of World Poetry Night with Alejandro Mujica-Olea is very excited about our 2nd annual collaboration.
Fred Wah is our featured poet - retired University of Calgary English Professor and winner of the Governor General's Award for Poetry for his prose poem collection "Waiting for Sasketchewan. Fred says his father was Scottish/Irish/Chinese - Canadian and his mother was Swedish-Canadian.
Joe McDonald is our featured musician - bagpiper and leader of the ethno-fusion band Brave Waves. Joe and Brave Waves were featured last year in the CBC TV special "Gung Haggis Fat Choy." Joe is also a fascinating contemporary singer/songwriter.
Dugald Christie is an activist lawyer and champion of human writes. He was born in Scotland and writes poetry in Canada. In February he will be given a life-time achievement award by the World Poetry Society.
Shirley Sue-A-Quan is a writer, and poet, born in China - she also writes for local Chinese language newspapers. She brings an insightful global vision to her work. She is married to writer Trev Sue-A-Quan, born in Guyana, who was featured at last year's inaugural Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry Night, as well as the Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner.
And... there will be a poems and words from co-hosts Toddish McWong, Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea. A specially composed original group poem will also be presented for the evening...
...and maybe a surprise!
