Tonight: George McWhirter and Fred Wah featured for Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry Night at Vancouver Public Library
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Todd
on Mon 28 Jan 2008 02:29 PM PST |
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Last night, Vancouver Poet Laureate George McWhirter read an incredible poem especially for the Gung Haggis Fat Choy: Toddish McWong's Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner. It delves into the rich history of Scots and Chinese Canadians.
Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry Event
7pm Vancouver Public Library
Alice Mackay Room
FREE EVENT
Featuring:
Vancouver poet laureate George McWhirter
Governor Generals Award
for Poetry winner Fred Wah,
with other contemporary Scottish-Canadian
and Chinese-Canadian poets.
Todd Wong's accordion
Joe McDonald's
bagpipe
Rebecca Blair's celtic harp