High Plains Book Awards, Billings, Montana

Saturday, October 7th 2023

Black Umbrella is a finalist in the Woman Writing category

  • 10 a.m. Coffee with award finalists in the Billings Public Library Community Room

  • 11-5 p.m. Themed Author Panels in the Billings Public Library Community Room

  • 7 p.m. Awards Presentation at the Montana State University Billings Glacier Room

All events open to the public


SWG Annual Conference, Saskatoon; Park Town Hotel

Friday, October 20th 2023

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. “How Poetry Grieves”

I’m in a panel discussion with Louise Bernice Half-Sky Dancer and Jennifer Still.

Hosted by Alasdair Rees


Poetry & a Pint, Adonis Lounge, 705 Central Avenue, Saskatoon

Thursday, November 2 2023

6:30-8:00 p.m.

Reading with poets dee Hobsbawn-Smith, Lauren Klassen, Francine Merasty and Erica Violet Lee


St. Peter’s College Library, Muenster, SK

Thursday, November 30th 2023

7 p.m.

I’ll be reading with Vancouver poet Jane Munro.

Past Events

Planet Earth Poetry, Victoria, Reading from Black Umbrella

Friday, October 14th 2022, 7.00 pm

Russell Books, 747 Fort Street

Reading with Ottawa writer and friend Frances Boyle.

Planet Earth Poetry


The Historic Joy Kogawa House, Reading from Black Umbrella and Stay

Sunday, October 16th, 3.00 pm

1450 W 64th Street, Vancouver

Conversation to follow with Shaena Lambert, author of Petra

Kogawa House


Tuesday, September 13th, 7:00 pm

Art Bar Poetry Series, Toronto.

Clinton’s 639 Bloor Street West, southwest corner of Clinton and Bloor near Christie

Art Bar Poetry Series, Reading from Black Umbrella



Sunday, September 11th, 12:30 p.m to 5:00 p.m.

Eden Mills Writers’ Festival, Eden Mills, Ontario

I’ll be reading at 3:15 p.m. in The Mill with poets Madhur Anand (Parasitic Oscillations), Laurie D. Graham (Fast Commute) and Tyler Pennock (Blood).

Festival schedule here.

Eden Mills Writers’ Festival, Reading from Black Umbrella


The Artesian, Regina, Reading from Black Umbrella

Thursday August 25th

13th Avenue, 7:00 p.m.

Reading with historical fiction writer Anne Lazurko and Indigenous young adult author Sheryl Doherty.