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SUMMARY:Book Launch: What We Choose to Forget by Guy Rex Rodgers
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for Guy Rex Rodger’s highly anticipated book launch. After his hugely successful feature documentary\, What We Choose to Remember\, ELAN’s founder and friend is publishing What We Choose to Forget\, a book of the stories of English-speaking Quebecois he collected on his film tour across Quebec. \nJoin us on April 16 at the beautiful Conseil des arts de Montréal Atrium for an elegant schmoozer-style Book Launch. \nRegister now.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-what-we-choose-to-forget-by-guy-rex-rodgers/
LOCATION:Conseil des arts de Montréal Atrium\, 1210 Sherbrooke Street East\, Montréal\, QC\, H2L 1L9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:borders\, boundaries\, margins: an evening of poetry readings
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 16\, 2026\, 7:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nPoetry Matters warmly invites you to borders\, boundaries\, margins\, an evening of poetry readings with Shanice Nicole\, Carlos A. Pittella\, and Elizabeth Wood. \n\n\n\nFree and open to the public \n\n\n\nPlease register here \n\n\n\nThe following day\, we will extend our exploration of poetry in a roundtable discussion featuring members of the Poetry Matters research project\, in collaboration with McGill Psychology. This will take place in Arts W-120\, from 12-3 pm (Friday\, April 17th). All are welcome.  \n\n\n\nShanice Nicole is a Black feminist educator\, facilitator\, writer\, (out)spoken word artist\, and mother based in Montreal. Her debut children’s book\, Dear Black Girls\, published in 2021 by Metonymy Press\, is described by Shannon Ozirny of Quill and Quire as a “powerful\, honest affirmation of belonging that is striking in its poeticism.” She is also the curator of free community resources such as Jobs & Things and All Black Everything Montreal. Shanice Nicole was nominated as Gala Dynastie’s Author of the Year in 2022 and named as one of CBC’s Black Changemakers in 2024.  \n\n\n\nCarlos A. Pittella is a Latinx poet and editor currently residing in Lethbridge/Sikóóhkotoki. He is the recipient of a 2022 Frontier Global Poetry Prize. While completing his MA in English and Creative Writing at Concordia University\, he was also awarded a 2023 Forces AVENIR award as part of the Headlight Anthology editorial team. His poetry is haunted by borders and bureaucracies and often inhabits the movement of being in-between places\, languages\, and times. “There is such a lovely propulsion to Pittella’s lyrics\,” writes poet and publisher Rob McClennan. Pittella’s writing has appeared in places such as Shō\, Jacket2\, Glyphöria\, & The Capilano Review. His first chapbook in English footnotes after Lorca was published in 2024 by above/ground press\, and in 2025 he published Propersitions with Cactus Press. His latest work\, the manifesto Dante’s Bureau\, will be published by Anstruther Press in 2026. \n\n\n\nOriginally from rural Ontario\, Elizabeth Wood is a Montreal-based educator\, visual artist\, art writer\, and poet. She “distill[s]” poetry from “rending moments\,” Dawn MacDonald observes. Wood’s first chapbook Outlaw\, Rainy Day appeared in 2022 (Turret House Press). Wood is a contributor to their collective chapbook XTRACTS Studio #7 (2022). Her chapbook\, The quiet only knows half of itself\, was published through Anstruther Press in 2025. Wood’s poems and writing on art have appeared in numerous arts publications\, exhibition catalogues\, and poetry journals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nregister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/borders-boundaries-margins-an-evening-of-poetry-readings/
LOCATION:Rocket Science Room\, #204-170 Jean Talon O.\, Atlas Building Little Italy\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2R 2X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:I Remember: A Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Organized in partnership between the Blue Metropolis Literary Festival\, Rodaisun\, and Grapeseed Books. \nHosted by Rodaisun\, a writing workshop that incorporates sound and performance\, on the theme of what it means to take stock of our personal inventory\, in order to turn that into poetry (which is the backbone of RDS). This investigation will be conducted through the lens of Joe Brainard’s book I Remember — a NY painter and poet who died prematurely of AIDS-related complications. The audience will be guided with a writing prompt during two 30-40min sets of live improvised jazz. The sound charges the space and serves as the anchor for the stream of conscious writing. There will be a 15-minute break between sets. At the end\, people will be invited to read what they’ve written. \nWriting prompts by RODAISUN\, music by Aaron Dolman\, Kevin LaFleur\, and Zach Bachand. Second hand books for sale by Pome’s Books. \nGet tickets: https://www.grapeseedbooks.com/product-page/i-remember-w-rodaisun-x-blue-metropolis
URL:https://qwf.org/event/i-remember-a-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Parquette\, 1345 Rue de Bellechasse\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:Festival,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Banished Rose by Leila
DESCRIPTION:Join Montreal author Leila for the launch of her poetry collection Banished Rose. \nAbout the Book\nBanished Rose is a luminous collection of poetry spanning over two decades\, tracing the delicate arc of one woman’s journey from adolescence to creative maturity. From her first verses at age twelve to a reflective voice of thirty-four\, Leila conjures vivid imagery and deep emotion to illuminate her journey. \nEach poem becomes a moment of immersion\, a meditation on the present. With raw honesty and lyrical grace\, she invites listeners into an intimate world shaped by love\, heartbreak\, personal transformation\, and spiritual awakening. \nBanished Rose is a testament to the healing power of words\, a companion for anyone navigating life’s joys and sorrows\, and a reminder that within every heartache lies the possibility of grace. \nAbout the Author\nDaniela Beatriz Leal Reyes (Leila)\, is a Chilean independent author and poet\, based in Montreal\, Canada since 2018. She published her first book of poetry in October 2025\, Banished Rose\, a work published in English\, which brings together 47 poems and traces the author’s journey originally written in Spanish and translated into English by the poet herself. \nOne of his works\, Toque de Libertad\, included in his book\, was also published in the poetry anthology Trazos de hojas secas (2025)\, by Ediciones Converso.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-banished-rose-by-leila/
LOCATION:Le Bon Vieux Temps\, 2051B rue Saint-Denis\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Book Launch & Art Exhibition with Live Music and Cocktail—Free Admission
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever loved so deeply that it left an echo? \nHave you ever tried to let go only to find pieces of them still tangled in your soul? \nThen this event is for you! \nJoin us on April 17\, 19:00–21:00 for a special evening celebrating the launch and signing of Ebbs and Flows of the Heart by Chedia El Khouri. \nMixed Media Art Exhibition \nLive Music by RachelDara \nComplimentary Cocktail \nQ&A Session hosted by poet Samara O’Gorman \nViva Vida Art Gallery and Art Centre in the heart of the Pointe Claire Village \nFREE ADMISSION \nCome experience an inspiring night of art\, poetry\, and connection. We look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-art-exhibition-with-live-music-and-cocktail-free-admission/
LOCATION:Viva Vida Art Gallery\, 278 Lakeshore Road\, suite 2\, Pointe-Claire\, Quebec\, H9S 4K9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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