Elixir of Life: Free Verse Poetry
- Tawhida Tanya Evanson
To accompany the residency and reading by Tawhida Tanya Evanson, she will host a workshop for writers.
On the workshop Evanson says:
The human being is both stream and tsunami, yet we have difficulty flowing around obstacles. Engage with a free verse poetry that taps into the conscious and subconscious using a basic unifying substance as our guide: water. We will use text, videopoetry and tonal sound therapy to contemplate, meditate, write, edit, experiment, question, share, give and receive feedback, co-create safe space and predict the future of humankind.
There are a total of 15 workshop spaces available. Participants are asked to bring along a pen or pencil and some paper for the writing exercises.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds. If the registration fee presents a barrier, please contact The Capilano Review.
Workshop registration includes a complimentary one-year subscription to The Capilano Review.
About the Artists
Tawhida Tanya Evanson is a poet, author, performer, producer, and Ashik. Her poetry collections include Bothism (2017) and Nouveau Griot (2018), and her debut novel Book of Wings won the 2022 CAM/Blue Metropolis New Contribution Prize. The French autotranslation “Livre des ailes” is forthcoming from Marchand de feuille in 2023. With a twenty-five-year practice in spoken word and music, she performs internationally and has released several studio albums and videopoems. She is president of the Quebec Writers’ Federation and director of Mother Tongue Media, which produces interarts projects including the upcoming Afrofuturist concert film CYANO SUN SUITE. Born and based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory, she moonlights as a whirling dervish.
Accessibility
The Grand Luxe Hall is located on the second floor of Western Front, which is accessed by a flight of 26 stairs. Further details about accessibility at Western Front can be found here.
Acknowledgements
Presented in partnership with The Capilano Review as part of their annual Writers-in-Residence program.
Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.
We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.