When: Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 7pm
Where: People’s Co-Op Bookstore, 1391 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC
Cost: Free
Kate will be reading at a launch of a new poetry anthology, Cascadia Zen.
Other readers will be the book’s editors, Paul Nelson, Jason Wirth and Adelia MacWilliam, along with Daphne Marlatt and Jami Macarty.
Come enjoy Saturday evening with some poetry and good company!
When: Friday, August 18, 2023, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Where: Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, Rockwood Centre, Sechelt, BC
Cost: See festival website.
Kate will be a moderator of a panel that features Hilary Peach (Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood) and Tamar Glouberman (Chasing Rivers: A Whitewater Life), who will delve into issues of women working in “non-traditional” fields.
Additional information about this session is available on the festival website.
When: Saturday, September 16, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Vancouver Word on the Street, UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, BC
Cost: Free
Kate and Hilary Peach will read from their books about life in the trades. There might also be some poetry.
Hilary will read from Thick Skin and Kate from Hammer & Nail: Notes of a Journeywoman and Journeywoman: Swinging a Hammer in a Man’s World.
When: Saturday, October 14, 2023, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, and again from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Where: Victoria Festival of Authors, Mary Lake Nature Sanctuary, 1772 Mill Stream Road, Victoria, BC
Cost: See below
Along with Beth Kope, Kate will co-host the Annual Forest Poet-Tree Walk. The forest poet tree walk is literally a walk through the beautiful Mary Lake Nature Sanctuary with the featured poets. We’ll stop at various predetermined places where the poets will read.
Guest poets will be Robert Bringhurst, Wanda John Kehewin, Samantha Nock and Russell Thornton.
Please note that this is not an accessible venue; come prepared to walk through forest. It’s not difficult walking: all quite flat and over well-used trails.
Participants need to register for the walk. Tickets go on sale (on their website) one month before the Festival, with prices adjusted for low income and unwaged people. Nature sanctuary events are the only Festival events without a free option or livestreaming.
Additional information about the festival is available on the festival website.
When: Saturday February 12, 2023, 2:00 PM
Where:Pender Island Public Library
Cost: Free
All welcome.
In December 2022, Kate released a Chapbook with Alfred Gustav Press.
When: Friday February 17, 2023, 7:00 PM
Where: Herald Street Brewworks, 506 Herald Street, Victoria BC
Cost: Free
Kate reads from her trades books including Journeywoman: Swinging a Hammer in a Man’s World, at the launch of Hilary Peach’s new book, Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood.
When: Thursday February 23, 2023, 7:00 PM
Where: Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
Cost: Free
Kate reads from her trades books including Journeywoman: Swinging a Hammer in a Man’s World, at the launch of Hilary Peach’s new book, Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood.
When: Tue, 20 September 2022, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
Where: Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6P 2N4
Cost: $10 or free for members
Poets return this September with an evening of readings by local poets:
Many of these poets are launching new collections. Books will be available for sale and signing.
Please join us for this in-person event. Prosecco and chocolates will be served.
Email info@kogawahouse.com if you would like to join on Zoom.
Kate’s first live reading since Covid shut readings down, will take place from 2:30 – 3:30p.m. on Saturday, April 30 at Nanaimo Harbourfront Library, 90 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, as part of National Poetry Month. She’ll be reading with Victoria poet, Wendy Donawa, and Port Alberni poet Linda K. Thompson. It will be hosted by the Nanaimo Poet Laureate, Kamal Parmar. No admission fee and all are welcome.
Date: Saturday April 30, 2022
Time: 2:30 – 3:30 pm
Location: Nanaimo Harbourfront Library, 90 Commercial Street, Nanaimo