Kate Braid https://www.katebraid.com Poet, Writer, Teacher Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:50:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.katebraid.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/cropped-KB-favicon-1-1-32x32.png Kate Braid https://www.katebraid.com 32 32 Monday, May 4, 2026: Reading in Vancouver, BC https://www.katebraid.com/monday-may-4-2026-reading-in-vancouver-bc/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:47:09 +0000 https://www.katebraid.com/?p=2151 When: Monday, May 4, 2026, 7:30pm
Where: Mel Lehan Hall, St. James Square, 3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC 
Cost: $20 suggested donation

Kate will be one of seven former members of the Vancouver Industrial Writers’ Union  who will be reading at this Re:Union event.

There will be music provided by the folk group Fraser Union.

Come out for an evening of poetry and songs.

]]> Saturday, April 4, 2026: Reading on Galiano Island https://www.katebraid.com/saturday-april-4-2026-reading-on-galiano-island/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:35:41 +0000 https://www.katebraid.com/?p=2149 When: Saturday, April 4, 2026, 7:30
Where: Galiano Island Literary Festival, Oxeye Cafe, Galiano Island
Cost: Entry by donation

Kate will be a “featured reader” at an open mic night, to celebrate April being Poetry Month.

Learn more about this event.

]]> Monday, November 25, 2025: Reading and Q&A with Christina Shah https://www.katebraid.com/monday-november-25-2025-reading-and-qa-with-christina-shah/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 04:34:36 +0000 https://www.katebraid.com/?p=1907 When: Monday, November 24, 2025, 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Where: ConnectHer Hub, SE02-214 (Town Square D), British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Burnaby Campus
Cost: Free

Kate and fellow writer Christina Shah will be giving readings and answering questions.

 

]]> Rob Taylor Interviews Kate Braid in Event Magazine https://www.katebraid.com/rob-taylor-interviews-kate-braid-in-event-magazine/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 20:33:23 +0000 https://www.katebraid.com/?p=1892 Poet and teacher Rob Taylor interviewed Kate at one of her readings in Vancouver in May on the topic of “The Relationship of Body and Harmony”. The interview has been printed in Event Magazine.

You can read the interview here.

]]> October 26, 2025: Reading with Anna Swanson and Others https://www.katebraid.com/october-26-2025-reading-with-anna-swanson-and-others/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 20:12:06 +0000 https://www.katebraid.com/?p=1879 When: Sunday, October 26, 2025, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Where: Paul Phillips Hall, 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria, BC
Cost: Free

Kate will be reading from her latest book, “The Erotics of Cutting Grass”.

She will be reading with:

  • Anna Swanson, all the way from Newfoundland, reading from her latest book, The Garbage Poems, based on text from garbage collected at some of her favourite swimming holes.
  • Michael V. Smith, an interdisciplinary and performance artist reading from his latest book, Bad Ideas.

The event will be hosted by Emmett MacMillen.

]]> October 24, 2025: Reading and Discussion, St Faith’s Church, Vancouver https://www.katebraid.com/october-24-2025-reading-and-discussion-st-faiths-church-vancouver/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 20:10:40 +0000 https://www.katebraid.com/?p=1877 When: Friday, October 24, 2025, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Where: St. Faith’s Church, Vancouver, BC
Cost: Free

Kate will be reading from her latest book, “The Erotics of Cutting Grass”, and there will be a munchies and a discussion about creativity and spirituality.

]]> September 20, 2025: Notes on Becoming – A Conversation Across Memoir https://www.katebraid.com/september-20-2025-notes-on-becoming-a-conversation-across-memoir/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 19:16:47 +0000 https://www.katebraid.com/?p=1884 When: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Where: Room 485, UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver,BC
Cost: Free (Donations to Word Vancouver are welcomed)

Kate Braid (The Erotics of Cutting Grass: Reflections on a Well-Loved Life) and Charlotte Gill (Almost Brown ) both reflect on the complexities of identity and legacy in their latest works. Moderator Kaile Shilling will engage them in a rich conversation, sure to be filled with tender insights.

Event Details

]]> Kate’s Essay from “The Summer Book” on Tyee https://www.katebraid.com/kates-essay-from-the-summer-book-on-tyee/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:49:07 +0000 https://www.katebraid.com/?p=1868 Kate is one of 24 authors whose essays were published in The Summer Book, a compendium of reflections on nature and the human spirit inspired by the summertime in British Columbia. The book was released this year by Mother Tongue Publishing.

The Tyee has published three of the essays on their website, including Kate’s essay Losing the Mirror.

Read Kate’s Essay.

]]> Kate Interviewed on ‘The Commentary’ https://www.katebraid.com/kate-interviewed-on-the-commentary/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:12:04 +0000 https://www.katebraid.com/?p=1843 On April 14, 2025, Joseph Planta interviewed Kate about her new book The Erotics of Cutting Grass: Reflections from a Well-Loved Life.

You can listen to the interview here.

]]> August 27: Reading with Daniela Elza, Café Fantastico, Victoria https://www.katebraid.com/august-27-reading-with-daniela-elza-victoria-bc/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:00:59 +0000 https://www.katebraid.com/?p=1799 When: Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 7pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)
Where: Café Fantastico, Victoria, BC
Cost: Free

Kate will be reading from her latest book, The Erotics of Cutting Grass: Reflections from a Well-Loved Life. A memoir about some of the highlights (and lowlights) of aging. She will be joined by Daniela Elza.

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