Free Public Poetry Workshop with Doyali Islam: Be Brave in Your Words
Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 1pm
Friday, October 4, 1:00-2:00pm, Central Library BMO Room
Poetry workshop by Doyali Islam
Maximum 12 participants
This is a free workshop, but you must register in advance.
Be Brave in Your Words!
Have you ever felt that certain topics are off limits for your poetry, or that no one would be interested in hearing what you – yes, you! – have to say? Award-winning poet and the author of the intimate poetry book heft (McClelland & Stewart, 2019), Doyali Islam is here to help! Together, we’ll approach and question our fears, and learn to be brave in our words so that we can live authentically and inspire others to do the same!
Doyali Islam's second poetry book is 'heft' (McClelland & Stewart, 2019) – a lyrical and innovative collection that the poet describes as a “ledger of tenderness, survival, and risk.” Poems from 'heft' have been published in Kenyon Review Online, The Fiddlehead, and Best Canadian Poetry. Want to learn more? Check out Doyali’s CBC Radio interviews for The Sunday Edition (https://bit.ly/2VOwQ8p) and The Next Chapter (https://bit.ly/2XrJ346). The poetry editor of Arc, she lives in Toronto. www.doyali-islam.com