Poetry for Joy and Harmony at Churchill Meadow

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Location: 1320 Mississauga Valley Boulevard

Posted by Anna Yin | Apr 17, 2023 | literature | 0 |

Poetry for Joy and Harmony at Churchill Meadow

To Celebrate National Poetry Month, Sureway Cultural Services and Global Generations are happy to host Poetry Reading and Discussion On April 26, 10:30-11:30 am (Free admission)
on the second floor in the multipurpose room
At Churchill Meadows Community Centre. 5320 Ninth Line, Mississauga, ON L5M 0R5

Poetry Reading by Anna Yin, Music by guitarist Mark Harry.

Poetry and Music will be at 10:45-11:00am, haiku games and short poems reading and discussion will be 11am-12pm.
All are welcome to join us to enjoy and explore the beauty of poetry and catch small wonders from our daily life

About The Author

Anna Yin

Anna Yin was born in China and immigrated to Canada in 1999. She was Mississauga’s Inaugural Poet Laureate (2015-2017) and Ontario representative to the League of Canadian Poets (2013-2016). Anna has authored five poetry collections and “Mirrors and Windows” (Guernica Editions 2021). Anna won awards including the 2005 Ted Plantos Memorial Award, two MARTYs, two scholarships from West Chester University Poetry Conference, 2013 Professional Achievement Award from CPAC and grants from Ontario Arts Council and Canadian Arts Council. Her poems in English & Chinese and ten translations by her were in a Canadian Studies textbook used by Humber College. With poems published by ARC Poetry, New York Times, CBC, World Journal, Room, Cha, China daily etc, Anna has been interviewed by CBC Radio, Rogers TV, CCTV and TalentVisionTV, The Toronto Star, China Daily etc. She was a finalist for Canada’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award in 2011 and in 2012. Her poem “Still Life” was displayed on 700 buses in 13 cities across Canada for the Poetry In Transit project in 2013/2014. Anna read her poem at World Poetry event in Vancouver in 2012 and at the 2014 Chinese New Year Celebration at parliament hill Ottawa. She was featured at 2015 Austin International Poetry Festival and has performed at many important civic events in Mississauga and beyond. Anna has been twice a “Living book” for the Living Library at the Mississauga Campus of University of Toronto. Anna has also organized many dynamic events including National Poetry Month celebrations and Special Tributes to P.K. Page, Dorothy Livesay, Milton Acorn, Raymond Souster, Chinese poet Qu Yuan etc to promote poetry across Ontario. Anna holds a B.Sc. degree from Nanjing University and a Creative Writing Certificate from the University of Toronto. She teaches Poetry Alive at schools, colleges and libraries. website: annapoetry.com Books in Print: Awards Link: https://www.annapoetry.com/books/ Interviews: https://www.annapoetry.com/interviews/ SERVICES AVAILABLE: https://www.annapoetry.com/services-available/

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