Presented by: Word Vancouver and ABPBC, in partnership with TransLink and BC Transit

Read Local BC, in partnership with TransLink and BC Transit, presents the launch of this year’s Poetry In Transit campaign at Word Vancouver. Now celebrating its 25th year, this long-running project displays the work of ten BC poets on public transit vehicles throughout the province. Join us to hear eight of the featured 2021/22 poets read from their work. 

Hosted by Rob Taylor

Readers: 

Tanja Bartel (Everyone at This Party, Goose Lane Editions)

Marita Dachsel (There Are Not Enough Sad Songs, University of Alberta Press)

Junie Désil, (eat salt | gaze at the ocean, Talonbooks)

Patrick Friesen (Outlasting the Weather: Selected & New Poems 1994-2020, Anvil Press)

Dallas Hunt (Creeland, Nightwood Editions)

Donna Kane (Orrery, Harbour Publishing)

Billeh Nickerson (Duct-Taped Roses, Book*hug Press)

Barbara Nickel (Essential Tremor: Poems, Caitlin Press & Dagger Editions)

If you're looking for copies of books featured at Word Vancouver, you can get them at Iron Dog Books.