Parade of Storms, Evelyn Lau’s tenth collection of poems, weaves together storms both personal and planetary. Weather, both physical and emotional, forms the backdrop to this book. Lau will read and discuss several poems that explore this subject, then prompt the audience to begin a draft of their own original poem that echoes these themes, using a variety of techniques and suggestions

Location: Room C225, UBC Robson Square

Type: Workshop

Evelyn Lau, Parade of Storms (Anvil Press)

Evelyn Lau

Evelyn Lau is the Vancouver author of fifteen books, including ten volumes of poetry. Her first book, Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid (HarperCollins, 1989) was published when she was eighteen; it was made into a CBC movie starring Sandra Oh in her first major role. Evelyn’s short stories, essays, and novel have been translated into a dozen languages. Her poetry has received the Milton Acorn Award, the Pat Lowther Award, a National Magazine Award, and nominations for the BC Book Prize and the Governor General’s Award. Her poems have been chosen for inclusion in both the Best Canadian Poetry and Best American Poetry anthologies. From 2011-2014, Evelyn served as Poet Laureate for the City of Vancouver. Her previous collection is Cactus Gardens (Anvil, 2022), which was included in CBC’s Top 20 Poetry Books of 2022, shortlisted for the City of Vancouver Book Award, and received the Fred Cogswell Award. Parade of Storms is her tenth collection of poetry.