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SUMMARY:"The Life of a Writer" – A Conversation with UBC Library's Writer-in-Residence Kevin Spenst
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nJoin us for a special literary Q&A session featuring 
 poet\, writer\, editor\, and chapbook-maker Kevin Spenst in conversation 
 with Bonnie Nish\, Executive Director of Word Vancouver Festival. This 
 engaging dialogue offers audiences the opportunity to hear from one of 
 Vancouver’s most dynamic literary voices as he reflects on his 
 wide-ranging creative practice\, his deep engagement with community\, and 
 his lifelong relationship with poetry\, performance\, and place.\n\nThis 
 intimate conversation will explore Spenst’s creative process\, his 
 thoughts on the evolving literary landscape\, and the forms of 
 experimentation\, collaboration\, and lived experience that shape his work. 
 From poetry and chapbooks to performance and literary community-building\, 
 the session invites audiences into the mind of a writer whose work is 
 playful\, searching\, and deeply rooted in language.\n\nModerator\n\nDr. 
 Bonnie Nish is Executive Director of Word Vancouver and Pandora’s 
 Collective Outreach Society. She holds a Master’s in Arts Education from 
 Simon Fraser University and a PhD in Language and Literacy Education from 
 the University of British Columbia\, where she currently teaches. A 
 certified Expressive Arts Therapist and faculty member at the Vancouver 
 Expressive Arts Therapy School\, Bonnie has led workshops across North 
 America for over 20 years. She is the author of Love and Bones\, co-editor 
 of Concussion and Mild TBI: Not Just Another Headline\, and co-author of 
 Cantata in Two Voices with Jude Neale. Bonnie lives in Vancouver and is 
 working on a new book.\n\n\nLocation:  Peña Room (Irving K. Barber 
 Learning Centre\, Level 3)  \n\nDate & Time: Thursday\, October  1 – 
 3.00-4.30PM PT
ORGANIZER;CN="Allan Cho":MAILTO:allan.cho@ubc.ca
CATEGORIES:Writer-in-Residence
CONTACT;CN="Allan Cho":MAILTO:allan.cho@ubc.ca
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URL:https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/calendar/vancouver/writer-in-residence-oct-1-2026
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