Congratulations to Vancouver’s sixth and Poet Laureate, Fiona Tinwei Lam. Fiona has been a guest on CreativelyUnited.org Climate & Artists Series free webinars.
She just launched a new competition for young, emerging and established wordsmiths as her legacy project.
“What historical, cultural or ecological sites in Vancouver intrigue, fascinate, or inspire you? Perhaps it is the ancient Musqueam village and burial site at c̓əsnaʔəm, a specific building in historic neighbourhood such as Chinatown or Hogan’s Alley, Deadman’s Island in False Creek, Hastings Park where Japanese Canadians were interned during WW II, or Burrard inlet where 376 passengers on the steamship Komagata Maru lay at anchor for 3 months in 1914 not allowed to disembark, or one of Vancouver’s gardens, hidden streams or remaining old growth trees?,” shares Fiona.
Poets will have to come up with original, unpublished material to enter the contest.
There are three categories for those wanting to enter:
- Youth (people in Grade 12 or under)
- Emerging poets (those who have not published a book)
- Established poets (those who have already published at least one book)
For each category there are cash prizes. To learn more, visit the Vancouver Public Library (VPL) website.