Kate Braid’s five books of poetry have won or been nominated for various prizes including the Pat Lowther Award, the BC Book Prize and the Vancity Women’s Book Prize. Her most recent books are, Turning Left to the Ladies and A Well-Mannered Storm: The Glenn Gould Poems. She also co-edited with Sandy Shreve, the ground-breaking book of Canadian form poetry, In Fine Form.


She has published three books of non-fiction and her poems and personal essays have been widely published and anthologised. She has given readings, guest lectures and workshops across Canada. She is currently writing a memoir of her fifteen years as a carpenter.


www.katebraid.com


Events featuring Kate Braid:


  1. 1.Workshop “Trans/Forming: Playing with Form in Poetry” - Thursday, July 14, 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm at the Community School.

  2. 2.Workshop “Working it Out: The Radical Power of Writing our Work” - Friday, July 15, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Community School.

  3. 3.Themed Reading “Mixed Media Session” with Clyde Reed, bassist - Saturday, July 16, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm at the Back Hall.

  4. 4.Main Stage Event “Rhythm of Writing” - Sunday, July 17, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Community Hall.

 

Kate Braid

Denman Island Readers & Writers Festival

Clyde Reed

Clyde Reed is the creative music bass stalwart of the Vancouver, B.C. scene and (until recently retiring) an economics professor at Simon Fraser University. He is a cofounder of the NOW Orchestra and has performed with Barry Guy, Leo Smith, George Lewis, Bobby Bradford, Rob Blakeslee, Vinny Golia, Peter Brotzmann and many leading Canadian musicians.


He is regularly invited to international jazz festivals and has played in Berlin, Lisbon and regularly at the Vancouver Jazz Festival.