The 2011 Whitehorse Poetry Festival
Friday, June 24 at the Yukon Arts Centre
7:30pm
Poetry Bash with Elizabeth Bachinsky, bill bissett, John Pass, Miranda Pearson, Clea Roberts, David Seymour, Karen Solie, Rhea Tregebov and guest host Eleanor Wachtel
Saturday, June 25 at the Old Fire Hall
11:00am–noon
Craft Talk: The Lives of Writers with Eleanor Wachtel
1:45–2:45pm
Eleanor Wachtel in Conversation with Rhea Tregebov and Karen Solie
3:00–4:00pm
Poetry Reading (Q&A to follow) with Miranda Pearson and bill bissett
4:15–5:15pm Poetry Reading (Q&A to follow) with Karen Solie, David Seymour, Elizabeth Bachinsky
Sunday, June 26 at the Old Fire Hall
11:00am–noon
Panel Discussion: Tips for New Writers – Writer Patricia Robertson talks to Elizabeth Bachinsky, Clea Roberts and David Seymour
1:45–2:45pm
Poetry Reading (Q&A to follow) with John Pass and Rhea Tregebov
3:00–4:00pm
Panel Discussion: The Poet’s Craft - Poet Erling Friis-Baastad talks to Miranda Pearson, John Pass and bill bissett
7:00pm
Yukon Poetry Night with Clea Roberts, Jamella Hagen and Kirsty Elliot, plus a memorial tribute to Alaska poet John Haines by Erling Friis-Baastad
Weekend pass $41 (includes all events)
Day pass $20 (includes all events on one day)
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