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\nThis event is offered in partnership with Vertigo Series. Autho rs include Gavin Bradley\, S. Portico Bowman\, and Rita Bouvier with music ian Dara Schindelka. \;
\nGavin Bradley is an a ward-winning writer\, and palaeontologist\, from Belfast\, Northern Irelan d\, currently living in Edmonton\, on Treaty 6 territory. His work has app eared in The Irish Times\, The North\, Best New British and Irish Poets\, and Glass Buffalo. His debut poetry collection\, Separation Anxiety\, is a vailable from your local indie bookseller or Worldwide. Instagram: @gavinb radleywrites
\nFor twenty years S. Portico Bowman&r squo\;s home was in a collage of places. She worked in Kansas as an art pr ofessor\, art writer\, and gallery director. Her love life was in Californ ia. Her father\, family\, writing community\, and many friends are in Cana da. In 2021 Portico completed her work at the university\, and moved to Ca lifornia for two years. Did you know their population is almost equal to t hat of Canada? All those people had quite an impact. She convinced Tom and Florence to move back to Kansas City where she is teaching kindergarten a nd first grade. California can really change a person. However\, it turns out the early lessons are the same. Play fair. Be kind. Write books with y our friends. \;
\nRita Bouvier is a Mé\;t is writer and &lsquo\;retired&rsquo\; educator from Saskatchewan. Rita wil l be reading selections from her fourth collection\, a beautiful rebellion \, Thistledown Press\, Spring 2023. Rita&rsquo\;s poetry has appeared in l iterary anthologies and journals&mdash\;print and online&mdash\;musicals\, and television productions\, and has been translated into Spanish\, Germa n and Cree-Michif of her home community of sakitawak&mdash\;IÌ‚le-aÌ €-la-Crosse\, Saskatchewan\, Canada situated on the historic trading and meeting grounds of Cree and Dene people. \;
\nDara Sch indelka (she/her) is a femfolk musician with a touch of the north &\; the pull of the prairies. Her original music shares stories throug h song while her keen interest in traditional folksongs that tell the stor ies of women add texture and context. Dara tours as a soloist and a trio w hen not working with other music projects in western Canada. \;
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