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SUMMARY:Meet the Poet: Joseph Dandurand
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DESCRIPTION:Poetry & Conversation with a Griffin Prize Nominee.\nhttps://b
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>LIVE presentation via ZOOM</p>\n<p>Join Kw
 antlen writer\, Joseph Dandurand\, for a thoughtful look at the deep meani
 ng behind his award-winning work. Dandurand was nominated for one of poetr
 y's most prestigious awards\, the Griffin Poetry Prize. His humble\, vulne
 rable words unveil experiences with residential school\, the psych ward\, 
 and drug use in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. He explores the ongoing pro
 cess of healing through reconnection with family\, the natural world\, and
  traditional Indigenous storytelling. &ldquo\;These are powerful visionary
  parables of suffering\, redemption and retribution...&rdquo\; &ndash\; To
 ronto Star</p>\n<p>Tune in for a raw look at the trials behind his most gr
 ipping work\, and his journey to healing through poetry.</p>\n<h5>About th
 e Presenter</h5>\n<p>Poet and playwright Joseph Dandurand is a member of t
 he Kwantlen First Nation and director of the Kwantlen Cultural Centre. His
  2020 book of poetry\, <em>The East Side of It All</em> (Nightwood Edition
 s)\, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize\, one of the world&rsquo
 \;s most generous poetry awards. Dandurand received the 2021 BC Lieutenant
  Governor&rsquo\;s Award for Literary Excellence. In 2022 he was the winne
 r of the Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize.</p>\n<p>Explore <a href="http
 s://burlington.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=Dandurand%2C%20Joseph%20A
 .&amp\;searchType=author">Joseph Dandurand</a>&nbsp\;in our collection</p>
 \n<p>Presented in partnership with Harbour Publishing</p>\n<p>A Burlington
  Lyrics &amp\; Poetry Festival presentation</p>\n<h5>Attending Online</h5>
 \n<p>Registration closes 60 minutes before the program begins. You can acc
 ess Zoom on your computer\, on your device through the Zoom app\, or by ca
 lling in. To attend the program on the phone\, please register and we'll p
 rovide the information you need to listen in.</p>\n<p><a href="https://www
 .bpl.on.ca/zoom">How to Zoom instructions</a></p>\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info
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