This is a hybrid event. Register here to a ttend online: https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/8469098. This event is offered in partnership with Vertigo Series. The event will feature Tai Re ign\, dee hobsbawn-smith\, and Kate Spencer reading from their works\, and musician Dale MacArthur. Check back for more details. \;
\nTai Reign (@taithepoet) is a Two-Spirited poet and perfor mer from Peepeekisis Cree Nation raised in Regina\, Sk. They first discove red poetry as a therapeutic outlet\, since they&rsquo\;ve realized how pow erful words can be. Now they use poetry and art to share their world view and make sense of the hardships they&rsquo\;ve experienced. On their artis tic journey they've ventured into theater co-founding The Salt and Battery Collective\, where they have created and performed two devised theater pr oductions\, Lift/Break and The Rehearsal. Currently they are the co-host o f RezX on AccessNow. \; \;
\nKate Spencer hails from small town Saskatchewan. She received a Bachelor of Art s Honours in 2017 and a Masters of Arts in 2021 from the University of Reg ina. Throughout her studies\, she split her focus between poetry\, specifi cally Confessional\, and Modernist literature\, completing her graduate th esis on James Joyce. Lately\, she runs a small business with her spouse an d picks up after two new puppies\, Georgia and Eddie. She will be reading from her first book\, Cradle and Spoon.
\ndee Hobsb awn-Smith (she/her) lives rurally on Treaty Six Territory west of Saskatoon. She writes award-winning poetry\, novels\, short stories\, and essays which are sometimes influenced by her background as a chef and loc al foods advocate. She lives and works west of Saskatoon\, SK\, Canada\, i n Treaty Six Territory\, where she served as the Saskatoon Public Library& rsquo\;s 35th Writer in Residence\, and earned her MFA in Writing and MA i n English. \;Her work has appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies. She has written ten books\; her most recent books include Bre ad &\; Water: essays\, published in 2021 by University of Regina Press. It won the SK Book Award for Best Nonfiction\, and Taste Canada&rsquo\;s Gold Medal for Culinary Narrative\; Danceland Diary: a novel\, a finalist for SK Book Awards&rsquo\; Best Fiction\; and Among the Untamed: poems. A new poetry collection is currently looking for a home. In her spare time s he cooks\, gardens\, quilts\, grows orchids\, and runs. She&rsquo\;s a fan of good chocolate\, better coffee\, good wine\, and period movies\, and d etective novels. She hopes to learn to play her guitar before she turns 80 .
\nDale Mac\, Roots/Rock/Blues songwriter \, is \;from White Bear First Nation in Saskatchewan. The storytelling in his lyrics and driving music are both backed by his soulful and energe tic guitars. Whether performing acoustic roots in intimate venues\, amp dr iven blues\, or rock based stage shows\, Dale&rsquo\;s guitar writing is a lso the energy behind his range of songwriting. He has two releases under his belt. His first release under the alias "Kinder Scout" (2015) was foll owed up by the successful EP "American Horse" (2017) \;under his name Dale Mac. His upcoming release "Pejuta Road" \;blends his threatened N akota language\, hand drumming\, with contemporary guitar driven storytell ing. \;
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