A Poetry Reading with Lucy Yang and Alden Wallace

Join us, Lucy Wang and Alden Wallace for a night of reading & discussion of new works by these two brilliant authors, Sept 27th 6-8pm.

Venue & Accessibility:

The event will be hosted at the Massy Arts Gallery, at 23 East Pender Street in Chinatown, Vancouver. We are located in the former MING WO building.

Registration is free or by donation.

The gallery is wheelchair accessible and a gender-neutral washroom is on-site.

Please refrain from wearing scents or heavy perfumes.

For more on accessibility including parking, seating, venue measurements and floor plan, and how to request ASL interpretation please visit: massyarts.com/accessibility

Covid Protocols: Masks keep our community safe and are mandatory (N95 masks are recommended as they offer the best protection). We ask if you are showing symptoms, that you stay home. Thank you kindly.

About the Books

"Ju" by Lucy Yang

This evocative collection of poetry traces the footprints of heritage through the voice of a child born at the cusp of the new year. Each verse is a vivid tableau, where shiny red pockets, spiced jerky, and tangy sweet hawthorn come alive, weaving a tapestry of flavours and superstitions. As the child navigates the intersection of luck and legacy, readers are invited to explore the deep threads of culture, tradition, and the gentle guidance of elders. This book is a celebration of the tender bonds that tie generations together, captured in the vibrant, sensory language of familial love. —ALLAN CHO, Director of the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop

"Epigrams"

by Alden Wallace, forthcoming September 2024

About the Authors

(she/her) was born in China and immigrated to Canada with her parents when she was nine years old. She now teaches and writes on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples in British Columbia. She loves to explore language and literature with her students, and writes to examine feminist diasporic identities and intercultural pedagogy. Her writing has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, ARC Poetry Magazine, Contemporary Verse 2 and BCTF Teacher Magazine. She is a finalist for the 2021 Foster Poetry Prize and a board member at Vancouver Poetry House. She lives with her husband, son and corgi in North Vancouver.

Alden Wallace has been published in literary magazines around the world. He is the author of 2 chapbooks.

Host or Publisher Massy Arts Society