Poet Next Door celebrates National Canadian Film Day
Schedule
Wed, 16 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
The Brackendale Art Gallery | Squamish, BC
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Hey Squamish, on April 16th Poet Next Door is celebrating National Canadian Film Day with a special edition of PND. We are featuring Brandon Wint - an Ontario-born poet, spoken word artist, educator and filmmaker based in western Canada.We will also have local poet and author, Laura Sharp taking the stage to blow you all away with her stylistic spoken-word poetry and powerful narratives.
Don't miss this extra special double-feature film screening!
LOCATION: The Bag @ 41950 Government Rd, Brackendale, BC V0N 1H0
DATE: Wednesday April 16, 2025
DOORS @ 6:30 PM SHOW @ 7:00 PM
🎟️ TICKETS: $20
ACCESSIBILITY: The BAG is wheelchair accessible. Please be prepared for loud music and flashing lights.
Brandon Wint is an Ontario-born poet, spoken word artist, educator and filmmaker based in western Canada. For more than a decade, Brandon has been a sought-after touring performance poet, having shared his work all over Canada, and internationally at festivals and showcases in the United States, Australia, Jamaica, Latvia and Lithuania. Brandon is ever-grateful for the power of poetry as a spiritual technology and social force. He is devoted to using poetry as a tool for refining his sense of justice, love, and intimacy. Brandon Wint's poems and essays have been published in The Ex Puritan, Event Magazine, Arc Poetry Magazine, and Black Writers Matter, among other places. Divine Animal (Write Bloody North, 2020) is his debut collection of poetry. In recent years, his films have screened at DOXA documentary film festival and Reelworld Film Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival Centre.
NOTE: Poet Next Door contains adult themes. We do not limit the artist's expression, therefore please be prepared for sensitive topics.
ABOUT POET NEXT DOOR:
Did you know that your neighbour is a poet? Neither did we. Poet Next Door is an intimate gathering to discover your friendly neighbourhood talent sprinkled with ambient lighting, casual vibes and open hearts. Everyone is poet, this is the space to bare witness!
✨ Poet Next Door believes that poetry is a form of self-expression, and a perfect a way to reclaim narratives. The spoken word is a powerful tool for building connections and understanding among communities. ✨
🚨 POET NEXT DOOR HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR 🚨:
Racism
Homophobia
Transphobia
Sexism
Xenophobia
Discrimination
Harassment
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Where is it happening?
The Brackendale Art Gallery, 41950 Government Rd, Squamish, BC V8B 0G4, Canada,Squamish, British ColumbiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
