WORDSMITH: A Night of Poetry (2026)
About this Event
Join us at the grunt gallery for WORDSMITH: A Night of Poetry! Featuring a curated lineup of local poets, this night welcomes you to join us and celebrate the everlasting joy that is poetry.
Our featured poets are:
Benn Maria
Kristina Bonface
Shivalika
Sol Diana
Frehiwot
Where: grunt gallery - 350 E 2nd Ave
When: Saturday August 15th, 2026
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm
Doors Open: - 4:30pm
Poetry Show - 5:00pm-8:00pm
Cost: $25 (tickets) or $30 (tickets + a drink of wine/cider)
Tickets sold online and at the door (etransfer only).
Snacks and refreshments are available by donation.
A Silent Auction will be ran for the duration of the event and all proceeds will go towards BNB Society, Salt City Advocacy Society, and SNIWWOC.
See you there!
ACCESSIBILITY FOR grunt gallery:
grunt gallery is accessed from the sidewalk via a 106” long, 64” wide concrete ramp that rises 12”. The slope is 1 : 8.75. There are no rails on the ramp. The front entrance is an outward-swinging double door with a total width of 64”, and with hand and foot height buttons for automated opening. Entry to the Media Lab behind the gallery space is via a 42” wide passage and entry to the neighbouring amenity space is through a manually operated outward swinging double door with a total width of 70”.
No stairs, inclines, or elevators are necessary to access the public areas once inside the gallery. grunt gallery has a single gender neutral washroom that is accessed via a 31” wide doorway with an automated swinging door with a door handle that is 40” high. The toilet has a 10” clearance on the left side and a 21” clearance in front, with a support bar on the left side. The sink height is 34”. Please contact us via [email protected] with any questions. grunt encourages the use of face masks in our space to help protect immunocompromised staff and guests. Masks and hand sanitizer are available onsite.Please no vaping or smoking on the premises.
grunt gallery amenity room:
the supplied soap by the building is strongly scented.
there is no light indicator in the amenity room and the lock is a twist bolt.
We acknowledge that this event takes place on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
Agenda
🕑: 04:30 PM
Doors Open
🕑: 05:00 PM
Show Begins - Introduction
🕑: 05:10 PM
Poetry Show
🕑: 05:50 PM - 06:10 PM
Intermission
🕑: 06:10 PM
Poetry Show
🕑: 06:50 PM
Open-Mic
🕑: 07:20 PM - 07:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 22.73 to CAD 33.40
