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SUMMARY:GPAG: Arts & Words Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us with the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society for the 2026 Arts and Words Festival\, a three day literary festival in which writers collaborate with visual artists! \nEvery year\, artists and writers on the Sunshine Coast are randomly paired together. Working together they reflect on each other’s stories\, artistic practices\, styles\, and bodies of work to create a literary work and a visual work that resonate with and echo each other; often resulting in long-term friendship and collaboration across artistic disciplines. We invite all to join us during this festival to view the huge breadth of art and words on display\, as well as for workshops\, keynote speakers\, interviews\, and more. Immerse yourself in the Sunshine Coast’s literary and visual arts scene. \nFind the full schedule of events\, as well as our opening hours during the festival\, online!
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/gpag-arts-words-festival-2026/2026-08-23/
LOCATION:Gibsons Public Art Gallery\, 431 Marine Dr\, Gibsons\, BC\, V0N 1V0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Intro to Glosa Poetry with Bonnie Quan Symons
DESCRIPTION:Explore how to write a glosa\, a courtly form that steals a quatrain from another poet’s work to structure a poem of your own\, in the course of which you create a glosa – or gloss on that poet’s work. Tangling with your chosen poet may allow her or his subtle influence to inform your tone and expand your expressive range. \nTHE GLOSA OR GLOSE is a form requiring:\na) A cabeza (or motto) – the quatrain borrowed from another poet\, whose authorship must be acknowledged\nb) Four 10-line stanzas\, each endingwith one of the lines in sequence from the cabeza\nc) A rhyme-scheme requirement that lines 6 and 9 rhyme with the final word of line 10.\nSaturday\, Aug. 22nd\, 2026\, 10:30 am – Noon\nGibsons Public Art Gallery\, Joe’s Lounge\n431 Marine Drive\, Gibsons\, BC\n$25 – includes a chapbook of glosas and handouts\nRegister at sunshinecoastwirtersandeditors@gmail.com
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/intro-to-glosa-poetry-with-bonnie-quan-symons/
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SUMMARY:GPAG: Intro to Glosa Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Explore how to write a glosa\, a courtly form that steals a quatrail from another poet’s work to structure a poem of your own\, in the course of which you create a glosa – or gloss on that poet’s work. Tangling with your chosen poet may allow her or his subtle influence to inform your tone and expand your expressive range. Workshop includes a copy of instructor Bonnie Quan Symon’s beautiful chapbook of glosas and handouts.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/gpag-intro-to-glosa-poetry/
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SUMMARY:GPAG: Arts & Words Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us with the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society for the 2026 Arts and Words Festival\, a three day literary festival in which writers collaborate with visual artists! \nEvery year\, artists and writers on the Sunshine Coast are randomly paired together. Working together they reflect on each other’s stories\, artistic practices\, styles\, and bodies of work to create a literary work and a visual work that resonate with and echo each other; often resulting in long-term friendship and collaboration across artistic disciplines. We invite all to join us during this festival to view the huge breadth of art and words on display\, as well as for workshops\, keynote speakers\, interviews\, and more. Immerse yourself in the Sunshine Coast’s literary and visual arts scene. \nFind the full schedule of events\, as well as our opening hours during the festival\, online!
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/gpag-arts-words-festival-2026/2026-08-22/
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SUMMARY:GPAG: Poetry & Memoir Reading – Catherine McNeil & Daniela Elza
DESCRIPTION:Sunshine Coast poet and musician\, Catherine McNeil (Cat Mac) will be reading from her award-winning poetry book\, “Emily & Elspeth.” Joining her is Vancouver author\, Daniela Elza\, author of scar/city\, poetry\, and Is This an Illness or an Accident\, her memoir. Both of Elza’s books are finalists for awards in this years Book Awards for BC Authors contest.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/gpag-poetry-memoir-reading-catherine-mcneil-daniela-elza/
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SUMMARY:GPAG: Arts & Words Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us with the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society for the 2026 Arts and Words Festival\, a three day literary festival in which writers collaborate with visual artists! \nEvery year\, artists and writers on the Sunshine Coast are randomly paired together. Working together they reflect on each other’s stories\, artistic practices\, styles\, and bodies of work to create a literary work and a visual work that resonate with and echo each other; often resulting in long-term friendship and collaboration across artistic disciplines. We invite all to join us during this festival to view the huge breadth of art and words on display\, as well as for workshops\, keynote speakers\, interviews\, and more. Immerse yourself in the Sunshine Coast’s literary and visual arts scene. \nFind the full schedule of events\, as well as our opening hours during the festival\, online!
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/gpag-arts-words-festival-2026/2026-08-21/
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