This May at Brickyard, experience new poems and stories from Asian poets every week. Enmeshed in family legacies, contemporary struggles, and empowerment projects, these artists use their words and actions to build visibility and community. Curated by Janice Jo Lee.
Brickyard’s Asian Heritage Month Showcase features a series of weekly performance videos and interviews with renowned Canadian spoken word artists, including Bänoo Zan (founder of Shab-e She’r Poetry Night), Anto Chan (co-curator and host of FreeFlow Showcase), Kai Cheng Thom (award-winning author of Falling Back in Love with Being Human), and Johnny D Trinh (artistic director of Vancouver Poetry House).
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Week of May 1, 2023 – Various Artists
Justine Abigail Yu
Candice Joy Oliva
Kathryn Gwun-Yeen Lennon
Lisa Shen
Week of May 8, 2023 – Bänoo Zan
Interview
Performance
Week of May 15, 2023 – Anto Chan
Interview
Performance
Week of May 22, 2023 – Kai Cheng Thom
Interview
Performance
Week of May 29, 2023 – Johnny D Trinh
Interview
Performance
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts & the Ontario Arts Council.