MAY 25th, 2024
10:00am to 1:00pm
Workshop with Conor Kerr

Old Gods: A Workshop with Conor Kerr
Award-Winning Poet and Novelist, member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta

What?
We are delighted that Conor Kerr, who will be reading at Planet Earth Poetry on May 24, will offer a workshop the next day for a dozen participants.

Old Gods: What we can learn from writing blood memory into a landscape. A discussion around poetic futurisms, optimism, anger, and how to bring emotion to the page.

Who?
Conor Kerr is a Métis/Ukrainian writer living in Edmonton. A member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, he is descended from the Lac Ste. Anne Metis and the Papaschase Cree Nation. His Ukrainian family are settlers in Treaty 4 and 6 territories in Saskatchewan. He grew up in Saskatoon, Buffalo Pound, Edmonton, and other prairie towns and cities.

In 2022 he was named one of CBC’s Writers to Watch.  He is the author of the poetry collections An Explosion of Feathers and Old Gods, which was shortlisted for the 2023 Governor General’s award. His novel Avenue of Champions, was shortlisted for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award, longlisted for the 2022 Giller Prize and won the 2022 ReLIT award. He has a new novel, Prairie Edge, coming out in Spring 2024. Conor is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta where he teaches creative writing.

Where?
A comfortable private home in the Gorge area.
Address and directions will be sent to registrants.

When?
May 25, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
(Delicious home-made snacks and tea and coffee. Please bring your own mug.)

Registration: $65.
A limited number of sliding scale tickets (ranging from $25-$45) are available for those in need, first come first served. Please inquire during registration.

PEP workshops offer two fully-funded bursaries for participants who identify as Indigenous and who register by May 18th . Please let Nancy Issenman know when you register.

Max 12 participants.
To register, contact Nancy Issenman (issenman@shaw.ca)
Subject line: PEP workshop Kerr.
Do not send payment until you are registered with Nancy.
She will then send you Planet Earth Poetry’s e-transfer details.

Please be aware of PEP’s cancellation policy: No refunds after January 18th, 2024.