The Dead Poets Reading Series

Next Sunday, March 8th! A fantastic line-up of poets:
Rhea Tregebov reading Anne Szumigalski (1922-1999)
George McWhirter reading José Emilio Pacheco (1939-2014)
Robin Susanto reading Sapardi Djoko Damano (1940–2020)
Mezi reading from "Classical Poems by Arab Women" anthology. Hope to see u there!

Much love and thanks to these writers for their generous presentations at our recent Dead Poets event on Sunday. From left to right, Joseph Dandurand, Heidi Greco, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Christopher Levenson, and Sahand Anzari ❤️ Thanks to all who came out for an afternoon of poetry

Very happy to be reading the English with Sahand reading the Farsi! You can hear so much in the original language, no matter how little you know the language and no matter how good the translation is!

Happy new year, everyone! Reminder that our first Dead Poets reading of the year is this Sunday, Jan. 11th. Featuring these amazing poets: Joseph Dandurand, Heidi Greco, Elee Kraljii Gardiner and Christopher Levenson. Hope to see you there! 3 p.m., Outsiders and Others gallery.

2026 is right around the corner, and so is our next reading! We're starting it off with a bang with these fantastic poets: Joseph Dandurand, Heidi Greco, Elee Kraljii Gardiner and Christopher Levenson! January 11th at Outsiders and Others - save the date!

group photo of poets Justyna Krol, Betsy Warland, Cabil Martinez de la Cruz and Kyle McKillop

It was a delightful afternoon at Outsiders and Others with these lovely poets: Justyna Krol, Betsy Warland, Cabil Martinez de la Cruz, and Kyle McKillop 🤩 Thanks to everyone who came out to our final reading for the year! See you in 2026!

Hey friends, our next reading is 3 weeks away! It will feature Betsy Warland (reading H.D.), Justyna Krol (reading Adam Zagajewski), Cabil Martinez (reading Jim-Wong Chu), and Kyle McKillop (reading Bill Knott).

It all happens November 16th, 3pm at Outisiders and Others. Save the date!

Again, a soul-stirring afternoon with laughter and no lack of tears. Beautiful readings by Adrienne Drobnies, Hope Lauterbach, Carleigh Baker and @roblucastaylor.bsky.social. We are so grateful for their generous readings and to the audience that came out on a drizzly Sunday. See you in November!

Reminder that our September reading is happening this Sunday at Outsiders and Others ! See you there!

Hi all, our next reading is coming up! We're excited to be part of the @wordvancouver.bsky.social festival for this one. The afternoon will feature @roblucastaylor.bsky.social, Hope Lauterbach, @drobnies.bsky.social, and Carleigh Baker! See you at Outsiders and Others at 3pm on September 14th!

group photo! Look at these darlings

Lauren Peat reading poetry

Shashi Bhat reading poetry

Christina Shah reading poetry

Nate Nate Nainers reading poetry

Big thank you to our readers @christinashah.bsky.social, @nate-nate-nainers.bsky.social, @shashibhat.bsky.social, and DPRS's own Lauren Peat for a lovely reading yesterday afternoon at Outsiders and Others! 😍 Details about our September reading coming soon

poster for Dead Poets Reading Series, Sunday, July 13th, 3pm at Outsiders and Others. featuring Shashi Bhat, Nate Nate Nainers, Lauren Peat and Christina Shah

Hi folks, the next Dead Poets Reading Series is Sunday, July 13th, 3pm at Outsiders and Others. It will feature poets Shashi Bhat, Nate Nate Nainers, Lauren Peat and Christina Shah! Reminder that this is a mask-required event to keep things safe and accessible for everyone. See you there!

Lots of love and appreciation to our readers (Alex Leslie, Jaeyun Yoo, Curtis LeBlanc and Dora Prieto! 🤩) and the warm attentive audience that came out on a Mother's Day afternoon for our reading. It was a great first reading in our new space, Outsiders and Others! ❤️

poster for the Dead Poets Reading Series on May 11th at 3pm, featuring Jaeyun Yoo, Dora Prieto, Curtis Leblanc and Alex Leslie. The event will be at Outsiders and Others #100 - 938 Howe St. Vancouver

We’re excited to announce the May 11th edition of Dead Poets Reading Series at our new home, Outsiders and Others #100-938 Howe St! featuring @jaeyunwrites.bsky.social, Dora Prieto, Curtis LeBlanc and Alex Leslie! Reminder that this is a masks-required event. See you there! www.deadpoetslive.com

We are thrilled to announce that DPRS has a new home at Outsiders and Others, an art gallery in the heart of Downtown Vancouver (#100 - 938 Howe Street)- fully accessible and full of beautiful art work! www.outsidersandothers.com
Our next event will be there on May 11th. More info coming soon!

This was a deeply moving experience ❤️ Thank you to our friends at the Whole Cloth Reading Series for initiating this collaboration with us! and subscribe to their substack for future events! wholecloth.substack.com

A Communal Reading of Pat Lowther's A Stone Diary, April 2, 2025 an evening of poetry and companionship at Green College in Vancouver in partnership with Dead Poets Reading Series

We are honoured to be joining the lovely Whole Cloth Reading Series (a series in which a whole book is read during each event) to read A Stone Diary by Pat Lowther. April 2nd at Green College, UBC. Audience members (possibly you!) can take turns reading the poems. Come join us!

Super thrilled about our March 9th reading at @crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social! featuring Jen Currin @jencurrin.bsky.social, Arleen Pare
@arleenpare.bsky.social Melanie Siebert @melaniesiebert.bsky.social and Ali Blythe @aliblythe.bsky.social 🤩 Reminder this is a masks-required event. See you there!

Thanks to our wonderful readers this afternoon: Holly Flauto, Selina Boan, Carolyn Nakagawa, and Ken Klonsky! We forgot to highlight at the event that they are wonderful writers in their own right - google them, check out their work! And thanks to the great warm audience that came out ❤️

Hi friends, this is coming up! Reminder of the new venue: SFU Harbour Centre, Room 2065. Also would like to note that masks are strongly encouraged for this event, as we want to keep our events as acessible and safe as possible. Thanks everyone and see you there!

poster for the Dead Poets Reading Series Jan 12th even featuring Carolyn Nakagawa, Ken Klonsky, Holly Flauto, and Selina Boan

Our next reading is on January 12th, 2025 at SFU Harbour Centre at 3pm. It will feature Carolyn Nakagawa, Ken Klonsky, Holly Flauto, and Selina Boan. See you there!

This account will be mainly to post news about upcoming readings and promote our readers, though we might post a poem now and then. Let’s see how it goes! It’s nice to be up here in the sky 4/4

More info can be found at our website www.deadpoetslive.com We are also on facebook www.facebook.com/deadpoetsrea..., Instagram www.instagram.com/deadpoetsrea... and X/twitter x.com/DeadPoetRead... though we might not be there much longer? 😬 3/4

We host a reading every other month, and usually 4 readers per reading. For the last couple years we have been at Massy Arts, but now we are looking for a new home. Let us know if you have any leads! Our next reading is on January 12th at SFU Harbour Centre 2/4

Hi, we're the Dead Poets Reading Series! We have our readings on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) also known as Vancouver, BC. The idea is simple: we invite writers to present the work of a dead poet they admire🧵1/4