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WIR 2023 Stick ‘Em with the Pointy End

First Credit Union Community Room

What happens when you can write using only one- or two-syllable words? Drawing on both Johnny MacRae’s lifelong obsession with Tolkien’s writing and George Orwell’s essay “Politics and the English Language,” this workshop pushes you to throw off the belief that using longer words makes you sound smarter, or makes your writing stronger. PRPL’s 2023 […]

Free
Event Series Preschool Storytime

WIR 2023 Visits Preschool Storytime

Anne Woznow Children's Reading Room

Join Sonia and special guest Johnny MacRae for a poetry and spoken word-themed storytime brimming with wondrous wordplay and overflowing with a love of language. Sonia Zagwyn offers a lively fare of puppetry, finger plays, action rhymes, singalong songs and the best-of-the-best-of book-tales Wednesday and Thursday mornings, 10:30-11:00 am in the Anne Woznow Children's Reading […]

WIR 2023 Writing Support & Manuscript Review

Rotary MakerSpace

Meet one-on-one with award-winning spoken word artist Johnny MacRae. To find out more about submission criteria and to book your consultation, click the button below or email wir@prpl.ca. Pre-booked consultations will take priority over drop-ins. Drop-in & consultation hours run from September 21 to October 26, 2022 : Thursdays: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Saturdays: […]

Free

WIR 2023 Poetry Circle with Johnny MacRae

First Credit Union Community Room

Join a Poetry Circle with PRPL’s Writer in Residence Johnny MacRae to talk about poetry performance and spoken word. Drop-in.   PRPL’s 2023 Writer in Residence – Johnny MacRae Residency Dates:  September 15th, 2023 – October 27th, 2023 Johnny MacRae is a spoken word (or mouthy) poet of Gaelic ancestry who lives on the unceded ancestral […]

Free

WIR 2023 visits Young Writers’ Group

Meeting Room B

Youth 10+ are invited to a special session of Young Writers Group with PRPL's Writer in Residence Johnny MacRae. Interact, create and engage in this fun and informal writing group!  Talk writing, genre, learn new techniques, and develop your craft. Ages 10+  welcome. Young Writers Group meets every Friday from 4-5 pm in Meeting Room […]

Free

WIR 2023 Writing Support & Manuscript Review

Rotary MakerSpace

Meet one-on-one with award-winning spoken word artist Johnny MacRae. To find out more about submission criteria and to book your consultation, click the button below or email wir@prpl.ca. Pre-booked consultations will take priority over drop-ins. Drop-in & consultation hours run from September 21 to October 26, 2022 : Thursdays: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Saturdays: […]

WIR 2023 Sorry for the Inconvenient

First Credit Union Community Room

Join PRPL's Writer in Residence, Johnny MacRae for a workshop jam-packed with prompts steering folks towards the alternate (and funny!) realities suggested by typos in public signage. Drop-in.   PRPL’s 2023 Writer in Residence – Johnny MacRae Residency Dates:  September 15th, 2023 – October 27th, 2023 Johnny MacRae is a spoken word (or mouthy) poet of […]

Free

WIR 2023 Finding Memoirs in Objects

First Credit Union Community Room

PRPL's Writer in Residence, Johnny MacRae will discuss how personal objects from our lives can become vehicles for our personal stories. He will also examine the impact our understanding of […]

WIR 2023 Johnny MacRae Visits the Community Resource Centre

Community Resource Centre 4752 Joyce Ave, Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

The Community Resource Centre at 4752 Joyce Ave. invites you to join spoken word artist Johnny MacRae for lunch AND a collaborative poetry workshop.

Free