Karen will be reading at the International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront on October 23 at 9 PM.
Details to follow as they come available.
An Island of Wild Horses
“I still wake in the night, or in the hours just at dawn, and I remember what it was like, what it was like to sit on a dune and look out over the sea, what it was like to have horses nuzzle me from each side, and from the rear—no escape. What it was like to feel the wind and to follow a horse track somewhere, over there, somewhere where sand and seal and horse and sea and sky meet.”
Read Karen’s article about Sable Island on the Sable Island Institute website.
Supermarket: May 1, 2018
As part of the launch for Untethered 4:1, Karen will read at Supermarket in Kensington Market.
May 1, 2018
7:30-9:30PM
Supermarket Restaurant and Grill
268 Augusta Avenue
Toronto
Free! Copies of the new issue of Untethered will be available for a special launch price of only $10. Back issues will be available for $5.
Battle of the Bards: A Wonderful Night of Poetry!
The 10th Annual Battle of the Bards poetry competition was a delightful evening.
On March 28, 2018, Karen read with 19 other poets in a friendly rivalry at Harbourfront Centre.
Congratulations to all the poets.
Toronto’s Paul Vermeersch was selected winner. Karen was among the runners up with Angela Hibbs, Margo LaPierre and Caroline Szpak.
Karen read from Seasons in an Unknown Key.
Battle of the Bards: March 28, 2018
Selected as one of twenty poets to recite at the Battle of the Bards, Karen will read from Seasons in an Unknown Key.
The event is
Wednesday, March 28
7:30 PM
Harbourfront Brigantine Room
235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
This is the 10th annual battle, presented by the International Festival of Authors.
Tickets are $10, free for students. You may book online.
Poetry Jazz Café: March 6, 2018
Karen reads at the Poetry Jazz Café in Kensington Market, Toronto, from Captive Love and other selected works.
Join the gathering at 224 Augusta Avenue on March 6, 2018, at 7PM.
Book Launch: Captive Love, A Memoir of Rescue, January 14, 2018
Celebrate the creatures who bring us so much comfort and great joy.
Join Karen for the launch of her latest book, Captive Love, A Memoir of Rescue.
Karen will speak briefly and read briefly at Kalendar, 546 College Street, Toronto, on Sunday, January 14, 2018, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.
Captive Love will be available for purchase.
If you would like to order signed copies in advance, please email and your books will be waiting for you at Kalendar.
Still Dancing: September 16, 2017
Join Karen at Still Dancing, a celebration of Canadian poetry and song on Saturday, September 16, 2-4 pm at the East York Civic Centre.
This intimate afternoon of stories, songs and poetry recalling Canada’s rich literary legacy from East Toronto and beyond is a free event.
Featuring Toronto Poet Laureate, Anne Michaels, with Karen, Paul Dutton and Annie Wong.
Student reciters from Poetry in Voice, music by David Sereda, Dave Grey and Tyler Wagler
Love Poetry: July 29, 2017
The Love Poetry Festival, formerly located on Toronto Island, will take place at Queen Books.
914 Queen Street East (at Logan Avenue)
Toronto
Join Karen and eight other poets for an evening of poetry and love.
Saturday, July 29, 2017
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Download the poster for further details.
Summer of Love: July 23, 2017
Karen and long-time friend, writer and poet musician extraordinaire, Robert Priest, will take the stage at The Cadillac Lounge from 2-3 (1296 Queen Street West, Toronto) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love.
This is Universal Music’s celebration of that great period of music.
The event runs from 12-6, with a barbecue, face painting, poetry and live bands. Karen and Robert are the featured poets.