Upcoming Events – Anna Yin's Poetry Alive

Jan 11: Online video to share poetry and life journey to help others finding their passion and fulfil their dream (asked by The Flowering Mind Summit Founder)

Feb 3: Virtual Class Visit at Bowmore Road Jr & Sr. P.S

Feb 6: Talking about “Mirrors and Windows” (Guernica Editions, 2021) that aims East and West exchange projects

March 6, 3:00pm Anna Yin’s haiku workshop at The East and West Learning Club

March 20, 3:00pm Anna Yin’s poetry editing workshop at The East and West Learning Club.

March 22: This is My Saga: from Software Engineer to Poet Laureate (English Department, Jahangirnagar University)

In April: three Virtual Class Visits at three schools for Poetry Alive workshops

May 14: George Elliott Clarke Presents:5 Poets Breaking Into Song (with Ayesha Chatterjee, Giovanna Riccio, Lisa Richter, Andrea, Anna Yin)

May 20: Demo how to do haiku workshop at Haiku Canada conference

July 17, East Meets West – On Poetry Translation with Anna Yin at 湖畔学院 (HuPan School)

August，2021：Contest judge for 2021 Brooklin Poetry Society’s 4th Annual Poetry Contest

Sept 16, 2021: Celebrate the Moon Festival with Your Own Haiku – 這個中秋淺吟俳句

Sept 30, 2021: An Evening with Anna Yin: Mirrors and Windows, reading and interview at Aurora Library

Oct 7: East Meets West: Mirrors and Windows reading (Thursday 1-2pm)
at World Poetry Café on CFRO 100.5FM (thanks host Dr. Sawer）

Oct 29: East Meets West: Mirrors and Windows, online reading with Allan Briesmaster, Kate Marshall Flaherty, Richard Greene, katerilanthier katerilanthier

Nov 9: Mirrors and Windows book launch reading at Art Bar Poetry Series

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2020 Major Events

2020, Nov 7: Virtual Class Visit at Francis Libermann school (Toronto)

2020, Sept-Oct: Poetry In Translation/East Meets West series (4+1)

2020, Sept 22: The Art Bar Poetry Reading series, Anna Yin & Frances Boyle.

2020, Aug 2, Anna Yin sharing poetry and publishing tips

2020 April 21, 2 Online workshops for Annette Street Public Library, Corpus Christi School (Mississauga) and Francis Libermann school (Toronto, revisiting)

2019 Events:

Poetry Alive workshop list

Poetry Slam judge ( May 16 at St Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School

Poetry Readings ( On May 18, May 26, July 8 , Nov 9…)

2019, Oct 17, Poets Laureate reading at Mississauga Library’s Glass Pavilion

2019 Oct 16 : at Mattamy Theatre-Poets Laureate on Social Justice (Milton Ontario)

2019 Sept 29: poetry perform at a Chinese Poetry festival in Toronto

2019, Oct 23, night reading at Aurora Public Library–Poets Laureate on Social Justice / noon at Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library

Our Stories Co-creating project… (2017-2018)
Events as Mississauga’s Inaugural Poet Laureate （2015-2016）
Poetry Alive workshops (2013-2019)

Events in the past … and more

2017 West Chester University Poetry Conference ( host three poetry events)
Feb 2, 2017: Poetry Alive at Agincourt Collegiate Institute (Toronto), thanks for inviting me back...
Feb 24, 2017: Judge for Poem/Speech Competition at St. Jude’s Academy
Feb 26, 2017: Poetry Alive workshop for Leadership club at CPAC
March 3, 2017: Poetry Alive at Dolpin Public School (Mississauga)
March 5, 2017: 4th Annual Absolutely Fabulous Women Awards
March 6, 2017: Poetry Alive at Dolpin Public School (Mississauga)
March 8, 2017: Judge for Poetry in Voice competition at St. Joan of Arc
March 8, 2017: mentor at ConnectHer event at the Living Arts Centre in recognition of International Women’s Day.
March 20, 2017: Talk To Me (interview) Rogers TV
March 24/25, 2017: panel participation at Fuel for Fire at Metro Toronto Reference Library
March 31, 2017: Judge for Ink Movement Poetry Slam at Rogers Theatre
April 6, 2017: Haiku class visit at Mississauga Valley Library
April 8, 2017: Random Acts of Poetry at Central Library, Mississauga
April 24, 2017: Poetry Alive at St. Joan of Arc School (Mississauga)
April 27, Poetry Alive workshop (Poets in Schools) at St. Francis Xavier Secondary School
April 30, Poetry Alive workshop at HSK (Toronto)
May 1, Poetry Alive workshop (Poets in Schools) at Deway College,
May 2, Poetry Alive workshop (Poets in Schools) at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School.
May 5, Poetry Alive workshop (Poets in Schools) at St. John XXIII Catholic School, Mississauga
May 11- on the jury for the Ron Lenyk Inspiring Youth Arts Award.
May 18, 2017: The 2017 MARTYs at the Mississauga Convention Centre
May 19-21, 2017: hosting 40th Haiku Canada Conference in Mississauga
May 23, 2017: Poetry Alive workshop at Francis Libermann School
May 27, 2017: AlieNation: Performing Canada as “New Canadian” Poets Reading at ACQL (Ryerson University )
June 7-10, 2017: 2017 West Chester University Poetry Conference (PA, USA)
June 19, 2017: Poetry Alive and Passage Canada Presentation at Lisgar Middle School (Mississauga)

(note: Other important dates …)

Events in the past ( 2016, 2015, 2014)…

Anna Yin’s Poet Laureate Journey (highlights from 2004 to 2015)