Artefacts: Poetry Soirée and Book Launch
An evening of poetry at the Morrin Centre!
Calling all poets and poetry enthusiasts!
Join us on Monday, December 2 for a special evening to celebrate the Quebec City launch of two poetry books: ice, dove, parachute by Loch Baillie and Spade Work by Line Dufour.
An open mic will follow—come to read your poetry or come to listen. This event is free and all are welcome! If you have any questions, please contact library@morrin.org.
Copies of the authors’ chapbooks will be available for purchase at the event. (Cash preferred).
Originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, LOCH BAILLIE (he/il) is a queer poet and writer living on the south shore of Quebec City. He is the author of two poetry chapbooks, ice, dove, parachute (Cactus Press) and Citronella (Anstruther Press). His writing has additionally appeared in magazines such as Maclean’s, Font, Society Pages, and yolk literary. Loch is currently pursuing his MA in English literature at Université Laval and serves as Poet-in-Residence for Canada’s Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence. You can find him online @lochbaillie or by visiting www.lochbaillie.com.
LINE DUFOUR has been a professional artist for the last thirty years, exhibiting internationally. She has taken creative writing courses at the University of Toronto since 2016 during which time she also completed the Humber School for Writers program and obtained a Masters with Distinction in Creative Writing and Critical Thinking from University of Gloucestershire. In 2024, she obtained her Certificate in Creative Writing from the School of Continuing studies from the University of Toronto. Her short story “Exile” has appeared in two anthologies: Raconter ton histoire, published by La Maison de la Littérature in Quebec City, and A World of Difference, published by the University of Gloucestershire. Several of her poems were also included in the former publication. Queen’s Quarterly published her poem “Finding the Words,” along with the accompanying artwork, in its April 2024 issue. Her short story, Asylum, was longlisted for the 2023 CBC Nonfiction short story prize. Besides writing fiction, short stories, and poetry, she has written non-fiction articles, such as book reviews and interviews, that were published in textile (art and craft) magazines for the last fifteen years.
This event is made possible thanks to support from the Government of Canada.
