For centuries, poetry has been the literary form that has told the stories of our times. Poets have been the chroniclers of our battles, the heralds of our celebrations and the ones who have offered us solace in times of need. Join me and my co-host (poet, spoken word artist, organiser) Anjalica Solomon as we take you from Vancouver to Mumbai to Abu Dhabi for a series of intimate readings by outstanding poets from around the world, offering us literature as shelter, medicine and mirror. In the third and last episode of our “It could be verse” series, you’re going to listen to poems that talk about the “Natural World, our Inner Worlds, Containment and liberation”. Poetry for a Pandemic is presented by SFU Library Indian Summer Festival is made possible thanks to the wonderful support of: - Founding Partner: Simon Fraser University - Major Partners: Langara College, University of British Columbia - Emerging Artist Sponsor: RBC - Festival Supporting Partners: TELUS, Hari Sharma Foundation - Music Series Partner: Creative BC - Event Presenting Partners: SFU Library, Odlum Brown Community, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Concord Pacific - Canada - Event Supporting Partners: SFU David Lam Centre, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Fasken, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR), SoundON BC -Government Funders: Government of Canada, Government of British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver - Local Government, Vancouver Foundation - Event Community Partners: SFU Publishing, Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP - Premier Media: The Georgia Straight, CBC Vancouver, Spice Radio 1200AM - Promotional Partners: Daily Hive Vancouver, Drishti Magazine, kipling media, Curiocity Vancouver - Founding Cultural Partners: SFU Woodward's, Canada India Network Society - Cultural Partners: Vancouver Biennale, Museum of Vancouver, 5x15stories, Granville Island, The Ismaili, Surrey Art Gallery
