UPEI hosts Halifax poets to launch new work
UPEI is pleased to welcome Island native Zachariah Wells and Vancouver's Rachel Lebowitz who will be reading from their new books of poetry at The Big Orange Lunchbox restaurant on Sunday, November 17 at 7:00 pm. Both authors currently reside in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Wells' previous book, Track & Trace, was shortlisted for the Atlantic Poetry Prize, and Lebowitz's first book, Hannus was shortlisted for the 2007 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional BC Book Prize and the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. Wells will launch his chapbook Baffle while Lebowitz will launch her new book Cottonopolis.
The book launch and reading by these exciting and vibrant poets is sponsored by the UPEI English Department. A reception and book signing will follow. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.
