Karin Cope
BIO
Biography

Karin Cope is a Nova Scotia-based writer, activist, artist and professor at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design who spends part of each year at sea in British Columbia and elsewhere developing collaborative poetic, cultural and environmental projects. 

ADDRESS
City: Port Dufferin, Province/Territory: Nova Scotia
EMAIL
GENRE
Poetry; non-fiction; history; journalism; fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
What Seas Sing Through Our Bones: Passages through Canada, the United States and Mexico
Publisher
Pottersfield
Year
2026
Title
What we're doing to stay afloat (poems)
Publisher
Pottersfield
Year
2015
Title
Passionate Collaborations: Learning to Live with Gertrude Stein
Publisher
ELS Editions
Year
2005
Title
Casting a Legend: The Story of the Lunenburg Foundry
Publisher
Nimbus
Year
2002
LINKS
Links
visiblepoetry.ca
substack.com/@karincope
West by East
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
any
Presentation Genre
poetry, non-fiction, fiction as activism, writing as fieldwork, memoir
Presentation Length
30 mins to 1.5 hours
Presentation Fee(s)
negotiable
Workshop details
Audience Size
4-25
Intended Audience
high school to adult
Workshop Length
1-3 hours
Workshop Description
Workshop description

I've run workshops on writing memoir, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction including history, art, artist statements, and strategies for mapping and writing about environmental activism

Workshop Fee(s)
150-300$ but negotiable
School presentation details
Audience Size
10-25
Intended Audience
12+
Presentation Length
35-45 mins or two sessions for 1.5-2 hours.
Presentation Description
Presentation description

A reading of poetry or local history or microfiction that will also engage students in making work.

Presentation Fee(s)
negotiable
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
LGBTQI2S
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
Yes