Online Chinese Book Club with Poet Anna Yin (event in Chinese)

Anna Yin

Online Chinese Book Club with Poet Anna Yin (event in Chinese)

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Event: Mar 19, 2022 | 10:00 AM (EDT)
| Virtual

Join us online for a lively discussion with Poet Anna Yin. She will be reading from her collection of poetry in English and Mandarin.

The books can be borrowed from Toronto Public Library's website. For details, please contact us at ststaff@tpl.ca or 416-396-8975.

Anna Yin, an IT professional, immigrated to Canada in 1999, authored five poetry collections and “Mirrors and Windows” (Guernica Editions) in 2021. Anna won the 2005 Ted Plantos Memorial Award, two MARTYs, two scholarships from USA and three grants from Ontario Arts Council. Anna was appointed to be Mississauga’s Inaugural Poet Laureate in 2015. Her poems/translations have appeared at Queen’s Quarterly, ARC Poetry, New York Times, China Daily, CBC Radio, World Journal. She performed on Parliament Hill, at Austin International Poetry Festival, Edmonton Poetry Festival and universities in China, USA and Bangladesh. She also teaches Poetry Alive. (from https://www.annapoetry.com)

We will be using Webex, an online meeting platform for the book club discussion. Participants will need to download the Webex application at: https://www.webex.com/downloads.html

Specific instructions on how to access Webex will be sent to registrants one (1) day before the meeting.

Please review Webex's Privacy Policy.

Questions? Please email us at ststaff@tpl.ca.

Accessibility

Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca.

About Toronto Public Library Online Chinese Book Club

多伦多图书馆举办线上中文读书俱乐部, 欢迎爱读中文书籍的朋友,以普通话为主,一同在线上欣赏诗人星子安娜的诗集。。

本月书本可到多伦多图书馆网页上借阅,既有普通的印刷书,也可以阅读电子书。详情请发电邮到:ststaff@tpl.ca 或 致电 416-396-8975 按 0.

我们将使用Webex 线上平台。请参加者先下载 Webex