Lake Publishing Society and the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC are pleased to present a Woodshed Reading with poet Emily Nilsen. Nilsen will be launching her new limited edition chapbook, Place, No Manual, and reading from her new book, Otolith, on Saturday, June 17th at UBC’s Woodhaven Eco Culture Centre, 969 Raymer Road, Kelowna at 7 p.m.
Lake Publishing produced 50 copies of Place, No Manual. These were hand-bound and printed on handmade paper created by Kelowna printmaker Laura Widmer. This lovely chapbook will be on sale for $20 at the reading.
Emily Nilsen
Emily Nilsen is a graduate of UBC Okanagan’s MFA program and lives in Nelson, BC. Her debut poetry collection, Otolith, was published this year and takes readers through the lush B.C. wilderness and scrutinizes the many fault lines between human beings and the natural world. Nilsen was a finalist for the CBC Poetry Prize in 2015 for her poem “Meanwhile,” which is featured in the book. The book, which also includes some of the poems in Place, No Manual, is the subject of a short interview on CBC radio.
Parking for the event is on Raymer Road though anyone with mobility issues is welcome to park on the property. There will be some refreshments, the event is free and open to the public. Note: there are no public washrooms onsite.
See Lake Publishing Society on Facebook or contact Nancy Holmes at 250-764-9666 for more information.