Poetry Parlour (Calgary)
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
7:00pm – 9:15pm MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
#2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary
FREE
Join host Ashley Frerichs at the next Poetry Parlour. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. In May, we are excited to feature poet & translator, Leilei Chen!
About the Featured Reader
Leilei Chen 莫譯 published Re-orienting China: Travel Writing and Cross-cultural Understanding, the traditional and simplified Chinese versions of Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction, poetry in translation of MA Hui (马辉) titled I Have Forsaken Heaven and Earth, but Never Forsaken You, and Olive Reading Series December 2023 chapbook. Her Mandarin translation of Margaret Laurence’s short stories, contemporary Chinese ecological and women’s writing are anthogized in 《花城》, Environmental Futures, and Virginia’s Sisters. She lectures in the Department of English and Film Studies of the University of Alberta.