4th Friday Arts Event for March
March 27, 2020
Description
On March 27th at 7pm, the Fort Gallery is pleased to host Allan Briesmaster, a widely respected and remarkably versatile Ontario-based poet. Allan will be reading selections from his latest book, The Long Bond, which is a gathering of his finest work from six books over four decades, published by Guernica Editions.
The Long Bond spans a massive range of subjects and styles, encompassing the Canadian landscape, music and art, love and family, science, technology, and the manifold challenges to a questioning mind on our anxious planet.
Allan Briesmaster has been a workshop leader, readings organizer, freelance editor, literary consultant, and a founding partner in Quattro Books. He currently runs his own literary press, Aeolus House, specializing in limited-edition poetry books. The author of eight books of poetry, he has read his work, given talks, and hosted literary events across Canada. He is a Life Member of the League of Canadian Poets. He lives in Thornhill, Ontario.
The Fort Gallery thanks the Township of Langley, Metro Vancouver, and the BC Arts Council for sponsorship of 4th Friday community arts events. This particular 4th Friday event is also supported by the League of Canadian Poets and Canada Council for the Arts.