Woolf's Voices is back!
ABOUT WOOLF'S VOICES Woolf's Voices is a quarterly reading series event, that was started in 2013, honouring the feminine Poets, Spokenword artists, storytellers, musicians, comedians, visual artists etc. in honour of Woolf, as in Virginia. Over the years, the event has featured numerous artists of all genres. After an indefinite hold since June 2021 following the death of our founder's mother we feel ready with the support of the literary community to take up the torch and offer this quarterly event to the community again. In April 2023 there was a pop-up event in partnership with The People's Poetry Festival and AWCS in which an anonymous donor offered to fund the event. This was a great boon as not knowing who it was it felt like it could have been anyone and so was a great gift of support from the community at large. Many have lamented at our lack of hOwling over the past two years so we are beyond excited to step up again. |
Woolf's Voices is a safe intersectional space to honour and express the feminine in us all through poetry, music, art, spoken word, comedy, dance, performance art, etc. Woolf's Voices was established in 2013. Our mission is to honour the feminine us all and create more cultural space for us to do so in. Woolf's Voices has featured numerous artists of all genres. Pulling from Virginia Woolf's idea of "A Room of One's Own" to create a space of our own Woolf's Voices is committed to intersectionality in our programming and community outreach honouring all ages, abilities, bodies, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities, fat positivity, sex positivity and more.
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, Woolf's Voices honours and acknowledges that we are in Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historicaNorthwest Métis homeland. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations – Indigenous and non – who live, work and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.
Curated by Adrienne Adams, this reading series is sponsored by The Alexandra Writer's Centre and take place four times a year at Shelf Life Books in Calgary, AB.
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, Woolf's Voices honours and acknowledges that we are in Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historicaNorthwest Métis homeland. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations – Indigenous and non – who live, work and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.
Curated by Adrienne Adams, this reading series is sponsored by The Alexandra Writer's Centre and take place four times a year at Shelf Life Books in Calgary, AB.
Woolf's Voices #34
an evening of poetry, writing, art and music
With Performances by:
Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes | Francine Cunningham | Tarini Fernando | Kamika Bianca Guerra-Walker | Iris Hill | Joy Idowu |
Jess Martin-Sheardown
February 21, 2024 | 7PM
Shelf Life Books
(100, 1302, 4th St SW, Calgary, AB)
Hosted by Adrienne Adams
an evening of poetry, writing, art and music
With Performances by:
Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes | Francine Cunningham | Tarini Fernando | Kamika Bianca Guerra-Walker | Iris Hill | Joy Idowu |
Jess Martin-Sheardown
February 21, 2024 | 7PM
Shelf Life Books
(100, 1302, 4th St SW, Calgary, AB)
Hosted by Adrienne Adams
MEET THE HOST
Adrienne Adams (Curator) artist, poet, writer, curator, herb nerd and gardener living and breathing in Treaty 7 dedicated to creating safer inter-sectional space to honour the feminine. She founded Woolf’s Voices in 2013. Her publications include filling Station, Herizons, Antilang, FreeFall, NewForum, NōD, Deathcap(Coven Editions), M(O)thering (Inanna Press), Polyglot, YYC POP and her chapbook Red Heads by above/ground Press . https://adrienneadamsartandpoetry.com @adamsel.adams
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MEET THE PERFORMERS
Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes is a member of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. Her Cree name translates to "Healing Woman Who Walks Far". Cheryle is an activist: marching, singing and drumming for MMIWG2S, Missing & Murdered Women, Indigenous Justice, Environment and Climate Change, and speaking up for those who cannot. Former Leader of the Green Party of Alberta, she retired from the University of Calgary Native Centre, and is busy in Calgary and area sharing Indigenous teachings, traditional Cultural Openings and sharings, acting, singing, drumming, and providing service to women's shelters, including Awo Taan Healing Lodge, Radiance Family Services, and the YW Calgary.
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Francine Cunningham is an Indigenous writer, artist, and educator. She has published an award-winning book of short fiction called God Isn't Here Today and has a book of poetry out called On/Me. Her first Children's book titled What if bedtime didn't exist will be out with Annick Press in March 2024. She is currently the distinguished writer in residence at The University of Calgary.
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Tarini Fernando (she/her) is a writer and publisher’s representative who recently completed her master’s in English at the University of Calgary with a creative thesis that explores the biotext, desire, and existential anxieties. Her writing can be found online at CBCNews.ca. Instagram: @tarini_fernando99
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Kamika Bianca Guerra-Walker of Jamaican and Chilean heritage is a Calgarian, MulAdisciplinary visionary - curating as a visual artist, poet, model, actress, community organizer, public speaker and excelling as a film director, producer, and writer.
https://www.kamika.ca/ @kamikabiancaguerrawalker @thewalkerfoundation |
Joy Idowu (joyandsorrowspoetry) is an upcoming poet and performer in Calgary whose main interests are in exploring human emotions using imagery and sound (whenever possible). Debut Book: The Trails Of A Wild Sunflower 🌻 - August 2023 available through https://linktr.ee/joyidowu Spotify and Kindle e-books | Social Media: IG: joyandsorrowspoetry
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Jess Martin-Sheardown (she/her) is a small-town Northern Ontarian transplant who now calls Calgary home.
An obsessive consumer and creator of the arts, her chosen forms range from theatre to fibre art to writing. She’s been an open mic contributor at People’s Poetry Festival and the Calgary Poetry Slam, a contributor on the Indie YYC’s Speak Up series and Inspire series, and a feature poet at the Writers Guild of Alberta's Poetry Parlour. Her work centres on the divide/overlap of the personal and political, and centering her own lived experiences in a body that is sometimes faulty. You can find her on Instagram @j.l.martini |
PAST WOOLF's VOICES EVENTS
Woolf's Voices #33
an evening of poetry, writing, art and music
With Performances by:
A.N. | Lareina Abbott | Chantal Stormsong Chagnon | Tanecia Cromwell | Francine Cunningham | Olivia Van Guinn
February 21, 2024 | 7PM
Shelf Life Books
(100, 1302, 4th St SW, Calgary, AB)