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Join 2017 Governor General’s Literary Award Finalist Benjamin Hertwig for a reading from his collection Slow War at The Seaforth Armoury in Vancouver.
The reading begins at 7:00 pm and the event will be followed by a book signing. Guests can also stay after the reading for a drink in the historic Seaforth Officers’ Mess.
This free event is sponsored by the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum & Archives.
Benjamin Hertwig’s debut collection of poetry is at once an account of contemporary warfare and a personal journey of loss and the search for healing. While these poems inhabit both experimental and traditional forms, the breakdown of language channels a descent into violence and an ascent into a future that no longer feels certain, where history and trauma are forever intertwined. Hertwig reminds us that remembering war is a political act and that writing about war is a way we remember. Read More>