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Simon Fraser University - Harbour Centre Campus, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
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Aidan Chafe will read from his new collection, Short Histories of Light, as part of the SFU Lunch Poems series. Aidan will be joining writer Carleigh Baker. The event will be held in the Teck Gallery at Simon Fraser University's Vancouver Campus.
Vivid and haunting, at once tender and terse, Short Histories of Light captures what it feels like to be a short circuit in a world of darkness. In unflinching fashion, Aidan Chafe reveals the unintended disasters that follow those who struggle with depression and the frustration of loved ones left to pick up the pieces. Other sections of the book shine a light on the wounds inflicted by systems of patriarchy, particularly organized religion, and the caustic nature of humanity. Imagery and metaphor illuminate Chafe’s writing in a range of poetic forms, both modern and traditional.
Short Histories of Light is #42 in the McGill-Queen's Hugh MacLennan Poetry Series. Launched in 1998, the series is named in honour of the late Hugh MacLennan, acclaimed Canadian novelist and a poet in his own right. It is funded by proceeds from the intellectual property of Hugh MacLennan's estate, which he donated to McGill University. View other titles in the series >