Daniela Elza and Heidi Greco, both defenders of trees and water, will read poetry that evokes the love for the earth and the intimacy we need to cultivate with the more than human world, not only for a richer life but also for the spark that propels us toward better care and stewardship of the planet. Daniela, Heidi and Rob are in the "Worth More Standing: Poets and Activists Pay Homage to Trees" coming out in April from Caitlin Press. There will be time for discussion and Q&A.

Presented by: Word Vancouver with support from the League of Canadian Poets

Rob Taylor is the author of Strangers (Biblioasis, 2021) and three other poetry collections. He is also the editor of What the Poets are Doing: Canadian Poets in Conversation (Nightwood Editions, 2018), and the guest editor of Best Canadian Poetry 2019 (Biblioasis, 2019). He lives with his wife and children in Port Moody, on the on the unceded territories of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-waututh) peoples, and teaches Creative Writing at Simon Fraser University.

Daniela Elza’s latest poetry collections the broken boat & slow erosions, (written with poet Arlene Ang), were published in 2020. Her recent essays can be found in Riddle Fence, Grain Magazine, Motherwell, Queen’s Quarterly, About Place Journal and subTerrain. Daniela lives in Vancouver, and works as a writing mentor and instructor.

Heidi Greco lives on territory of the Semiahmoo Nation in the wilds of South Surrey. She is a long-time activist, promoting concerns for peace, the environment, and for all things literary. More info at her website, heidigreco.ca