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Angela Waldie and M Jay Smith read Tuesday, November 10th, 7 pm, at Shelf Life Books. Discussion to follow. Hosted by Jani Krulc.
About the authors:
Angela Waldie is a writer, editor, and university instructor, living in Treaty 7 Territory, in Calgary, Alberta. As she grew up in Creston, BC, her poetry often crosses and recrosses the Continental Divide. Her debut poetry collection, A Single Syllable of Wild, was published by Frontenac House in April 2026.
M. Jay Smith is an Edmonton/amiskwaciy-waskahikan writer. In addition to Cantaloupe!, she is the author of the eclipse: poems about antonioni (2024) and the lucky incantation (2025), both works of poetry. Her non-fiction and creative non-fiction has appeared in myriad venues throughout North America, including Hazlitt, The Walrus, the Los Angeles Times, 18 Bridges, and Reader’s Digest.