May 2, 2026 at 10:00–11:30am
Free calligraphy as a gift | Tai Chi demonstration
AGRIPLEX COMMUNITY HALL
353 McCarthy Rd, Stratford, ON N5A 7S7
Inspired by Tai Chi and Taoism, these meditative poems explore cycles of returning, reshaping, and becoming.
TRANSLATOR:
Louise Liu is a Tai Chi instructor, translator, and painter living in Stratford. Her translation of the Urban Poetry Award–winning book Stratford Gems was published in 2025. She finds joy in bringing people together through culture, creativity, and shared experience.
POET:
Multi-award-winning poet, best-selling author, speaker and performer, Heidi Sander’s poems have appeared in literary journals, anthologies, multiple artistic collaborations and her bestselling poetry collections. She is the founder of “Pathways To Poetry”, a multimedia online program and membership that helps emerging and established poets develop their writing, publish their poetry, and promote their work.
MODERATOR:
Huong is a Vietnamese Canadian, grew up in Kitchener and relocated to Perth County in 2020. She is a career coach, and an emerging poet/spoken word artist, having performed at local open mics to JAYU Slams at the TIFF to Internationally at the Womxn of the World Poetry Slam.
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