# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Richard Harrison: Poetry Reading & Book Launch ft Michelle Porter @ The Battery Cafe
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Please join us to help celebrate the launch of award-winning poet Richard Harrison's latest book My Mother Joins the Resistance. He will be joined by Michelle Porter and the reading will be followed by a question answer period led by Aaron Tucker. 

Richard Harrison is the winner of the 2017 Governor General’s Award for Poetry for On Not Losing My Father’s Ashes in the Flood. Richard’s writings have been published across Canada as well as in the United States, England and Italy. His individual poems, and two books, have been translated into six languages including Spanish, Farsi, French and Arabic. This year he was honoured with the Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s Golden Pen for Lifetime Achievement. Professor Emeritus of English at Mount Royal University, currently Richard is a full-time poet, essayist, editor and writing mentor in Calgary, where he lives with his wife, Lisa.

A descendant of Métis storytellers from the prairie homeland, Michelle Porter’s next novel A Glacier’s Guide to Dying (Penguin), will be available in September of 2026 and her next book of poetry, Yellow Pears (McClelland & Stewart), in the spring of 2027. Her debut novel, A Grandmother Begins the Story, was a national bestseller, won the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, and was a finalist for the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Award. In addition to her acclaimed fiction, she is the author of two nonfiction works (Scratching River and Approaching Fire) and a debut poetry collection (Inquiries), which was shortlisted for the 2021 Pat Lowther Memorial Award and the E.J. Pratt Poetry Award. Her poetry has also been recognized by the Montreal International Poetry Prize in 2020, 2022, and 2024. Michelle teaches creative writing and Métis literature at Memorial University.

Aaron Tucker is the author of seven books, including the novel Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys (Coach House Books, 2023) and the forthcoming Flexible Faces (McGill-Queens University Press, Nov. 2026). He currently teaching creative writing and media studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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This is a free event, but you are encouraged to register ahead of time.

Our max capacity is 35 seats. Since our venue is small, you may end up sharing a table with others.

We suggest you arrive at least 15 mins early to avoid the rush. Show ends at 9:00pm.

Our Kitchen closes at 3:00pm, but snacks and baked treats are available till 9:00.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/st-johns/richard-harrison-poetry-reading-and-book-launch-ft-michelle-porter-the-battery-cafe/200030566297155
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: St. John's
- **state**: NF
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 1 Duckworth Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 1E3
- **lat**: 47.5715
- **long**: -52.69754
- **full address**: 1 Duckworth Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 1E3

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Richard Harrison: Poetry Reading & Book Launch ft Michelle Porter @ The Battery Cafe being held?
  - **A:** Richard Harrison: Poetry Reading & Book Launch ft Michelle Porter @ The Battery Cafe takes place on Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 09:00 pm at 1 Duckworth Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 1E3.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Richard Harrison: Poetry Reading & Book Launch ft Michelle Porter @ The Battery Cafe?
  - **A:** Richard Harrison: Poetry Reading & Book Launch ft Michelle Porter @ The Battery Cafe is organized by The Battery Cafe.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Richard Harrison: Poetry Reading & Book Launch ft Michelle Porter @ The Battery Cafe is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in St. John's, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Richard Harrison: Poetry Reading & Book Launch ft Michelle Porter @ The Battery Cafe sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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