Prepared to Drown: Recording next week

You are not going to want to miss next week's podcast (March 21). We are excited to welcome special guest Bertrand Bickersteth. He will join Rev. Bill Weaver, Rev. Joanne Anquist and Ricardo De Menezes. Bertrand Bickersteth is the 2024-2025 Writer in Residence for Athabasca University. His work explores the question of what it means to be Black and from the Prairies. His collection of poetry, The Response of Weeds, was the recipient of multiple awards. His writing has appeared in many places including Geist, Prairie Fire, The Walrus, The Sprawl, and CBC’s Black on the Prairies. His current project features the history of Black cowboys in western Canada. He lives in Moh’kins’tsis (Calgary) and teaches at Olds College.

There are still spots available to attend the live recording, you can sign up on our website or by contacting the office.

Prepared to Drown is part of our Soul Cellar Programming, learn more about our Soul Cellar here.