Farah Ghafoor, Author at Afterwords Literary Festival https://afterwords.ca Where readers and writers meet in Halifax, Nova Scotia Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:01:12 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://afterwords.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/elementor/thumbs/Afterwords-Literary-Festival-Logo-qrz4r9i3lu4xj98tg8rx0yub5pqit99mgzozsn8uso.png Farah Ghafoor, Author at Afterwords Literary Festival https://afterwords.ca 32 32 The Language of the Present: Readings and Conversation https://afterwords.ca/product/the-language-of-the-present-readings-and-conversation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:18:04 +0000 https://afterwords.ca/product/the-language-of-the-present-readings-and-conversation/ With Mai Nguyen, Zeta Paul, Farah Ghafoor, Sue Goyette, Kaie Kellough, and Jennifer LoveGrove

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]]> First, hear readings from new works by Mai Nguyen (Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead) and Zeta Paul (Borderline). Then, find out what the poets are thinking, when Farah Ghafoor (Shadow Price), Kaie Kellough (Interposition), and Jennifer LoveGrove (The Tinder Sonnets) join Sue Goyette (Future Howl) in conversation.

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]]> Words at Work: A Labour Poetry Workshop https://afterwords.ca/product/words-at-work-a-labour-poetry-workshop/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:18:04 +0000 https://afterwords.ca/product/words-at-work-a-labour-poetry-workshop/ With Farah Ghafoor

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]]> Although W. H. Auden famously wrote, “poetry makes nothing happen,” poetry has always had a place in the revolution, especially concerning labour. But how did the poets of the past balance form and function while reflecting on their community’s struggles and dreams? What real impact can poetry have? This generative workshop will draw on Canada’s rich labour history and present-day issues to prompt attendees to take their protest to the page.

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