From Lorna Crozier, the poet that Ursula Le Guin called a "truth teller" and "visionary," comes this inspiring look at what aging might mean.
Old age is often equated with wisdom, calmness, physical enfeeblement, and asexuality. In Aging Out Loud Lorna Crozier explodes that common perception and talks instead about an old woman’s confusion, vitality of spirit and passion, and how those conditions can fire creativity and a new vibrant phase of life.
The evening will open with Lorna’s presentation. After the talk, enjoy a gourmet dinner, dessert, and coffee/tea service from the Wintergreen Studios kitchen in the company of new and old friends.
ABOUT LORNA CROZIER
An Officer of the Order of Canada, Lorna Crozier has been acknowledged for her contributions to Canadian literature, her teaching and her mentoring with five honorary doctorates, most recently from McGill and Simon Fraser Universities. Her books have received numerous national awards, including the Governor-General’s Award for Poetry. The Globe and Mail declared The Book of Marvels: A Compendium of Everyday Things one of its Top 100 Books of the Year, and Amazon chose her memoir as one of the 100 books you should read in your lifetime. A Professor Emerita at the University of Victoria, she has performed for Queen Elizabeth II and has read her poetry, which has been translated into several languages, on every continent except Antarctica. Her book, What the Soul Doesn't Want, was nominated for the 2017 Governor General's Award for Poetry. In 2018, Lorna Crozier received the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award. Steven Price called Through the Garden: A Love Story (with Cats), her latest nonfiction book, “one of the great love stories of our time.” Called “a poet to be grateful for” by Margaret Laurence, she has been an ambassador for poetry wherever she goes. Lorna Crozier lives on Vancouver Island and has been coming annually to Wintergreen since 2010.
COST & REGISTRATION
$75 + HST includes presentation and gourmet dinner.
This event is limited to 24 guests.
If registering for more than one person, please enter the number of guests as the “Quantity” and you will be charged accordingly.