Dennis Lee: Wrestling with Cadence at Vancouver Writers Fest

Dennis Lee is not only one of Canada’s most decorated poets, but one of the finest poets working in the English language. His expansive body of work is revered for the beauty, directness, and rhythm of his language—and for a mysterious force that Lee refers to as cadence: the intuitive perception of pre-verbal rhythms and energies. In a career-spanning new collection of critical and personal essays, Wrestling with Cadence, Lee reflects on how this germinating force has driven and defined his work. Cadence will permeate this thought-provoking conversation, as Lee rhythmically alternates between readings of his poems, and conversation with Vancouver Poet Laureate Elee Kraljii Gardiner about the force that structures them, and how he writes such unforgettable poetry. Get tickets here.