Cozy Fest: Lydia Kwa + from time to new

Poet and novelist Lydia Kwa reads the poem “Eating Laksa” from her new book from time to new (The Porcupine’s Quill), a poignant and hopeful collection that reflects on topics like grief and the Asian diaspora in North America, affirming the connection between self-love and communal care.

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Lydia Kwa reads from from time to new
(The Porcupine’s Quill)

About our reader

Lydia Kwa at a Chinese herbal shop on East Pender Street in Vancouver's Chinatown (photo by Joshua Paul)

 Lydia Kwa has previously published two books of poetry (The Colours of Heroines, 1992; sinuous, 2013) and five novels (This Place Called Absence, 2000; The Walking Boy, 2005 and 2019; Pulse, 2010 and 2014; Oracle Bone, 2017; A Dream Wants Waking, 2023). A third book of poetry from time to new has just been published by The Porcupine’s Quill Press in fall 2024.  

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Thanks to Lydia for reading from her book for All Lit Up’s third-annual Cozy Fest! You can learn more about from time to new and order from ALU or your fave local bookstore (via the Shop Local button), right here.

For more to come, or to catch up on Cozy Fest, click here.