BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.4.7.2//EN TZID:America/Edmonton X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Edmonton BEGIN:VEVENT UID:48@larissalai.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210401T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210401T180000 DTSTAMP:20210210T042342Z URL:https://larissalai.com/events/toronto-launch-of-iron-goddess-of-mercy- at-the-koffler-centre/ SUMMARY:Toronto Launch of Iron Goddess of Mercy at the Koffler Centre - - 1 Apr 21 17:00 DESCRIPTION:Larissa launches Iron Goddess of Mercy at the Koffler Centre of the Arts in Toronto.\n\nThe Koffler’s Books &\; Ideas series is prou d to present award-winning writer Larissa Lai and her new book\, Iron Godd ess of Mercy. Inspired by the tumultuous history of Hong Kong\, from the J apanese and British occupations to the ongoing pro-democracy protests\, th e long poem interrogates the complicated notion of identity\, offering a p rism through which the term ‘Asian’ can be understood to make sense of a complex set of relations.\n\nLarissa Lai will appear in an online conve rsation with writer\, performer\, and cultural worker\, Kai Cheng Thom (I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl’s Notes at the End of the World).\nFul l details here. Free tickets available through Eventbrite.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://larissalai.com/wp-content/uploads/978155 1528441_FC-500x727-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR