Greetings from Blackfoot Territory: A Poetry and Writing Workshop With Henry HeavyShield

June 14
2-4 PM

What would a postcard addressed to the land have to say – and what would the land say in response, if it could?

Join us for a poetry workshop that invites folks from all walks of life to engage with Lauren Crazybull’s exhibition Wish you were here, currently on view at Contemporary Calgary. Drawing on Crazybull’s work, the workshop will explore themes of placemaking, memory, and our relationship to the land that we inhabit.

Facilitated by poet Henry HeavyShield, participants will navigate a series of writing prompts and conversations, using the series of postcards that were produced as part of Crazybull’s exhibition as a starting point.

This workshop is open to all participants who wish to engage with Crazybull’s exhibition, regardless of prior writing experience.

This program is organized in conjunction with Lauren Crazybull: Wish you were here, on view at Contemporary Calgary until November 2, 2025.

FREE with registration. 

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About the Facilitator

Henry HeavyShield (he/him) is a Blackfoot reader and writer from Kainai (Blood Tribe First Nation). He is a Writers’ Trust Bronwen Wallace Award finalist (2024, short fiction category) and Indigenous Voices Awards finalist for short fiction and poetry. His work has also been featured in The Capilano Review, Riddle Fence, ARC Poetry, Ex- Puritan, C-Magazine, and anthologized in Best Canadian Poetry. When not writing or curating his personal library, he gratefully keeps a day job at Blood Tribe Communications and in public art consulting.