RCLAS Writing Workshop: 

Intro to Glosa Poetry with Bonnie Quan Symons

Date: Sunday NOVEMBER 15, 2026 

Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm  

Location: ANVIL CENTRE | STUDIO 417 

777 Columbia Street, New Westminster

This workshop is Free BUT registration is required.

Email secretary@rclas.com   

Workshop Description: A glosa poetry workshop exploring the traditional 15th-century Spanish poetic form of “glossing” or expanding upon a borrowed four-line quotation (cabeza or epigraph) into four ten-line stanzas. In this 90-min workshop, Bonnie will share her passion for the glosa form including examples, discussion of technique & structure, as well as offering helpful advice and resources to guide your way.

Bonnie Quan Symons is an Asian Canadian poet who has had her poems published in journals in Canada, the United States, and in Australia. She is a member of Pandora’s Collective, Writers’ International Network (WIN) Canada, and Asian Canadian Writers Workshop/LiterASIAN. She is currently a board member of the Historic Joy Kogawa House. Originally from Calgary, she has worked for two Canadian universities and two BC hospitals as a secretary and a program assistant. She lives in Vancouver and currently works at the BC Teachers’ Federation.

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