Outriders: Harry Giles & Katherena Vermette (2017 Event)
As part of our Outriders project to explore the Americas, poet Harry Giles travelled across Canada with Metis writer Katherena Vermette. Starting in Montreal amid the buzzy Quebecois writing scene, the two writers travelled to Winnipeg, where Lord Selkirk's Red River colony was set up to house farmers displaced by Scotland's Clearances. From there, the writers flew north to the small town of Churchill - known as the polar bear capital of the world. In this event recorded live at the 2017 Edinburgh International Book Festival, they share some of their unforgettable experiences, and some of the writing inspired by the journey.
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