A poet and a bee scientist have joined forces for a unique literary work – and you can hear more from that book this weekend.
Renee Sarojini Saklikar is the keynote speaker at the Royal City Literary Arts Society’s annual general meeting on Saturday, June 16. She’s set to speak at 12:30 p.m.
Saklikar, who’s a New Westminster native and NWSS grad, is the inaugural poet laureate for the City of Surrey. She’ll be reading from her latest book, Listening to the Bees. The work was co-authored with Mark Winston, a leading Canadian bee scientist. Winston wrote personal reflections about his more than 40-year career with bee science, and Saklikar responded with poems.
The book will be available for purchase and signing at the AGM. The reading is free and open to the public at the Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., Room 417. See www.rclas.com for details.
