Reading by Erín Moure

Oct 2, 2025
Field:

Performance, Talk

 Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

 Time:

7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Description:

Western Front and The Capilano Review presented an evening with writer-in-residence Erín Moure. 

To begin, Moure was joined by scholar Alessandra Capperdoni for a conversation on the themes of her book of poetry Theophylline: A Poetic Migration (Anansi, 2023). In Theophylline, Moure crosses a border as translator to engage with the poetry of three American modernists—Muriel Rukeyser, Elizabeth Bishop, and Angelina Weld Grimké. Together, Moure and Capperdoni discussed the practice of translation in relation to embodiment, biography, female subjectivities, archival research, and migration before Moure read a selection from Theophylline.

Presented in partnership with The Capilano Review as part of their annual Writers-in-Residence program.

Emily Fedoruk and Kiel Torres stand on a stage addressing an audience. They both have a microphone in one hand and a piece of paper on the other. They welcome the audience and introduce the program with enthusiasm.
Members of the audience seen from the back watch Erin Moure and Alessandra Capperdoni on stage. They sit in chairs next to each other, a small table with cups of water in between them. They engage in conversation lit by a spotlight.
Seen from the side, over Alessandra Capperdoni's shoulder. She gestures with her right hand as she converses with Erin Moure. Erin listened closely.
Erin Moure turns to address the audience, she has a serious look on her face. Alessandra Capperdoni watches her from her chair, paying close attention to Erin’s words.
Erin Moure sits on a chair facing the audience, a smile across her face, mid laughter. Next to her, Alessandra Capperdoni is also laughing and smiling.
Erin Moure stands on stage lit by a spotlight. She is reading an extract from her book Theophylline. Next to her stands a small stool with a glass of water and some folded paper.
Erin Moure performs passionately to the audience. Her right hand holds her chest while her left hand holds up an open book. A spotlight highlights her figure against the black curtain of the stage.
Erin Moure reads from Theopylline to the audience, she is immersed in her reading and performs it with energy, making gestures with her right hand as she reads.
Erin Moure holds a copy of Theophylline open with her left hand for the audience to see the page.
Erin Moure reads Theophylline out loud to the audience. She is performing with emotion and intent. She holds the book with one hand as she gestures expressively with the other.
Seen from the audience's perspective, Erin Moure is standing in the middle of the stage, a single spotlight shines on her. She looks down at the book and reads with intention. She seems rather small against the black curtain of the Grand Luxe Hall.

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