FAMILY+

Presented by the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild

March 29 - June 22, 2025

In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, designated by the League of Canadian Poets and in coordination with National Poetry Month’s theme of “Family”, Family+ is a group exhibition exploring the rich dynamics of the families in our lives.

When we think of family, often the traditional conception of biological family comes up, but these poets wrestle with the notions of the traditional and instead illuminate the joys of all kinds of family that is meant to be celebrated, questioned, mourned, cherished. Ancestors permeate the exhibition as ghosts, shadows in the sunlight, that carry us forward. These poems ask us to consider the weight we give to traditional families and encourage us to allow the same weight to our found families, to our friends, animals, and beyond.

Family+ is an expanded understanding of what family can be and allows us to reflect on our own family structures, our roles, and community responsibilities.

Featured poets include: Peace Akintade-Oluwagbeye (Saskatchewan Poet Laureate), Dash Reimer (Saskatchewan Youth Poet Laureate), Beverley Brenna, Courtney Bates-Hardy, Chelsea Coupal, Amber Goodwyn, Nicole Mae, Josiah Nelson, Medrie Purdham, and Bruce Rice.