Morrin Centre presents

Imagination 2026 — Literary Notes

In-person Event

April 26th 2026

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm / Doors: 4:00 pm

Morrin Centre
44, chaussée des Écossais, Vieux-Québec, Québec, QC, Canada

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Tune in to listen to readings by poets Loch Baillie (River Running), Guy Elston (The Character Actor Convention), and Nahanel Jones (Category Five Hurricane Alexa), accompanied by music selected and performed by musicians from the Orchestre symphonique de Québec which captures the spirit of their poetry books.

Moderator: Luc Murray Mercier

This event is presented by Gordon Hill Press / The Porcupine's Quill.

This event is included in the Festival Pass.

Refunds: No refunds
Exchanges: No exchanges

Moderator: Luc Murray Mercier

This event is presented by Gordon Hill Press / The Porcupine's Quill.

This event is included in the Festival Pass.

Refunds: No refunds
Exchanges: No exchanges

The Morrin Centre has no parking space. You will find metered parking in the surrounding streets and three underground parkings within a few minutes walk. Visit our website to learn more about parking options.

info@morrin.org

www.morrin.org/imagination

Loch Baillie

Originally from Massachusetts, Loch Baillie (he/him) is a queer writer and editor based in Lévis. He is the author of River Running (icehouse poetry/Goose Lane Editions), as well as two poetry chapbooks, ice, dove, parachute (Cactus Press) and Citronella (Anstruther Press). Loch’s writing has appeared in magazines such as Maclean’s, Font, yolk literary, and LBRNTH, amongst others. He is currently pursuing his MA in English literature at Université Laval. Find him on Instagram at @lochbaillie or by visiting lochbaillie.com.

Guy Elston

Guy Elston is a UK-born, Toronto-based poet. His debut full-length collection, The Character Actor Convention, was published in 2025 by The Porcupine’s Quill. His poems have appeared in The Malahat Review, The Ex-Puritan, The Literary Review of Canada and elsewhere. He is a member of the Meet the Presses Collective.

Nathanael Jones

Nathanael Jones is an Afro-Caribbean Canadian writer and interdisciplinary artist born in Montreal. Nathanael earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from NSCAD University and an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His published collections of poetry include Aqueous (The Porcupine's Quill, 2024), which was shortlisted for the 2025 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, and the chapbooks Category Five Hurricane Alexa (Gordon Hill, 2025), La Poésie Caraïbe (Damask Press, 2018), and ATG (HAIR CLUB, 2016). His work has been exhibited and performed at galleries, arts venues, and alternative spaces across North America and the United Kingdom. He has been published online and in print with Aurochs, DREGINALD, Infinity's Kitchen, Singing Saw Press, Ghost Proposal, Present Tense Pamphlets, Funny Looking Dog Quarterly, Partial Press, Heavy Feather Review, TIMBER Journal, Action, Spectacle, and POETRY Magazine.