

River Running — Book Launch with Loch Baillie
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Attend the Launch of Loch Baillie's poetry collection River Running and enjoy a lively discussion along with readings by Loch Baillie and two guest poets, Jay Ritchie and Gwen Aube.
Attend the Launch of Loch Baillie's poetry collection River Running and enjoy a lively discussion along with readings by Loch Baillie and two guest poets, Jay Ritchie and Gwen Aube.
The Morrin Centre has no parking space. You will find metered parking in the surorunding streets, and three underground parkings within a few minutes walk. Visit our website to learn more about parking options.
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.
Jay Ritchie
Jay Ritchie is a poet, critic, and teacher. His most recent poetry collection Listening in Many Publics (Invisible Publishing, 2024) was a finalist for the Quebec Writers’ Federation A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry. He currently teaches poetry and Canadian literature at Université Laval, and his creative and critical work has appeared in Chicago Review, Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies, Jacket2, Maisonneuve, SAND, The Fiddlehead, and elsewhere.
Gwen Aube
Gwen Aube is the author of Missed Connections with Tall Girls (2026, LittlePuss Press). She was a finalist for the 2025 PEN Canada New Voices Award, an Artist-in-Residence with the Ontario Heritage Council, and a Kevin Killian scholarship recipient for the Jack Kerouac School. Her chapbook pulp necrosis was published by above/ground press. She lives in Montreal.
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