Tag Archives: National Poetry Month

Photos of Roaming Poets in the Park

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Beautiful day down at Maffeo Sutton this afternoon for our Roaming Poets event in honour of Earth Day and National Poetry Month. The four of us headlining this gig (in order shown) were Kim Goldberg, David Fraser, Pat Smekal & … Continue reading →

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Poem Gallery Launch Photos

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Nanaimo kicked off National Poetry Month with a fantastic launch of the latest Poem Gallery at the Harbourfront Library this afternoon. This year’s Poem Gallery is the biggest to date, featuring 76 poems by 48 poets! These are the 48 … Continue reading →

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Roaming Poets in the Park

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Four local poets will be celebrating Earth Day weekend and National Poetry Month at Nanaimo’s Maffeo Sutton Park. And there’s room for you at the open mic. Or just drop on by and listen. David Fraser, Kim Clark, Pat Smekal … Continue reading →

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Grand Opening – Nanaimo Poem Gallery 2013

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Please join us for the Grand Opening of this year’s Poem Gallery at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library on Sunday, April 7 at 1:00 pm.  Nearly 50 local poets have poems displayed in this year’s Poem Gallery, making it the biggest … Continue reading →

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Poem Gallery Unveiling

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Please join us for the official unveiling and poetry reading celebrating Nanaimo’s newest Poem Gallery display on Sunday, April 15 at 1:00 pm at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library downtown on Commercial Street. Some 35 poets from Vancouver Island have contributed nearly … Continue reading →

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Poetry in the Balance

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Join me Thursday, April 5th at 7:00 pm for a free National Poetry Month Reading at Wellington Library in Nanaimo. I’ll be performing alongside my poetic comrades David Fraser and Mary Ann Moore. The three of us will be laying … Continue reading →

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NaPoMo online

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

National Poetry Month is drawing to a close. And my own poem (“Push boat with flow of water”) has just gone up on the NPM website today. You can read it here. It is from my book Ride Backwards on … Continue reading →

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Poem Gallery Unveiling & Call for Submissions

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

We had a fantabulous Poem Gallery unveiling at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library yesterday with readings by 17 local poets, including such CanPo icons as Joe Rosenblatt and Tim Lander … and emceed by Yours Truly. In total, 37 poets are … Continue reading →

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Urban Poetry Cafe

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

We kicked off National Poetry Month in Nanaimo yesterday with an Urban Poetry Café on Radio CHLY 101.7 FM, reading poems by Walt Whitman, Li Po, Catherine Owen, Robert Hilles, Armand Garnet Ruffo, William Wordsworth, William Stafford, Andrew Joron, Jennifer … Continue reading →

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National Poetry Month in Nanaimo

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

April is National Poetry Month! And Nanaimo is jumping right in on Week One. Join us for any and all of the following. It’s all totally freaking free! Tuesday, April 5, 11:00 am-Noon: Urban Poetry Café on Radio CHLY, 101.7 … Continue reading →

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