Tag Archives: eco-poetry

Some Loves

Some Loves Kim Goldberg We enter the elfin wood along trillium way barely a deer trail with rotting planks spanning rivulets and mucky divides. We wobble-walk across, twisting our way deeper into the moss-hung fairy glade flanked by sword fern … Continue reading

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Carabid

Carabid Kim Goldberg A large ground beetle lumbers across pavement his earthworm parcel twitching and flailing like a flag in a hailstorm. The beetle wobbles from the jerky weight of suppressed freedom until the pair, locked as they are in … Continue reading

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PODCAST: Urban Poetry Cafe

April 2, 2014 Yesterday we kicked off National Poetry Month with another Urban Poetry Café on the Changes Radio show on CHLY 101.7 FM in Nanaimo. You can listen to the podcast here—one full hour of poems from around the … Continue reading

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Dam Poets – Flash Mob

Yo! Dam Poets! Time to get yer FLASH MOB on!  This Sunday, July 14, c’mon down to the lower dam at Colliery Dam Park (Nanaimo) at 2:00 pm with a poem to share.  Bring a poem inspired by the outdoors, … Continue reading

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Poems Sought for 2013 Nanaimo Poem Gallery

Got Poem? It’s that time of the year again… Time, that is, to send your poem into the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library for display in the library’s annual Poem Gallery. I coordinate the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library Poem Gallery each year, along with … Continue reading

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Cascadia Poetry Festival – Photos (2012)

Had a GREAT time at the inaugural Cascadia Poetry Festival last weekend in Seattle! Ran into old friends and made new ones. The festival was dreamed up and organized by Paul Nelson, founder of SPLAB (Spokenword Lab) in Seattle’s colourful … Continue reading

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Igniting the Green Fuse – Eco-Poetry Workshop in Seattle

What: Panel Discussion with Forest Walk & Eco-Poetry Workshop. Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012. Time: Noon – 4:00 pm. Where: Seward Park Environmental and Audubon Center in Seattle. Poets: Kate Braid, Kim Goldberg, Heidi Greco, Catherine Owen. Workshop Price: Free! … Continue reading

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Cascadia Poetry Festival coming to Seattle

UPDATE October 23, 2014: The following blog posting is nearly two years old and pertains to the FIRST Cascadia Poetry Festival, which was held in Seattle in March 2012. For details on the upcoming SECOND Cascadia Poetry Festival to be … Continue reading

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