Planet Earth Poetry At The Moka House - The Reading Series: September 2009

MONTREAL POETS ENDRE FARKAS & CAROLYN MARIE SOUAID READ OCTOBER 2, 2009!

LEAGUE OF CANADIAN POETS READING

ENDRE FARKAS, born in Hungary, escaped with his parents during the 1956 Hungarian uprising and settled in Montreal. He has 9 books of poetry, his latest, quotidian fever; new and selelcted poems from The Muses Company. He has also published plays and is exploring collaborative performance with poet Carolyn Marie Souaid.

CAROLYN MARIE SOUAID is a Montreal based poet with 6 titles to her credit. She is an editor, book reviewer and produced Circus of Words, a multilingual cabaret celebrating the theatre of poetry. Her most recent collection is Paper Oranges from Signature Editions.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the League of Canadian Poets.

PLANET EARTH POETRY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

KAREN SHKLANKA AND MALEEA ACKER LAUNCH THEIR FIRST BOOKS OF POETRY AT PLANET EARTH POETRY SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Karen Shlanka is a poet, a family physician and, with her husband, an Argentine Tango dance instructor. She is currently a Clinical Instructor in the Faculty of Family Medicine at UBC. Her first book of poetry, Sumac's Red Arms. is published by Coteau Books.

Maleea Acker's work has been translated into Spanish and has appeared in many anthologies and journals. She has an MFA from the University of Victoria, writes for a variety of cultural, political and environmental organizations and teaches writing at Camosun College. Her first book of poetry, The Reflecting Pool, is published by Pedlar Press.

Mike Bond

Mike Bond
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Mike Bond recites William Butler Yeats from memory at our opening night.

Pam Porter

Pam Porter
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GG Winner, Pam Porter, reads on Opening Night, September 18, 2009.

Our New Host! Yvonne Blomer!

Our New Host! Yvonne Blomer!
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Yvonne Blomer reads on Opening Night, September 18, 2009.

Jo-Ann Kelly

Jo-Ann Kelly
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Jo-Ann Kelly reads on Opening Night, September 18, 2009.

Richard Davies

Richard Davies
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AbeBook's Richard Davies reads on Opening Night, September 18, 2009.

PLANET EARTH POETRY BEGINS ITS 15th SEASON !!!

PLANET EARTH POETRY BEGINS ITS 15th SEASON, 7:30 PM, Friday September 18, 2009, at the Black Stilt, 1633 Hillside, with Favourite Poem Night. Bring your favourite poem by another poet and read at the open mic. It is always enthralling.

This is a fundraiser for Doctors without Borders.

Anyone who donates $5 or more, will get a brand new excellent book donated by The Times Colonist, CBC, and Monday Magazine.