Planet Earth Poetry: Anne-Marie Turza and Yvonne Blomer
Schedule
Fri Feb 10 2023 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
Russell Books | Victoria, BC
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Join us for an evening of poetry. Open mic followed by readings by Yvonne Blomer and Anne Marie Turza.~~~
Anne-Marie Turza is the author of two poetry collections, The Quiet
(Anansi), and Fugue With Bedbug (Anansi), and the chapbook Slip Minute (Baseline Press). Her poems have been nominated for the Browen Wallace Award and The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. She works as a nurse in Victoria, BC.
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Yvonne Blomer is an award-winning poet and author of the critically acclaimed travel memoir Sugar Ride: Cycling from Hanoi to Kuala Lumpur. Her most recent books of poetry are The Last Show on Earth, As if a Raven and the anthologies Refugium: Poems for the Pacific and Sweet Water: Poems for the Watersheds, published by Caitlin Press. Yvonne served as the city of Victoria’s poet laureate from 2015 to 2018. She lives, works, and raises her family on the traditional territories of the WSÁNEĆ (Saanich), Lkwungen (Songhees), Wyomilth (Esquimalt) peoples of the Coast Salish Nation.
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Notes on Attendance:
Doors at Russell Books open at 7:00 PM.
Participants who wish to read during the Open Mic segment of the event may register between 7:00 - 7:20 PM. Kindly be prepared to adhere to a maximum of three minutes/one poem for your reading.
Masks are encouraged.
If you wish to tune in via Zoom for the featured reader segment of the evening (approximately 8:15-9:00pm Pacific time), please use the following credentials:
Meeting ID: 494 660 4447
Passcode: 2129
You may also access this segment of the event via landline for audio only. Dial +1 778 907 2071.
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Thank you for cooperation and for your continued support of poetry!
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Where is it happening?
Russell Books, 747 Fort Street www.russellbooks.com,Victoria,BC,CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
