Planet Earth Poetry: Derek Webster & Steve Noyes
Schedule
Fri Sep 20 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
Russell Books | Victoria, BC
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Join us for Friday night poetry! Featured Poets:
Derek Webster is a Canadian writer and editor. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Webster spent early years in Beijing and London before returning to his hometown of Oakville, Ontario. As a graduate student he won the Levens Poetry Prize at Washington University in St. Louis. His first book Mockingbird was shortlisted for the 2016 Gerald Lampert Award for best poetry debut in Canada.
In 2002 Webster founded arts and opinion magazine Maisonneuve, winner of over 40 National Magazine Awards. His Letter from the Editor was an NMA finalist for Best Column in 2006, and in 2017 his profile of literary translator Sheila Fischman in The Walrus was a finalist for the Allan Slaight Prize for Journalism. National Animal, his second collection of poems, appears in Spring 2024. He lives in Toronto and Montreal.
Steve Noyes has published many poetry collections: Small Data, Rainbow Stage--Manchuria, Morbidity & Ornament, and Ghost Country, among others. His poems have appeared in many magazines in the UK and Canada. He is also the author of two novels: November’s Radio and It Is Just that Your House Is So Far Away. He has just returned from England, where he competed his PhD. Originally from Winnipeg, Steve lives on Vancouver Island.
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How to Attend:
Doors open at 7:00pm, event starts at 7:30 and sign up for the open mic is between 7:00–7:20.
Our open mic rules are:
1. Poetry only
2. Maximum of one poem
3. Maximum of 3 minutes on the mic
If you wish to tune in via Zoom for the featured reader segment of the evening (approximately 8:00-9:00pm 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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Where is it happening?
Russell Books, 734 Fort St, Victoria, BC V8W 1H2, Canada,Victoria, British ColumbiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
