Planet Earth Poetry Returns September 19, 2008.

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Planet Earth Poetry Returns September 19, 2008.

Barbara Pelman's students celebrate!

Barbara Pelman's students celebrate!
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Barbara Pelman's students celebrate their chapbook "A Small Glass of Milk" at Planet Earth Poetry, May 16, 2008.

Joe McDougall and Marcela Huerta

Joe McDougall and Marcela Huerta
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Joe McDougall and Marcela Huerta read their poems at Planet Earth Poetry, May 16, 2008.

Maery Hallam, Simon Haisell, Dan Chudyk, Jose Vanhornfoy and Marcela Huetrra

Maery Hallam, Simon Haisell, Dan Chudyk, Jose Vanhornfoy and Marcela Huetrra
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Maery Hallam, Simon Haisell, Dan Chudyk, Jose Vanhornfoy and Marcela Huetrra, all Reynolds students, entertain the crowd at Planet Earth Poetry, May 16, 2008.

Clara Blackwood

Clara Blackwood
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Clara Blackwood, daughter of Allan Briesmaster, reads on May 9, 2008.

Allan Briesmaster.

Allan Briesmaster.
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Allan Briesmaster, Toronto poet, reads on May 9, 2008.

Garth Martens

Garth Martens
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Garth Martens reads at Planet Earth Poetry March 21, 2008.

May's Marvellous Calendar for Planet Earth Poetry

MAY 2, 2008: JOELENE HEATHCOTE

JOELENE HEATHCOTE has won many contests and awards for her writing. Her book, What's Between Us Can't Be Heard, from Exstasis, was shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award. Inherit the Earth, won Robicon Presses's Inaugural Chap Book Contest.


MAY 9, 2008: ALLAN BRIESMASTER & CLARA BLACKWOOD

ALLAN BRIESMASTER is a freelance editor and publisher, and the author of nine books of poetry. He is the co- editor of Crossing Lines: Poets who came to Canada in the Vietnam War Era.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.




CLARA BLACKWOOD'S first collection of poetry Subway Medusa was published by Guernic Editions. She is the daughter of Allan Briesmaster, an artist and a poetry enthusiast, like her father.


MAY 16, 2008: SINGING, DANCING AND POETRY FROM REYNOLDS SCHOOL

Students from Reynolds, many of whom painted poetry on hoardings around Victoria, show their great talents and enthusiasm for the arts. This is a fund raiser for the school's environmental project.


MAY 23, 2008: BARBARA PELMAN

BARBARA PELMAN celebrates her retirement as a teacher at Reynolds by reading from her latest poems, which will be published in October 2008 by Ronsdale Press, Borrowed Rooms.


MAY 30, 2008: DANIELLE HUBBARD & TANIS MACDONALD

DANIELLE HUBBARD, UVic student, backpacker, poet, reads from her first novel , Clan of the Dung-Sniffers.

TANIS MACDONALD, former UVic student and currently teaching at Wilfred Laurier University, winner of the Bliss Carmen Poetry Prize, reads from her latest book of poetry, Rue the Day.

Planet Earth Poetry's Amazing April Calendar at the Black Stilt, 1633 Hillside!

APRIL 4, 2008:

PAULINE MICHEL, Canada's second parliamentary poet laureate, Montreal novelist, songwriter, screen writer, reads new work.


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




DAVID KOSUB, singer, songwriter, sings from his new CD Far Away.


APRIL 11, 2008

JOHN DONLAN, Vancouver Public Library for half the year and wilderness dweller for the other half, reads from his fourth book of poetry from Brick Books, Spirit Engine.


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




MONTY REID, Director of Exhibitions at the Canadian Museum of Nature, three time nominee for the GG award, reads from his 14th book of poetry, from Brick Books, The Luskville Reductions.


APRIL 18, 2008

KULDIP GILL, winner of the B.C. Book prize for poetry and teacher at the University College of the Fraser Valley, reads new work.


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




NAOMI BETH WAKAN, author of 30 books, reads from her latest: Compositions: Notes on the Written Word, from Wolsak and Wynn.


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




APRIL 25, 2009

ISA MILMAN, poet, visual artist and O. T. winner of the 2005 poetry prize from the Canadian Jewish Book Awards, for Between the Doorposts, reads new work.


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




RUSSELL THORNTON, North Vancouver poet and author of 5 books of poetry, reads from his latest book, The Human Shore, from Harbour publishing.


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

Dan Tysdal and Wendy Morton.

Dan Tysdal and Wendy Morton.
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Dan Tysdal enlists the aid of Planet Earth Poetry host, Wendy Morton.

Dan Tysdal signs his book.

Dan Tysdal signs his book.
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Dan Tysdal signs his book Predicting the Next Big Advertising Breakthrough Using a Potentially Dangerous Method.

Dan Tysdal

Dan Tysdal
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Dan Tysdal reads to the crowd at Planet Earth Poetry, March 7, 2008.

A MARVELLOUS MARCH CALENDAR AT PLANET EARTH POETRY AT THE BLACK STILT

MARCH 7, 2008: DAN TYSDAL

A Moose Jaw poet and U of Toronto student whose first book , Predicting the Next Big Advertising Breakthrough Using a Potentially Dangerous Method, was published by Coteau Books.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.




MARCH 14, 2008: GLEN SORESTAD

A former Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan; he has been publishing poetry for 30 years. His latest book is Blood & Bone, Ice & Stone.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.




MARCH 21, 2008: GARTH MARTENS

A UVic Creative Writing grad writes poetry and non-fiction. His concerns include archaic dance forms, botany and obscure mysticism. He also writes love letters for women who work at the bank.

MARCH 28, 2008: BERNICE LEVER & KIM GOLDBERG

Bernice Lever, Bowen Island poet, has 8 books of poetry; her latest is Never a Straight Line, from Black Moss Press.

Kim Goldberg, award winning political journalist's first book of poetry, Ride Backwards on Dragon, from Leaf Press. These poems relate to her study of the ancient Taoist internal art of Liuhebafa.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Writers' Union and the Canada Council for the Arts.