by Lawrence Cooper | Oct 9, 2019 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry Presentations
It seems to be a fad today to write poetry without upper case letters and punctuation, perhaps some sort of statement against traditional poetry and the establishment, etc, etc.. We would not even consider submitting an essay without these conventions, so why do we...
by Lawrence Cooper | Oct 8, 2019 | Blog, Borderline Personality Disorder, Mindfulness, Newsletter, The DSM 5, The Higher Self
BPD – Pathological personality traits in negative affectivity – Emotional liability – Unstable emotional experiences and frequent mood changes. What We Know Intense and rapid changes in mood states is a major feature of borderline personality...
by Lawrence Cooper | Oct 8, 2019 | Blog, Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry
The Cascadia Poetry Festival was held this past weekend in Cumberland. I had the privilege to be a small part of a session called “A Village and Forest Walking Tour”. The tour was conducted by Meaghan Cursons who led us through the dark corners of the historic sadness...
by Lawrence Cooper | Oct 1, 2019 | Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations
Another Poet’s Pub Night has come and gone along with the month of September. It went not exactly as planned, but it was entertaining, and I learned a few things from it. For one thing, there were only three or four people out of the twenty-some in attendance who...
by Lawrence Cooper | Oct 1, 2019 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations
I attended a poetry afternoon on September 24 in Parksville presented by Word Storm Society of the Arts out of Nanaimo. Canadian sound, visual, and performance poet, Bill Bissett, performed selections from his latest collection, ‘breth”. He was joined by...
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