by Lawrence Cooper | Nov 20, 2019 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry Presentations
Ever wonder what it would be like to sit in a pub in Scotland or The Yukon and listen to Robbie Burns or Robert Service recite their raucous poems with a glass of wine or a pint of beer in their hands. Well welcome to the next Poet’s Pub Night held on the last Monday...
by Lawrence Cooper | Nov 5, 2019 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry Presentations
The last 15 Minutes of Infamy for 2019 will be on November 20 at the *Green Olive Room on Skinner Street (next to the Old City Station Pub). The evening will feature: Host: Ian Cognitō with guests: Port Alberni stand-up comedian and author, Paul Alexander Cowichan...
by Lawrence Cooper | Oct 29, 2019 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations
Poet’s Pub Night, The Dead Poet’s Society, was a huge success. I must admit that the first two Pub Nights were a bit of a struggle, but thanks to Kera’s encouragement and the sharing of the work load, they have now become a great night out with fun activities and...
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, 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 | 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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