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 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...
by Lawrence Cooper | Sep 24, 2019 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Poetry Presentations
Just a reminder that Poet’s Pub Night is this coming Monday, September 30, from 7 to 9 pm, at the Cornerstone Taproom on Fifth and Cliff. The theme for this month is 100 Thousand Poets for Change. If you have poems you want posted at the pub you can drop them...
by Lawrence Cooper | Sep 24, 2019 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations
I had the privilege of being the guest presenter at the Comox Valley Writers Society opening session this past week on Thursday, September 19, in the library at Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School. I was impressed with the turnout of close to thirty people out of a...
by Lawrence Cooper | Aug 19, 2019 | Blog, Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations, The Higher Self
I had the honor and privilege of attending a wedding for a young couple from the Twelve Tribes Community. These are the people who own and operate the Yellow Deli (formerly Common Ground Restaurant) and the New Sprout Farm located near Merville. This is a community...
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