By worldpoetry on May 2, 2008 - 3:48pm
Join us for this first amazing event!
This is so exciting-three years of my vision now coming true!
Let me know if you have reserved a table. They are going fast.
All the best,
Ariadne
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World Poetry New Westminster & Goby Catt Jazz!
For the first time ever!
World Poetry New Westminster presents Poetry and Jazz by Goby Catt!
May 22 at 8:00 pm, at the famous Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St,
New Westminster. (Near the Columbia Skytrain Station)
With your hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
Featured poets:
Jamie Reid
Addena Sumter-Freitag
Sandra Lucke from Bellingham, Washington
Kyle Christianson
Welcoming poem by Ariadne Sawyer.
Be present at this groundbreaking first event!
Reserve a table for your party: The Heritage Grill: 604-759-0819
For more information: Ariadne: 604-526-4729
Sponsored by The Backroom Theatre Club.
By worldpoetry on April 11, 2008 - 12:01am
Many people from around the world collec World Poetry posters.
The biggest response for the last Neruda poster was 57 world wide.
The runner up was Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry with 43.
If you want one or both new posters, please send an e-mail to ariadnes@uniserve.com
Thank you,
Ariadne
By worldpoetry on April 7, 2008 - 11:03pm
Da: Ariadne Sawyer [mailto:ariadnes@uniserve.com]
Inviato: lunedì 7 aprile 2008 6.01
A: ariadnes@uniserve.com
Oggetto: World Poet Diego Bastianutti to receive prestigious 2008 International Literary Prize May 25th in Trieste, Italy!
Priorità: Alta
World Poetry guest co-host and radio co-host Diego Bastianutti will receive the prestigious 2008 International Literary Prize May 25th in Trieste, Italy!
World Poet Diego Bastianutti just received a telegram from Italy, informing him that his book For a Fistful of Soil/ Per un pugno di terra (submitted without his immediate knowledge), has been selected by an international jury of writers as the winner of the 2008 International Literary Prize Umberto Saba, Trieste. There were other prizes awarded in separate sections for published "Novels" and for "Short Stories", and other sections for unpublished works of the same category.
Quite apart from the prize money itself, the Committee has offered to pay for his round-trip flight to Trieste, Italy, plus accommodations. The ceremony will take place on May 25.
He is clearly honoured by this prestigious international recognition, and wishes to share to share his joy with you all.
Diego will also be receiving the World Poetry Ambassador’s medallion for Italy.
By worldpoetry on March 28, 2008 - 7:36pm
World Poetry Her Story
We began The World Poetry Café Reading Series; nine years ago at Miles of Beans Coffee shop in Burnaby, BC.
People often ask me “You do all this work for World Poetry-For Free?” in a voice that implied perhaps I have lost my mind.
Recently I have looked for the answers to this question. The two answers that I come up with are justice and vision.
1) Before we began the series, Alejandro had tried to find a venue to read in Vancouver where he would be allowed to read in Spanish and English. Everywhere he went, he had the door closed. One group, who charged per poem to read, would not even allow him to pay double so that the poem could be in two languages. Some venue hosts were really rude to him. They told him to go home and learn English. It is very hard for a survivor of torture to learn English since he experienced the loud background music of America Rock n Roll while he was tortured in Chile.
By worldpoetry on March 9, 2008 - 11:07pm
World Poetry Reading Series!
March 31, 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia.
Your hosts:
Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
Poets on tour, Victoria, BC:
GT William Edwards
Katrina Pavlovsky
Ahn Bong Ja, South Korea
Sandra Lucke, Bellingham, Washington
Steven Lytton, First Nations.
Featured Musician: Laura Kelsey and Denis Leong.
Admission free.
Info: 604-526-4729
By worldpoetry on March 3, 2008 - 1:06am
World Poets will be performing their bi-lingual poems at the Women In Film Festival(Kudos Screening), March 8th,in celebration of International Women's Day, 11:30 am VanCity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. Vancouver.
Host: Ariadne Sawyer.
Poets:
Vera Manuel (Video poem)First Nations
Ahn Bong Ja ,South Korea
Jacqueline Maire, France
Addena Sumter Freitag, 7th generation African Canadian
Mariko Kage, Japanese
Lucia Gorea, Transelvania
Come hear our talented poets!
Info: www.wiffbc.com
WP:604-526-4729
By worldpoetry on February 23, 2008 - 12:00pm
World Poetry Gala Program 2008.
Feb. 29 at the Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, BC 350 West Georgia St,Vancouver , BC.
Hostas, Ariadne Sawyer, MA and Alejandro Mujica-Olea (the Peoples Poet)
Admission free!
6:30Pm Doors open for displays and light refreshments. Background music Rene Hugo y Sus Amigos. 7:pm Program starts.
Greetings from the library.
Presentation of World Poetry City Poets and Library Award.
Greetings from the City of Vancouver, Councilwoman Elizabeth Ball.
Short Blessings: Godwin Barton, First Nations, Dr. Douglas Bacon, Rene Hugo Sanchez, Spanish and Quechwa.
Welcome by Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
Thanks to volunteers, World Poetry Committee and sponsors.
Shout to World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Madge Kimball who passed on in 2008.
Welcome to the Lifetime achievement Award Winners by the winners of 2007, Victoria
Pascha and Jan Furst.
Presentation of the Lifetime Award to Bernice Lever.
Diego Bastianutti, poem and presentation of World Poetry Award.
Song by Jude Neal with guitar by Andrew Cameron.
Poems by Bernice Lever .
Welcome Music by Rene Hugo y Sus Amigos.
Intro by Ida Bhargava
Poem by Ahn Bong Ja
Presentation of World Poetry Lifetime Award for Ashok Bhargava
by Mrs. Sabrina Noorani from the Canadian Immigrant Magazine.
Poems by Ashok Bhargava.
By worldpoetry on January 29, 2008 - 8:39pm
The World Poetry Enviro-Poetry Project.
Come write a poem or put an Enviro-suggestion in the amazing suggestion box created by Montana King!
The World Poetry Reading Series is celebrating their 7th anniversary at the Vancouver Public Library (our gracious hosts and partners) with a month long display of environmental poems in the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia St, Vancouver, BC in the literature section from February 1-29th. The poems on display are from Vancouver, across Canada and around the world. They include poems by the Poet Laureate of Vancouver, George McWhirter, Linda Rogers and World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award Winner 2008, Bernice Lever among others. Most of the poems are in English but there are a number of bi-lingual poems, bringing a multi-cultural component to the display.
We hope to include selected poems in an Anthology!
There will be a Create an Enviro-poem table staffed by 17 World Poetry Volunteers who are all poets and writers. The poems that are written by the public will be featured at the 7th World Poetry Gala, February 29th, 7:00 pm, at the Alice McKaye Room at the Vancouver Public Library.
An Enviro-suggestion box will also be at the table so that the library patrons can put in suggestions on how to help the environment.
Selected tips will be read on The World Poetry Café Radio Show every Tuesday on CFRO, 102.7 FM.
By worldpoetry on January 21, 2008 - 12:05am
World Poetry Gala Fundraiser!
Dinner, Dance and Entertainment.
We need to sell 100 tickets!
Feb. 16th at the Holiday Inn, 1110 Howe Street (Columbia Room)
6:30-12:00 am. Tickets: $35.00 after.
Fantastic Buffet Dinner with many items.
Dance to music by Internationally Known Pancho and Sal!
Silent Auction including Weekend Accommodation to Pemberton/Whistler!
Solo dance by well known dancer Mariko.
Line dancing.
Special Aikido Workshop! Learn self defense with black belt Mariko Kage!
Call or e-mail for tickets: ariadnes@uniserve.com or 604-526-4729
Donations gratefully accepted , receipt given.
All proceeds go for awards, Enviro-display and food at the World Poetry Gala, Feb. 29th
Celebrate your February birthday with Ariadne (Feb.16th) at the fundraiser.
By worldpoetry on January 5, 2008 - 12:18am
Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry 5th anniversary!
You are invited!!!
Feb. 28th at 7:30 Pm, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia St. Alice MacKaye Room.
Ariadne’s Dream Dragon Dance. (I'm bringing the lettuce)
Featured poets: Steve Duncan, Fred Wah, Padma and George McWhirter.
Music by bagpiper Joe McDonald and Celtic Harpist Rebecca Blair.
The Burns Club!
Hosts: Todd Wong, Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
Admission free.
Info: 604-526-4729
