World Poetry hosts, Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea with our esteemed partners The City of Richmond, explorASIAN and the Zhongkun Poetry Development Foundation, China are celebrating the famous ancient Chinese Poet Li Bai in Richmond, BC, Canada on May 17th at 6:30 PM.
Featuring: Dr. Jan Wall, Dr. Hadaa Sendoo, (World Poetry Ambassador to China and Mongolia) Multilingual Poetry of Li Bai and Traditional Chinese musicians Mr. Chen Ying Liang and Mrs. Chen. The event is free. Information: ariadnes@uniserve.com
Here is a brief bio by Dr. Hadaa Sendoo from Mongolia, who will be featured at the event.
Join your hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea for a speacial show with Poet SANDRA WASERMAN Literary Agent for film and television projects and poet.FOR BOSS MANAGEMENT, March 9th at 9 PM, PST on The World Poetry Cafe Radio Show, CFRO 102.7 FM
Sandra was born in Montreal, grew up in Ottawa and lived in Toronto, Calgary and now resides in Vancouver.
She is hard working Capricorn Fire Dog who works diligently and is passionate about helping those on her roster reach their full potential.
Her background in the industry spans decades. In the early years she wrote radio programs and had three shows from entertainment to a call in talk show, and Editorials for CBC.
She produced a magazine format show called “It’s a New Age and a New You” which she wrote and co-hosted. She was involved in documentary films. She also gave the floor boards a workout in Theatre. Working behind the scenes she took jobs as a Production Assistant, she set up a company doing Set Design for Photography and Film, as well as Location Scouting and Security.
For three years running she was called in to Judge the ACTRA Awards. Her good eye and sharp intuition help her recognize talent quickly and she is always interested in providing advice from her many years of experience in the industry.
World Poetry Café Radio Show Proudly Presents: author Simone Brenneman on March 2nd , Tuesday night at 9 –m PST, CFRO 102.7 FM, satellite: Star Choice 845 or on the internet: www.coopradio.org
Hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
A TRUE LIFE TALE OF AUSTISM AND COURAGE
--How One Advocate Is Peeling Away the Layers and Unraveling the Complexities and the Intricacies of this Fascinating and Intriguing ‘Disorder’
The music group, Moody Blues best puts Simone Brenneman’s feelings to words regarding her years of study, love and understanding of the illness labeled ‘autism’ in one of their songs “Won’t You Meet Me Halfway?” This has become Brenneman’s “autism anthem,” as it articulates the foundation of her belief in how she approaches anyone with autism.
World Poetry Celebrates Black History Month February 6,
2-pm. 811 Carnarvon Street, Centre of Integration for African Immigrants Celebration,
New Westminster.
An extravaganza of poetry, music and dance.
Hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
A welcome by Qayqayt First Nations Chief Rhonda Larrabee.
Readings by multicultural, multilingual poets
African Dance with Bemi Douglas
Free. All are invited.
Create a poem and read it!
Info 604-526-4729
• September 28 Rumi! World Poetry and the Vancouver Public Library proudly present the 802nd Birthday and Life Celebration of Rumi, September 28, 6:30-8:30 pm) Vancouver Public Library, Alice MacKaye Room. We are honoured to welcome noted Rumi scholar Dr. Mesh Meshgini to do the biography of Rumi and a commentary on selected works of Rumi. Poems of Rumi will be read by World Poets in different languages. Music, dance and a short talk on turning by Tanya Evanson will be included. Come celebrate Rumi!, Admission free. A Rumi poster available by e-mail at ariadnes@uniserve.com
Subject: World Poetry Reads 11 am-12 pm May 16th at Dr. Sun Yat Sun Gardens. Come and enjoy this special day! Bring friends and family.
Importance: High
World Poetry reads on May 16, 2009: explorASIAN Friends & Family Day explorASIAN celebrates Asian Heritage Month with a day of family friendly activities and international arts & craft making demonstrations. This community event includes live music concerts, dance performances, and interactive sessions on Asian arts and crafts. Meet some of the local Asian Canadian arts, culture, and community groups. Admission to the Garden is by donation. All proceeds go to Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Join us for a day of fun, laughter, and amazement!
World Poetry Featured Poets read 11 am-12 pm.
· Addena Sumter Freitag
· Alan Hill
· Kagan Goh
· Robin Susanto
· Bong Ja Ahn
· World Poetry Hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
Bring your family and friends!
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Venue: Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Getting to the Garden
Listen to the World Poetry Cafe Radio Show!
Hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and guest host Dr. Diego Bastianutti.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 9-10 pm PST.on CFRO 102.7 FM or on the net: www.coopradio.org and follow the links to the World POetry Cafe.
Hilary Peach is an audio poet, recording artist, festival director, arts activist, and producer. She has performed at events that include the Vancouver International Folk Music Festival, Montreal’s Voix d’Ameriques, and the Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam. Her debut recording was an exquisite audiophile CD, Poems Only Dogs Can Hear (2003), in which surreal vignettes were suspended inside a matrix of music. In 2006 she toured across Canada with her fusion trio performing a folk opera called Suitcase Local, which has just been released as a CD of the same name (2009). This spoken-word and music fusion is a spooky retelling of some of Peach’s experiences as a Canadian working as a high-pressure welder in the construction and maintenance of power plants south of the border. Publications include 10 Flowered Cactus (1996), Love is a Small Town (2001), and inclusions in various anthologies and magazines. Hilary Peach is the founder and Artistic Director of the Poetry Gabriola Festival on Gabriola Island, BC.
A special invitation for you!
The World Poetry Reading Series
And the Vancouver Public Library
Eighth Anniversary Gala Celebration!
February 27, 7:00 PM, 2009
At the Vancouver Public Library,
(our gracious hosts and supporters)
Alma Van Dusen and Peter Kaye rooms
350 West Georgia Street.
250 W. Georgia,
Vancouver, BC
Featuring:
Greetings from the library
Greetings from the City of Vancouver
World Poetry Co-founders and hosts:
Ariadne Sawyer & Alejandro Mujica-Olea
Blessings: Vera Manuel, First Nations
Douglas Beacon, United Church
World Poetry Life Time Achievement Awards:
Ms. Bong Ja Ahn
Professor Diego Bastianutti
Presenters:
Mr. Tong Mo Suh,
Consulate General of South Korea
Dr. Alberta Lai, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute;
cultural office of the Consulate General in Vancouver
African Canadian Heritage Month Special Tribute.
Addena Sumter Freitag
Tanya Evanson
World Poetry Awards:
Volunteer of the year: Jacqueline Maire
World Poetry Radio Show: Guest host Lucia Gorea
Musicians of Excellence: Pancho and Sal
Artist of Excellence: Peter Lojewski
The World Poetry Committee woven word tapestry poem:
The Many Faces of Love
A living wall of poetry from Canada and around the world.
Music by Pancho and Sal
The World Poetry Café Radio Show Proudly Presents Peter Lojewski Feb. 3rd!
Award winning painter and poet Peter Lojewski will be featured
on the World Poetry Café Tuesday from 9-10 PST. on 102-7 fm or on the internet at www.coopradio.org and
link to the World Poetry Cafe on Tuesday Feb.3rd.
Hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and guest host Diego Bastianutti.
Peter will be receiving a World Poetry Painter of Excellence
Award at the 8th World Poetry on February 27th at 7 pm at the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia St..
Listen to our unique multicultural show!
Ariadne Sawyer MA,
604-526-4729
World Poet Lifetime Achievement Award winner and 96 years young this month;
Jan Furst is a retired naval architect and
marine engineer living on Bowen Island,
British Columbia.
He will be calling from Bowen Island for a on air interview.
Show starts at 9 PM PST on CFRO 102.7 FM or on the internet at www.coopradio.org, follow the links to The World Poetry Cafe. Hosts are Ariadne Sawyer and guest host Diego Bastianutti.
Born in Oslo and educated
In Danzig (Now Gdansk) Jan worked as a
shipyard manager for many years, later as
consultant to marine industries and offshore
oil in Canada, Indonesia, The U.S.A and
the Bahamas. He was a commissioner on
the Royal Commission on the Ocean Ranger
Disaster and now volunteers for several youth
organizations in Greater Vancouver.
He has an honorary doctorate from
Memorial University of Newfoundland.
He published “Kajakksport og Kajakkbygging”
(Oslo 1931), a treatise on the construction and
use of kayaks. He has a lifelong interest in old
Norse sagas and pre-Columbian North
American history and culture.
In yr. 2000, he published the book:” Thorfinn Thorhallson’s
Saga”,a semi historical novel that suggests a solution to the
Mystery of the pre Columbian colony on Greenland, that
