The Grand Opening!

The Grand Opening!
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Rapt crowd at the opening of Planet Earth Poetry at Black Stilt.

Welcome to the Grand Opening!

Welcome to the Grand Opening!
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The place was packed!

Announcing Planet Earth Poetry At Black Stilt

Opening September 15, 2006.

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JUNE 9, 2006: BRAD BUIE & MARTIN GRAY

Brad Buie, poet and fiction writer, reads from new works.

Martin Gray, poet, reads from his lastes book, Jackson Pollock: Memories Arrested in Space.

JUNE 2, 2006: PAM PORTER

Governor General Prize winner, Pam Porter, reads from her new book of poetry, Stones Call Out, from Coteau Books.

Lorna Crozier

Lorna Crozier
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Lorna Crozier enthralls on May 26, 2006.

MAY 26, 2006: LORNA CROZIER & OANA AVASILLCHIOAEI

This GG winning poet and UVic Creative Writing Chair reads from new work.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of The Writers' Union of Canada and The Canada Council for the Arts.

Montreal poet, Oana Avasillchioaei, born in Romania, reads from her first book of poems, Abandon, from Wolsak and Wynn.

MAY 12, 2006: TANIS MACDONALD & ELIZABETH BACHINSKY

Former Victoria poet, Tanis MacDonald, comes home from Winnipeg to read new poems.

Elizabeth Bachinsky, writer in residence in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, reads from her latest book, Home of Sudden Service, from Nightwood.

Sheri-D Wilson

Sheri-D Wilson
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Here is Sheri-D Wilson doing her enthusiastic best at Mocambopo on May 5, 2006.

MAY 5, 2006: SHERI-D. WILSON

This Calgary performance poet, has 6 books of poetry, an international reputation.

On May 6, she will giving a workshop. Call 480-1081