Planet Earth Poetry

Planet Earth Poetry is a reading series occurring at Russell Books in downtown Victoria, BC Friday evenings, September to June. Join us. Celebrate Poetry.🌿

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We acknowledge today and every day our extreme gratitude for our generous sponsors whose funding and ongoing support ensure the continuance of our ever expanding and vital poetry community.

Thank you sincerely, from your poetic of mind and gratefully inclined friends at PEP.

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Well, Poets… it’s something. 🥁

[Realistic Poetry International @RealisticPoetry]

Get paid to read your poetry!
https://t.co/EpDxLrL6WW

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Summer Poetry Reading!

Open Mic Opportunity, Poets!🍂

[VI_Library @VI_Library]

Join us on Aug. 13 at 11 am for a poetry reading at the Nanaimo Wellington branch with Poet Laureate Kamal Parmar and local poet Patricia Smekel. Also looking for poets for the open mic!

More info👉https://t.co/KsvBcjtVXQ

@CountryClubCent @twuc @cityofnanaimo

[The Ex-Puritan @ex_puritan]

Poets: get your work ready, and be sure to watch this page tomorrow afternoon for another special submission opportunity! (⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️)

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If you thought
behind this door
lived Inspiration
would you knock first?

#planetearthpoetry #summerwriting #openinginspiration #mysterydoors

~~~
📷:@fhaedra

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Mo’ please! ✍🏼

[Renee Sarojini Saklikar @reneesarojini]

Today! Summer write-a-thon w/ @CanadaPoetryin details ⬇️ hope folks who want a chance “to just write”, w join us @ReadLocalBC @bcwriters @TWSSFU @myVCC features includes prompts by @stephenscollis @kerryagilbert @jobitek @isabellawangbc + more🙏🏽 @ABPBC

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Our Friday Night Poetry events are suspended for summer so we can plan and schedule the next season of poetic wonder.

Meanwhile, an abundance of poetry awaits you on our YouTube Channel and Google Earth maps.

Here’s #UlrikeNarwani:

https://t.co/tFCr9nyQBg

#poetscaravan #poets

[PalabraFlamenco @PalabraFlamenco]

We're at it again! Here, poet @GarthMartens reads new work with dancer Denise Yeo and guitarist Gareth Owen. With thanks to @LScollan and @pepreadings, who made this possible. https://t.co/fIglPYhsvm #flamenco #poetry #canlit #yyjarts #yvrarts #yyj #victoriabc #yvr

[Kevin Spenst (he/him) @kevinspenst]

Thanks to @JAZrecs I now have Hearts Amok: a Memoir in Verse @Anvilpress on audio. I'm hoping to have some musically twerked versions up over the coming month. For now, give it a listen: https://t.co/dU57Y527d7 #audiobook #Snythcake #moretocome #bandcamp @CanadianPoets

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🍂Friday Night Poetry🍂

Poets Caravan Extravaganza!

Where & When?

TONIGHT! June 10th

@russellbooks

7:30 PM PDT
Doors at 7:00

Yes, Poets will have books for sale.

Bring your penchant for poetry. Bring a friend. Bring your celebratory mind.

🎵Poetry: Like a Song.🎵

#poetry

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🍂Friday Night Poetry🍂

It’s our Season 26 Finale!

Where & When?

Friday, June 10th

@russellbooks

7:30 PM PDT
Doors at 7:00

Yes, Poets will have books for sale.

Bring your penchant for poetry. Bring a friend. Bring your celebratory mind.

🎵Poetry: Like a Song.🎵

#poetry

[Planet Earth Poetry @pepreadings]

Alert: To Our Livestream Viewers:

This event will not be live-streamed, however, it will be professionally recorded and thereafter become available via our YouTube Channel.

Thanks!

Your Friends at PEP

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🍂Friday Night Poetry🍂

Season 26 Finale: presenting 28 Feature Poets.

Friday, June 10th, 7:30PM @russellbooks it’s the Poets Caravan Extravaganza!

Expect an abundance of inspiration & not 1 moment of distraction.

🌅Poetry: A Storied Choir.🌅

#poetryreading #bcpoets #poetry

[Planet Earth Poetry @pepreadings]

🍂Friday Night Poetry🍂

Season 26 Finale: presenting 28 Feature Poets.

Friday, June 10th, 7:30PM @russellbooks it’s the Poets Caravan Extravaganza!

Expect an abundance of inspiration & not 1 moment of distraction.

🌅Poetry: A Storied Choir.🌅

#poetryreading #bcpoets #poetry

[Planet Earth Poetry @pepreadings]

🍂Friday Night Poetry - Special🍂

Tonight! @russellbooks:

#LornaCrozier reads selected poems from #PatrickLane’s posthumous collection, The Quiet in Me.

Doors 7:00PM PDT
Program 7:30

Masks Encouraged.

https://t.co/zSxEag8ZmN

🌅Poetry: A Passion for Living.🌅

#poetry #yyj

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🍂Friday Night Poetry - Special🍂

On June 3rd @russellbooks:

Lorna Crozier will read selected poems from Patrick Lane’s posthumous collection, The Quiet in Me.

Doors 7:00PM PDT
Program 7:30

Masks Encouraged.

https://t.co/zSxEag8ZmN

🌅Poetry: A Passion for Living.🌅

#poetry

[Planet Earth Poetry @pepreadings]

🙋‍♀️Friday Night Poetry - May🙋‍♀️

What a month of Fridays it’s been!

Remember that you can revisit most of our Friday Night Poetry readings by visiting Planet Earth Poetry’s YouTube Channel.

Poets sharing their storied voices.

We are grateful.🌷

#planetearthpoetry #MaySummary

[Planet Earth Poetry @pepreadings]

🍂Friday Night Poetry - Special🍂

On June 3rd @russellbooks:

Lorna Crozier will read selected poems from Patrick Lane’s posthumous collection, The Quiet in Me.

Doors 7:00PM PDT
Program 7:30

Masks Encouraged.

https://t.co/zSxEag8ZmN

🌅Poetry: A Passion for Living.🌅

#poetry

[Planet Earth Poetry @pepreadings]

✍🏼Poets Caravan✍🏼

We hope you’ll visit the Google Earth Map and/or our YouTube Channel many times to view this diverse sampling of poetic voices.

Here’s Susan Braley:

https://t.co/QTRMxn2791

#planetearthpoetry #poetscaravan #vanislepoets #gulfislandpoets #bcpoets #susanbraley

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🍂Friday Night Poetry🍂

TONIGHT! @russellbooks, we’ll enjoy:

Feature Poet: Rhona McAdam
Poetic Opener: Catherine St. Denis

Doors open at 7:00PM PDT
Program begins 7:30

Open Mic

Good Company

Masks Encouraged

https://t.co/zSxEag8ZmN

🌻Poetry: Full Menu Offerings.🌻

#poetry

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🕊Indigenous Poets’ Bursary🕊

Planet Earth Poetry extends an invitation to two participants who identify as Indigenous to attend this summer’s Poetry Retreat scheduled to occur in Victoria June 25th & 26th.

Associated fees are fully covered through bursary funding.

#indigenous

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Yes!

Doors slide open @russellbooks 7:00 PM Pacific (aka Poets Magic Time)🌻

[Caitlin Press @caitlinpress]

Tomorrow!