Blog Posts tagged: poet laureate
Word! Vancouver to host giant poetry slam as part of 125 celebrations
Brad Cran, City of Vancouver Poet Laureate Okay, we might be getting ahead of ourselves in calling it a ‘slam’ – but there seemed something decidedly unpoetic about a “poetry conference.” How about poetry “confluence” at least? Anyway, given that... Continue reading »
Can you give me an example of the words in your head and how they might be used while in Canada?
The following poem was read by Brad Cran (City of Vancouver Poet Laureate) at the city’s new tent village — which was set up yesterday afternoon on a vacant lot at Hastings and Abbott Street, in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The... Continue reading »
Poet Laureate calls for poetry submissions to create verse map of Vancouver
Vancouver’s first Poet Laureate, George McWhirter, invites poetry submissions for an anthology on the features that give Vancouver its identity, such as its streets and place names. This call for submissions is open to anyone who wishes to help fill... Continue reading »
