Poetry readings and other news
Posted by Violet Nesdoly on April 18, 2013
PPS member / director Emily Isaacson is having a busy spring.
She will be the featured reader at live coffee shop poetry at the Sumas Mountain Coffee Co. in Abbotsford. She will be reading from her collection House of Rain. (Admission free).
April 25, 2013
3:00 − 5:00 p.m.
Sumas Mountain Coffee Co.
1A-32750 George Ferguson Way
Abbotsford, BC V2T 4V6
In early May she will launch her new book Hours From A Convent at the House of James. She will be joined by Richard Toots and Violet Nesdoly. Mark your calendars for this free event:
May 2, 2013
7:00 p.m.
House of James
2743 Emerson St.
Abbotsford, BC
V2T 4H8
Book trailer for Hours From A Convent
“The Mission Monastery” – a photo slide show by Emily Isaacson
For more information visit www.emilyisaacsoninstitute.com
PPS members Alvin Ens and Violet Nesdoly are hopeful after their names were included on the Word Awards shortlist. (The Word Awards are awarded by the The Word Guild for books and short pieces published in a variety of categories the previous year).
- Alvin’s poem “Alzheimer’s” (published in Ascent Aspirations) is shortlisted in the Poetry category.
- Alvin’s short story “Of Knights and Castles” (published in FellowScript) is shortlisted in the Short Story category.
- Violet’s book Destiny’s Hands (Word Alive Press, 2012) is shortlisted in the Novel – Historical category.
Winners will be announced at a Gala in Mississauga, ON, June 12, 2013.
Fraser Valley Poets Society 
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