Encouragement - Writings by Donna Bishop with tributes & poems by friends. FVPS 2014 anthology. Click on image for details.
Picking Flowers - Poems by Thurlow Gowan with tributes and poems by friends. MSA PPS 2012 Anthology. Click on image for details.
River of Words - anthology published by MSA PPS in 2009. Click on image for details.
In The Haggard Road Shelley shares her love of words and images. A beautiful first collection. Click on image for details.
I Am The Poem culminates a lifetime of teaching and thinking about poetry - by Alvin G. Ens. Click on image for details.
A poem collection by Violet Nesdoly, about the families we are a part of, and the homestead we all inhabit. Click on image for details.
Poetic Spirits of the Valley-an anthology representing 25 years of poetic history in the Fraser Valley. Click on image for more details.
A Poets Passion Revisited by T. M. Broadworth - A collection of personal writings and photo art celebrating the complexities of life.
A Familiar Shore by Emily Isaccson. Stories of four women told in poetry, parable and myth
The Healing Power of Nature by Satwant Kaur Pandher. This full-color hardcover book contains over 50 poems and many photos. Click on image for details.
Calendar by Violet Nesdoly. Contains over 50 poems that explore the rhythms of the year, nature, life & the family. FREE! Click on image for details.
A Poetic Kaleidoscope by T. W. Goodrich: "... something for all readers: short, long, deep, simple, painful, and hopeful poems" - Reviewer (Click on image for details.)
A first collection by Nicholas Roberts, the space between the eyes contains over 50 poems. Click on image for details.
Hours From A Convent by Emily Isaacson. Poems from the perspective of a young nun. Click on image for details.
'Magnoliye De Phul' by Satwant Pander was inspired by Satwant's love of nature. Click on image for details.
Colours of My Heart - Poems by Surjeet Kalsey. Click on image for details.
Fritzy is a novelette, by Donna Bishop based on Fritzy's childhood. Informative reading for a ten year old. Delightful reading for an adult. Click on image for details.
Posted by Violet Nesdoly on September 19, 2013
PPS Blue Moon Reading October 7, 2013
“As lovers of God’s creation in nature, Satwant Pander’s book The Healing Power of Nature pulled me into its pages. In her poem on Page 13, the line “The tree keeps me company when I am alone” – how true! Nice to see her daughter Kiran’s comment – page 10 and also Soul to Soul, page 70″ – Donna Bishop (Founder of Poets Potpourri Society).
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Posted by Violet Nesdoly on September 12, 2013
On September 9th the Poets Potpourri Society resumed after taking the summer off.
To honour International Literacy Day, Sharon Crowley from Literacy Matters Abbotsford began the evening by telling us about some of the literacy programs available for all ages through her organization. (For information, check out their website).
Ten poets took advantage of the Open Mic segment, reading poems on an array of subjects, from summer to surgery, intellect to alienation, saying farewell to savouring the wine of life.
Literacy Matters Abbotsford guest Sharon Crowley (top right) and five of the PPS open mic readers 09/09/13.
More PPS open mic readers.
What poets eat (bottom right)
After coffee time, featured reader Alvin Ens introduced his latest book, Must Have A Sense of Humour.
Violet and Irene, Alvin’s wife, read prose pieces from this witty collection, written over years with many prize-winning and previously published pieces in the bunch. Alvin concluded the reading by sharing several of the book’s poems. If anyone left frowning, it certainly wasn’t his fault.
Irene and Alvin Ens launch Must Have A Sense of Humour 09/09/13
Now mark your calendars for our next and final Blue Moon Reading of the 2013 season. It will take place on October 7th (6:30-8:30, Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford). Our featured reader that evening will be Satwant Pander. She will launch her collection of English poems and photographs—The Healing Power of Nature. (Poster coming soon!)
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