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Archive for May, 2016

Last poetry night of Spring 2016

Posted by Violet Nesdoly on May 31, 2016

Fifteen readers participated in the May 30 FVPS open mic. What a great evening!

 

05-30-16 readers

Photos – Violet Nesdoly and Ted Goodrich

Open Mic

Poets meet to read and word-play
thoughts about all kinds of things:
Life lived freely, Happy Birthday
Berries, Heroes, Frogs and Springs.

Memories and inspiration
read from binders, phones and books
ruminating observations
words and rhythms poet cooks

into humor and emotion
credo and philosophy.
Join us! Bring your versey potion.
You’re invited—and it’s free!

© 2016 by Violet Nesdoly

Our next poetry night is on the first day of SUMMER
June 20 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Clearbrook Library
32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford B.C.

That evening prize-winning poet and teacher Alvin Ens will present a Workshop on WHAT MAKES A POEM GOOD?.

Come (with a poem in your pocket, just in case there’s a bit of open mic time)!

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Great turnout for May 2nd Open Mic

Posted by Violet Nesdoly on May 4, 2016

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Come for the poetry and the goodies!

The multi-purpose room of the Clearbrook Library came alive with the sound of words Monday night, May 2nd. This third Poetry Open Mic night of 2016 for the Fraser Valley Poets Society included poems about nature, mothers, retirement, feeling blue, and feeling wonderful. There were poetic stories of knights, dragons, swords, and shaman. There were pieces about bats, mountains, drops, a smile, football, and yoga. The variety was a great indicator of the variety of poets in attendance.

Terry Broadworth emceed the evening.

FVPS Director Terry Broadworth did a great job of emceeing the evening. She introduced each of the eighteen open mic readers and kept the program on track for the enjoyment of the audience of about 50.  A mid-evening break for coffee and goodies gave opportunity for visiting and networking. (Click on any photo to enlarge.)

Our next Poetry Open Mic night is Monday, May 30th at the Clearbrook Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

If you’re a local poet who would like to read at our one of our open mic poetry nights, we’d love to have you! You don’t have to be a Fraser Valley Poets Society member to join in.

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