Some highlights from last night’s Little Red launch. Thank you to Wayne Emde for capturing some beautiful moments. Thank you to Nicole Arnold from The Bread Boutique for those stunning cookies! Thank you to Michelle Doege for a fantastic introduction and to the amazing John Lent for reading from his gorgeous A Matins Flywheel
Look at these amazing cookies that the talented Nicole Arnold from The Bread Boutique made for Little Red’s launch.
Thank you to writer Bill Arnott and to the League of Canadian Poets for posting this lovely review of Little Red. You can read the full review here
Had some wonderful readings with poet Al Rempel at Planet Earth Poetry, in Victoria, and at Salt Spring Library, with Mona Fertig. Al’s new book Undiscovered Country is fantastic!
featuring new work by
Cameron Anstee • Juliane Okot Bitek • Sean Braune • Jason Christie • nathan deck •Klara du Plessis • Amanda Earl • Claire Farley • Kerry Gilbert • Adele Graf • natalie hanna Emily Isak • Sonnet L’Abbé • Michael Lithgow • Canisia Lubrin • Marcus McCann Annick MacAskill • Sarah MacDonell • Pearl Pirie • Julia Polyck-O’Neill • Shazia Hafiz Ramji • Renée Sarojini Saklikar • Rebecca Salazar • Kate Siklosi • Sennah Yee • Suzanne Zelazo
Three of my poems, “she makes a nest from coat hangers,” “you are more than empathy, intuition,” and “lake levels rise,” made the final list of 15 for this year’s Ralph Gustafson Prize for the Best Poem.
kerry gilbert 