World Poetry Cafe Radio Show Proudly Presents Laura Kelsey & Angelica S. Poversky !

The World Poetry Café Radio Show with hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Israel Mota welcomed Laura Kelsey and her guitar in the studio and Angelica Poversky on the phone.

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Laura Kelsey writes, sings and performs sexy power blues, country noir ballads, suicidal acoustic songs and biorhythmic beat music.

Songs written by and featuring Laura have played on Canadian, American and British radio stations. “Earth,” a folk/rock song co-written with guitarist Murray Howes, was a finalist in a nation-wide contest; in 2007, Laura organized and produced an album of death/black metal after fronting bands in Vancouver, BC.

In 2011, Laura co-wrote “Run Outta Road,” which was featured in the Province newspaper; the single was recorded at Armoury Studios in West Vancouver and a music video by HunCity Productions was released at the South Cariboo Theatre. She continues to write, release and perform songs by herself or with bands.

Songs can be downloaded here: http://www.reverbnation.com/laurakelsey

You can listen to Laura in person:

Original sounds will be spilling on to Commercial Drive when Three Songstresses play Cafe Deux Soleils Sept. 11. The cafe, which has a history of supporting the arts and encouraging healthy eating, will host songwriters Kelly McQuillan, So Charlotte Spun a Web and Laura Kelsey. https://www.facebook.com/events/578915535499510/

Laura is the featured musician at World Poetry Night Out New Westminster  is back on September 25, 6:30 pm with our honoured partner the New Westminster Public Library, New Westminster,   716 6th Avenue. Free, all welcome!

Pomegranates are Hard to Eat
By Laura Kelsey ©

One by one, like tiny red teeth
iridescent with white roots
planted in the sour meat of the fruit.
Bunched, clusters of salmon eggs
jelly surrounding the crunchy little bones
of the baby fish.

So much work,
you complain too much
but worth every moment
I add.
My scarlet-stained fingers have to peel
nails digging
juice sprayed across my face like blood.

What is that fruit’s carbon footprint?
so skeptical.
I throw it to the ground, skin imprinting earth.
About the size of a pomegranate

I reply.
You leave
I am left eating the seeds.

Angelica S. Poversky is a 15 year old poet, from Richmond, BC who is a grade nine student at McMath Secondary. She is passionate about the environment  and saving the planet. She is influenced by musicians and artists like Dali, and Pink Floyd. She’s performed as a spoken word artist at the Richmond Youth Earth Day Summit, The World Poetry Peace festival, as well as many other events and many of her poems are published with the Young Poets of Canada and other poetry organizations and magazines such as Farrago Magazine. Angelica was a part of BC’s biggest youth driven-arts festival, Ignite! as well as well as coming in first place in the Diversity Talent Show with her poem “Take a stand”. She writes for her local newspaper, The Richmond Review as well as Youthink Magazine to tackle issues of youth.  She aspires to use her poetry to create change in the world, and finds inspiration in everything.

 For a new poem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdREAVkmnto

  Angelica’s upcoming event: “Here’s a youth-appealing promo:”

Imagine being with all you friends, laughing at improv, getting moved by poetry and rocking out to punk rock, all in the best place where you could experience it, the great outdoors. That sweet dream, will soon come true, with Arts in The Park, come out to Steveston Park on September 8^th from 12-8:30 and get entertained while breathing in freshly cut grass- unless if you’re allergic. This awesome way to wrap up summer and ignore school, is held through Get Outside BC, and organization promoting going outdoors to youth all across British Columbia. Arts in The Park is Richmond’s first youth-led Arts Festival,  featuring Green Tree and Chase Your Words, so it’s an event you don’t want to miss! If you are a youth, and you like to have fun, and you like being outside, you know what to do.

You can check out  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ArtsInTheParkRichmond