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World Poetry Canada International Peace Festival – A Great Success!

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Some of the peace festival family.

(Photo credit by: Ceri Naz taken by the volunteer Freddy)

World Poetry Canada International Peace Festival  2012 A Great Success!

World Poetry is excited to report a wonderful and inspiring festival with poetry exhibits, talented International and National poets, speakers and dancers. The World Poetry Youth Team with interim leader, Kimberly Tsan hosted an interactive  panel which was praised by all.  275 gift poems were given out at the exhibitions and as gifts to the public. At the New Westminster Public Library on May 23rd, 46-53 people welcomed the poets with a lovely cake, book launches and readings.

The main event was at the Richmond Cultural Centre, May 25-26 with the three themes of Inspire, Achieve and Celebrate!

A World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award to Richard Doiron and the Empowerment Series Awards to the International poets visiting from Japan, India and other countries. Over 152 people attended during the two day festivities.

In addition, there were two Poetic Necklace Exhibits, one from May 4-28 at the University Of British Columbia Library, Vancouver, BC and one at the Richmond Cultural Centre, Richmond, Canada, May 25-26th.

World Poetry would like to thank the World Poetry Directors who co-hosted with World Poetry Reading Series Society President, Ariadne  Sawyer, the wonderful World Poetry volunteers and the help of committed partners and sponsors. A special thanks to the City of Richmond for their help and to UBC for the Poetic Necklace display. Also, great thanks to Roberta Price who did the First Nations welcome and so many who joined together to make the festival the best ever! Heidi Mueller, our empowered webmaster also received an award.

So many poets and supporters from around the world wrote notes of good wishes, support and love. There was such an outpouring of kindness and love that a number of attendees said that they had never experienced such a feeling of bonding and support.

World Poetry in-kind Sponsors and Partners: Exclusive Media Sponsor: CTV.TAN-The Afro News. Partners: Signature partner: Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society, The Vancouver Tagore Society, Jasmine Dance Group, Canada Council for the Arts, The Writer’s Union, Rice Paper Magazine, The Asian Canadian Writer’s Workshop, The Airport Quality Inn Hotel, Aboriginal Writer’s Collective West Coast. Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia (UBC Library) World Poetry gratefully acknowledges the support from the City of Richmond.

World Poetry Canada International Peace Festival is Proud to Present the 2012 Award Winners!

World Poetry Father of Visual Poetry, 2012, Doc PenPen.
World Poetry Empowered Award, 2012, Roberta Price.
World Poetry Empowered Webmaster 2012, Heidi Mueller.
World Poetry Empowered Poet 2012. Betty Scott.
World Poetry Empowered Poet 2012. Yoshifumi Sakura.
World Poetry Empowered poet 2021, Zayra Yves.
World Poetry Empowered Peace Poet 2012, Dr. Stephan Gill
World Poetry Empowered Youth Poet 2012, Sajia Alaha Ahrar.
World Poetry Empowered Poet 2012, Attila F. Balázs.
World Poetry Youth Poet, 2012, Samarendra Patra.
World Poetry Best Poetry (Dari, Farsi) Khowaja Abadullah Ahrar.
Special empowered awards and medallions:
World Poetry Empowered poet and artist. Jaypee Belarmino.
Empowered musician Rene Hugo Sanchez
World Poetry Arts Ambassador, Koyali Burman.
World Poetry Emowered Speaker Ashok Bhargava.
World Poetry Empowered Artist Amelia Barney.
World Poetry Empowered Volunteer Sharon Rowe.
World Poetry Empowered Volunteer Coordinator Jemma Downes.
World Poetry Empowered Volunteer Coordinator Selene Bertelsen.
World Poetry Empowed Voice of Afghan Husna S. Ahrar.
World Poetry Empowered Afghan Filmmaker Neamat Haidari.

 Awards to partners and sponsors:  CTV Exclusive TV Sponsor, TAN The Afro News, Alan Hill and the City of Richmond, Jasmine Dance Club, The Vancouver Tagore Society.  Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society and the UBC Library, Simon Barber Centre.

World Poetry Lifetime award winners:Passing of the torch, 2011-2012

Rene Hugo Sanchez to Play at WP Celebration Dinner!

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WP Event.

World Poetry Canada International Peace Festival!

Running on love, faith and hope!

Free events!

 Reknowned Musician Rene Hugo Sanchez to Play at dinner May 26th!

 May 25, Richmond Cultural Centre, 6:30-8:30 pm, May 26, 10:30 am-4:30 pm.

 Theme: Inspire Peace!

 May 25, 6:30-8:30 pm .Grand opening: First Nations Welcome by Roberta Price.

Hosts: Ariadne Sawyer, MA and World Poetry Directors.

Welcome from the City of Richmond. 

Letters from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston Governor General of Canada and the Honorable BC Premier Christie Clark.

Greetings by partners Presentation of World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award celebration for Richard Doiron from New Brunswick, Canada.  World Poetry Empowerment Awards for International visitors. Dance by Jasmine dancers, reading and light refreshments.

May 26th, Richmond Cultural Centre: 10:30 am-4:30 pm.

Theme: Achieve Peace!

Addresses by Dr. Stephan Gill and Ashok Bhargava on The Meaning of Peace. Poetry readings and book launches by International poets:  Doc. PenPen, Philippines. “The Father of Philippine Visual Poetry” is the writer and director of “Takipsilim,” an award-winning indie docu-film. His upcoming book”PENTASI B’’ will contain a collection of 100 visual hundred poems and will be launched at the World Poetry International Festival in May. Richard Doiron, World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award Winner will be launching his new book: Let There Be Peace.

Other book launches: Attila F. Balázs, author of many books of poems and prose. His prizes and distinctions include the Sighet Poetry Festival Prize (Romania). Written in Magyar, his work has been translated into many languages. He lives in Bratislava, Transylvania where he is the director of the publishing house AB-ART. He will be launching his new book at the festival along with Dr. Stephen Gill. Awards, dances by Jasmine Dance Club.

Light refreshments in the afternoon. World Poetry Youth Team will host Achieving Peace, an interactive panel. Other international guests include: Yoshifumi Sakura, Japan, Zayra Yves, USA, Neamat Haidari,   Afghanistan, Dr. Hadaa Sendoo, Mongolia Betty Scott, USA, Alaha Ahrar, Afghanistan and USA, Samarendra Patra, India, Manny Capcito, USA etc.

The Vancouver Tagore Society will present a brief presentation on Peace.

Theme: Celebrate Peace!  

May 26, Executive Airport Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre 7311 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC. Opening at 6:00 pm.  There will be one seating of the gourmet dinner at 6:30 pm.  Dinner tickets: $35.00. Meet and with the international poets and guests from several countries, network, read your poetry, buy books from the book table, Music from the renowned Rene Hugo Sanchez and dance!  Closing at 11 pm.

For more information: Ariadne Sawyer, 604-526-4729 ariadnes@uniserve.com www.worldpoetry.ca

 Alan Hill, City of Richmond, 604-276-4391, ahill@richmond.ca

World Poetry in kind Sponsors and Partners: 

Exclusive Media Sponsor: CTV.

 TAN-The Afro News. Partners: Signature partner: Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society, The Vancouver Tagore Society, Jasmine Dance Group, Canada Council for the Arts, The Writer’s Union, Rice Paper Magazine, The Asian Canadian Writer’s Workshop, The Airport Quality Inn Hotel, Aboriginal Writer’s Collective West Coast. Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia (UBC Library)  World Poetry gratefully acknowledges the support from the City of Richmond.

World Poetry Poetic Peace Necklace Exhibit at UBC!

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Feature: Jaypee

World Poetry Proudly Presents a very special exhibit of award winning photography and art  which are the jewels in the necklace and poems on peace from around the world creating a poetic chain, linking the jewels in the necklace.

We want to present some of the images and the artists to those who may not be able to see the display in person. We will be adding additional photos of the display.

GENERATION ONE with World Poetry at Irving K. Barber Center, UBC Library) Vancouver BC. A signature program. May 4 – May 25,2012, Curated by  Ariadne Sawyer, MA from the World Poetry Society in partnership with VAHMS, this exhibition will present a special Poetic Peace Necklace of peace poems  and photographs from award winning photographers  around the world displayed on the walls of IKE Cafe.  150 gift poems will also be available and possibly” a create a peace poem” section. Selected poems will be read on The World Poetry Cafe Radio Show.

WP Peace Book cover by Jaypee.

Award Winning Photographer Jaypee Belarmino, New Zealand and  the Philippines

“I chose a child holding a globe for our upcoming World Poetry Peace Anthology cover. It signifies our theme that indeed, Peace is a step closer because it is now just a generation away. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “If we are to teach real peace in this world, we shall have to begin with children.”  I believe that by teaching these children effectively, one new generation coming is enough to achieve real peace.  The child holding the globe signifies that if we could inspire our children, then through them, peace in the entire world could be achieved, enabling them to understand what it means to celebrate life. Peace – a step closer. Peace – a generation away!”

Afghanistan by Neamat

Neamat Haidari, Afghanistan,  TV director and Producer and since 2004. He is working as director with the different media channels such as Tolo TV, Ariana TV and established and Media Production house called Apple Media and has worked Free Lance with news channels such as BBC, Fox News, CNN, and ATN. He has prepared many documentary films encompassing different field of social, economical, cultural events. He is really pleased to hear that we are working for peace and says: “This is our best need after passing years of civil war and I would be really pleased to take your peace message to our country Afghanistan.”

Featured Artist Zayra Yves.

Zayra Yves, USA, award winning, artist, poet and musician, her creative writing is published in numerous print journals, anthologies, on-line e-zines and magazines: The Zimbabwe Situation, Panhandler Quarterly, Voices for Africa, Eyes of the Poet and many others. Her art work is featured at the World Poetry Canada International Peace Festival in two WP Poetic Necklace displays.

World Poetry in kind Sponsors and Partners: Exclusive Media Sponsor: CTV. Print Sponsor: TAN-The Afro News. Partners: Signature partner: Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society, The Vancouver Tagore Society, Jasmine Dance Group, Canada Council for the Arts, The Writer’s Union, Rice Paper Magazine, The Asian Canadian Writer’s Workshop, The Airport Quality Inn Hotel, Aboriginal Writer’s Collective West Coast. Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia (UBC Library)

*These are Sponsors and partners in kind, we do not receive any money from them, only services in kind.* However, their help is gratefully appreciated.

With support from the City of Richmond.

Ariadne’s note: Here are the first three featured photographers and artists in the display going up May 4th.  I hope you enjoy them.