World Poetry Celebrates International Women’s Day on the Radio!

E-poet Alaha Ahrar

The World Poetry Cafe celebrated International Women’s Day with the great team of hosts and poets Lucia Gorea and Alejandro Mujica-Olea plus poems from  the talented Afghani youth poet Alaha Ahrar and Bong Ja Ahn. Listen here!

Alaha is planning on attending the World Poetry International Festival in Richmond, May 14-15th!

Also World Poetry is celebrating two events for the month of International Women’s Day. 1911-2011:

World Poetry Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day!
March 21, 2011. 7-8:30 pm.
Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia St.
Vancouver BC. Canada
Alma Van Dusen &Peter Kay Room.
Coast Salish Welcome: Roberta Price.
Hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea
 Short history: International Women’s Day: Lilija Valis
Poetry:
Joanne Arnott
Masume Dihkani
Lucia Gorea
Dances : Jasmine’s Dancing Club
Music:  New band: “Rip Van Finnegan”
All welcome.
Free
604-526-4729

World Poetry Night Out  New Westminster!
Celebrates International Women’s Day
100 years! 1911-2011
March 23^rd 6: 30 PM
With our Partners the New Westminster Public Library
716-6^th Avenue (Auditorium Room)
New Westminster, BC
Welcome: Qayqayt Chief of New Westminster:
Rhonda Larrabee
Your hosts: Ariadne Sawyer & Heidi Mueller.
World Poetry New Westminster Youth Ambassador Daniele Jones
Features:
Petrina Arnason: Brief history of International Women’s Day
Musicians: Pancho & Sal: Women’s Songs.
Sister groups: Poetic Justice,
Backroom Theatre Club,
Project Cultural South,
Open mike:
Women’s Day Poems.
Refreshments
Free raffle
Multicultural, multilingual readings
More information: 604-526-4729.

Coming soon! Information on the “The Little festival that Could” May 14-15th.