Breaking News!
Award winning Michael Kwaku Kesse Somuah and Kwame Agyare Yirenkyi are coming to the World Poetry Canada International Festival! They just received their visas!
A message from award winner Saleh Mazumder our esteemed director of the World Poetry Peace E-anthology internet launch: “ I am Md Saleh Mazumder. I feel proud to be part of the World Poetry family. There will be one launch at the University of British Columbia 7-9 pm April 4th and an internet launching event, also on April 4th at 7 pm. A participation page has been created on the World Poetry Canada International Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/#!/WorldPoetrySeries
I Invite all you to join the event and page. If you can’t attend the World Poetry Canada International festival you may share your poems on the Facebook page and we will post poems on the www.worldpoetry.ca site. The download link of the world poetry E-Anthology will be available during the internet launch and grand opening on April 4th at the University of British Columbia and on the Internet. As we help to reach our goal of one step closer to peace, I am eagerly waiting for the festival to get started and wish everyone great success. I want to thank everyone who has been is working day and night to get the festival off the ground. This festival is an wonderful dedication towards peace.
I will not be able to attend there in person, however I will be there with spirit. All the best to the World Poetry family and all the poets across the globe. Please join us at the Internet Launch. “ Saleh Mazumder.
Book on Display at UBC April 4-30th
Photo credits to Doc PenPen!
World Poetry Canada International Peace Festival! April 4-30, 2013.
301, Lillooet room at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. University of British Columbia, 1961 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/
Inspire Peace!
Please register at www.worldpoetry.ca and bring or post a poem on peace, a story about peace, a song, or a dance! Space is limited for all events, so please register early!
All free!
Hosts: Yilin Wang, Ariadne Sawyer and Directors.
Register on line, volunteer, enjoy! Come to one event or all three! For those who cannot be there in person, please send good thoughts for peace!
April 4, Thursday, Grand Opening at the Victoria Learning Theatre (Room 182), 7-9 pm First Nation welcome by Godwin Barton. Official World Poetry Peace E-Anthology launches at UBC and on the internet! Post your peace poem, video link, or a few words at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/WorldPoetrySeries
Pancho and Sal http://riosamayaband.com/
Read your poem and a poem of a poet that cannot attend. Dance to the delightful music by Rio Samaya Band (Pancho and Sal) and enjoy the beautiful Jasmine dancers. Watch the World Poetry Exclusive Short Afghan Film: “Silence” by Afghan Youth Poet Sharif Saedi. Light refreshments.
Silence Poster
April 11, Thursday, 7-9 pm,301, Lillooet room at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Cross country tour: Penn Kemp: Jack Layton, Art in Action. Poetry readings: Trevor Carolan, Ruth Hill and others plus international guests. Bring your stories about Jack Layton, poems and thoughts. We acknowledge the support of the League of Canadian Poets, the Guild of Canadian Playwrights and the Canada Council for the Arts.
April 20, Saturday, 1-4 pm First Nations Wanda John-Kehewin “In the Dog House”, published by Talon Books. Navaho flute music by Angelo Moroni. Poetry readings by Bernice Lever and others. Music/ poetry presentation by Japanese composer Yoshifumi Sakura.
Afghan film: the Broken Destiny of Poetry by Rahmat Haidari and Sajia Hussain (documentary on a young Afghan woman poet and her struggles to survive and write) trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0FPPddB6UY
- Broken Destiny of Poetry film.
Join the World Poetry Peace Poetathon official launch as it flows around the world bringing a focus on peace with supportive peace connector partners.
- Filipino Poets by Jaypee
Displays: April 4-30th. Peace Posters by Sattar Saberi, Doc PenPen, Jaypee Belarmino and poets, M&M, Mirwais Janbaz ,World Poetry and partners.
Painting by Mirwais
Awards to international guests and local empowered poets.
Our wonderful partners in kind: Exclusive Media Sponsor CTV, Cinevolution, Ricepaper, Vancouver Tagore Society, Signature Partner: VAHMS, explore ASIAN, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC, www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/ The Jasmine Dance Club, Asian Canadian Writer’s Workshop, TAN, the Afro News and the City of Richmond.
www.worldpoetry.ca ariadnes@uniserve.com yilinw@gmail.com allan.cho@ubc.ca
