poetry

Agartu Ali (left), Eden Murray and Neko smart perform their winning team piece at the Hullaballoo Spoken Word Competition on April 21, 2018. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Vic High Students are champions of words

Victoria High School slam team gets first place at the Hullaballo 2018 youth poetry competition

Beat writer Michael McClure, widely credited for influencing artists like Jim Morrison, Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin, will perform in Victoria at The Roxy Theatre, Oct. 21 with local jazz musicians Carol Sokoloff and Patrick Boyle. Contributed photo

Cultural icon and poet Michael McClure performs with Victoria jazz musicians

Acclaimed poet will be reading to the ‘beat’ of a different drum

The Maritime Museum launches “Refugium: Poems for the Pacific” by City of Victoria’s Poet Laureate, Yvonne Blomer, next week (Oct. 5). (Photo courtesy Maritime Museum)

Pacific Ocean poetry to be read at Maritime Museum in Victoria

Local poetry book launch Oct. 5