ACWW's very own Ray Hsu will be performing at World Poetry Celebrates National Poetry Month. Come join us on Monday April 18th, 2011 at the Vancouver Public Library's Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St., Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level.The evening will be a wonderful multilingual, multicultural, "Poetathon!" featuring readings by Anita Aguirre Nieveras, Timothy Shay, Bong Ja Ahn, Bernice Lever, and Ray. Iranian Daf music by Karim Kokehi and Taher Kokehi. World Poetry hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
World Poetry boasts a strong Canadian component. In the Lower Mainland alone, it is connected with over 500 poets, musicians, and writers from 64 countries of origin. It also hosts the popular monthly World Poetry Reading Series at the Vancouver Public Library, where it presents events featuring multicultural and multilingual poets, writers, and musicians for enjoyment, enlightenment, and edification.
The World Poetry Café Radio Show airs every Tuesday night from 9-10 PM on Vancouver Co-op Radio (CFRO 102.7 FM), with Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea. Guest hosts are Lucia Gorea and Angelo Moroni. You can find the latest shows on this site.
At the last World Poetry Night reading, Gung Haggis co-hosted along with World Poetry Reading Series, a special blend of contemporary Scottish-Canadian and Chinese-Canadian poets, mixed with ancient Scottish and Chinese traditions of Robbie Burns Day and Chinese New Year.
