Poetry Open Mic

With guest poet Susan Braley

Susan Braley lives in Victoria, BC, on the traditional territory of the Coast and Straits Salish Peoples, in particular the Lekwungen-speaking People, known today as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.Her poetry collection, ‘Tilling the Darkness’,was published in 2023. Her poetry is included in Best Canadian Poetry 2023, and was nominated for the 2022 National Magazine Award in Poetry. Her poems have appeared in the literary journals Antigonish Review, Arc Poetry Magazine,Contemporary Verse 2, The New Quarterly,and Prairie Fire, among others; and in anthologies such as ‘Walk Myself Home’ and ‘Poems from Planet Earth’.

Sign-up for the open mic starts at 6:45. One poem per reader, max. 3 minutes.