VICTORIA'S NATIONAL POETRY MONTH Buffet! (Please go to kyerenregehr .ca/poetlaureate for details!) WED APRIL 1st: The Poetry Doctors Books & shennanigans: free editing service with @johnstuartbarton250 & Kyeren Regehr THURS APRIL 9th: City Council Reading with Kyeren Regehr & Youth Poet Laureate Shauntelle Dick-Charleson @shauntelledlyla_makeup @City Hall 6:30pm promptly FRI APRIL 10th: @malahatreview & @planetearthpoetry : featuring @garthmartens (@uvicwriting grad), @lizbachinsky & @cyborgsaints (hosted by Iain Higgins, editor of The Malahat Review : 7:30-8:45pm, doors and open mic sign-up at 7pm) SAT APRIL 11th: POEMS WHILE YOU WAIT featuring @yvonneblomer offering Free Typewriter Poetry Russell Books 1-3pm TUES APRIL 14th: The Poetry Doctors Books & Shenanigans: free editing service with Kyeren Regehr FRI APRIL 17th: Planet Earth Poetry: Brandi Bird & @leannedunic (hosted by @allegra.kaplan Russell Books Victoria 7:30-8:45pm, doors & mic sign-up 7pm) SUN APRIL 18th: POEMS WHILE YOU WAIT featuring @fatimawritingdoula offering Free Typewriter Poetry Russell Books Victoria 1-3pm WED APRIL 22nd: The Poet Laureate Podcast Launch Season 2, Episode 1: @toussaintstnegritude FREE on all major platforms! FRI APRIL 24th: 1. @rob_mclennan_writer at James Bay New Horizons 2:00pm, doors and mic sign-up at 1:30pm. Hosted by @a.cavouras.writer 2. Planet Earth Poetry: rob mclennan, @annayin60 & @feebswang (hosted by Kyeren Regehr at Russell Books Victoria 7:30-8:45pm, doors and open mic sign-up at 7pm) SAT APRIL 25th: LIVE STUDIO RECORDING of The Poet Laureate Podcast with rob mclennan & Kyeren Regehr @haus.of.owl 5:30-7:30pm (doors open promptly at 5:20pm for ten mins only) THURS APRIL 30th: The Poetry Dispenser Launch at Greater Victoria Public Library Central Branch (hosted by @ninamosall 5pm-6:45pm)

Serving Victoria a National Poetry Month buffet! More at kyerenregehr.ca/poetlaureate

Call for submissions! New or previously published poems of 25 words or less for inclusion in a FREE Poetry DISPENSER! Turn the knob and receive a poem! Your name and book/website will be at the bottom of your poem. Details at kyerenregehr.ca/poetlaureate

John Barton and I will be reading on Nov 26th as part of @victoriaartscouncil's astonishing work, STILL WITH US, a multidisciplinary exhibition including visual art, dance, theatre, poetry and more across the length of the exhibition www.thebaycentre.ca/events/still...
I'm deeply honoured.

THIS SATURDAY! I'm so excited! We all are! Please celebrate poetry in community with us at the Winter Poetry Fair!

www.kyerenregehr.ca/the-poetry-d...

FREE COMMUNITY POETRY EDITING SERVICE at Victoria's Winter Poetry Fair!
November 15th 12:30-3pm
Book in advance!

NOVEMBER 15th 2025
3:30Pm to 5:00pm

SAY IT read by Jan Zwicky
with GARTH Martens, followed by a conversation with TIM LILBURN

OPEN SPACE ARTS SOCIETY: 510 Fort St, 2nd floor (wheel-chair accessible lift)

More info:planetearthpoetry.com/specialeventzwickyandlil...

VICTORIA'S WINTER POETRY FAIR
Saturday, November 15, 12:30–5:00 pm at Open Space (510 Fort St, 2nd floor; accessible lift) Free to everyone!

A relaxed afternoon of poetry and book gifting, curated by Victoria’s Poet Laureate, Kyeren Regehr.

MORE INFORMATION:
www.kyerenregehr.ca/poetlaureate...

Tomorrow night! Don't miss one of Canada's best poets giving a free lecture, thanks to UVic Writing.

Please join us for Victoria's inaugural reading of the DC Reid Book Prize Finalists on November 5th at Cafe Fantastico! Congratulations to Cynthia Woodman Kerkham, @melaniesiebert.bsky.social and Kayla Czaga! Hosted by the fabulous @yvonneblomerwrites.bsky.social Tickets are FREE on Eventbrite.

Incredible night at Victoria Festival of Authors with poets @christinashah.bsky.social, Cecily Nicholson and Karen Solie--so grateful to have been a part of this memorable experience.

Full house last night at Victoria Festival of Authors for, Cecily Nicholson, Chrisina Shah and Karen Solie, three extraordinary poets in conversation. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the festival and listen to these talented women read and talk deeply.

Excited to moderate a panel at the 2025 Victoria Festival of Authors featuring Cecily Nicholson, Christina Shah, and Karen Solie!

Poetry at the Threshold: Witness, Resistance, and Renewal: October 17 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm at Langham Court Theatre. Would love to see you there!

BEAT NIGHT at Ship's Point Stage (near the Inner Harbour) 7-8pm THIS TUESDAY!
Poets and musicians have been paired to perform together!
THIS IS THE LINEUP (in order of appearance):
1. Kyeren Regehr and Claire Coupland
2. Alex Kung and Andrew Loe
3. Shauntelle Dick-Charleson and Alyse Johnston

BEAT NIGHT at Ship's Point Stage (near the Inner Harbour) 7-8pm THIS TUESDAY!
Poets and musicians have been paired to perform together!
THIS IS THE LINEUP (in order of appearance):
1. Kyeren Regehr and Claire Coupland
2. Alex Kung and Andrew Loe
3. Shauntelle Dick-Charleson and Alyse Johnston

You're brilliant--I love this so much 🌳
Thank you too for your help in the day, Zoe!!

This Sunday June 8th 2pm! Join @emaleea.bsky.social and @jennabutler.bsky.social as well as Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi, and Songhees Territory Welcomer, Breanna Bear for an inclusive community event! Lex Venn will be sharing restorative sound, and we'll offer a welcoming space to write at the end!

Excited to give everyone one of these lovely recycled Poetry on the Land journals on Sunday!!
Join POETRY AMBASSADORS @zoeidadickinson.bsky.social, Nina Mosall (and me) for a little community writing time at the end of the event! ✍️

This Sunday June 8th!! FREE TO ALL!
Beacon Hill Park—Beside the Garry Oak Meadow behind the north children's playground.
Please bring a picnic blanket or a folding chair and something to sip or snack on—let's create a relaxed, welcoming space together, and enjoy poetry in community.

Toy Poodle

SEE YOU THIS AFTERNOON 4:00pm at Ship's Point Stage on Wharf St (between the Inner Harbour and the seaplanes).

POETRY, CELLO & ICE-CREAM! Celebrate Earth Day with us. :)

Earth Day Tomorrow! If you're in Victoria, please join me for Poetry for the Earth 4PM down at Ship's Point Stage. We'll have ice-cream, cello, and of course POETRY!

SHIP'S POINT STAGE! The location of Poetry for the Earth next Tue April 22nd 4pm! We'll eat Cold Comfort Ice Cream Company, relax to the music of cellist Maria Wang, and of course we'll have POETRY! Please join us!

We have a city poetry book prize! Three cheers for DCReid & Victoria Book Prizes! 🥂This was such a heartfelt afternoon, and the readings from Tim, Ali & Arleen were superb (of course).

Ali Blythe, Yvonne Blomer, DCReid, Arleen Pare, me, Tim Lilburn

(I'm just reading the bios)

Thank you, Kim--that means a lot. ❤️🌸

Astonishing!!!

I'm reading my first poem at city council tonight... They've scheduled me BEFORE the Land Acknowledgment, which seems to me like they're hoping to get the obligatory poetry-portion out of the way?

AFTER: Poems in Dialogue
A Canadian Anthology of Response Poems
Edited by Kyeren Regehr & Zoe Dickinson
Published by Caitlin Press

And in collaboration with Planet Earth Poetry.

We invite poets across Canada to contribute to AFTER: Poems in Dialogue.

Www.planetearthpoetry.com/after

Thank you, Leila!! Still getting used to it!

Pretty excited about my first event as Poet Laureate with @zoeidadickinson.bsky.social, Nina Mosall and Tracy Wai de Boer! As well as @yvonneblomerwrites.bsky.social, John Barton, Steven Ross Smith, @andreascottwords.bsky.social, and more!! We also have cellist Maria Wang joining us!