POETRY OPEN MIC NIGHT
(In partnership with Groove Cat Books and Records and Royal City Literary Arts Society)
Thursday, April 16 from 7:00 PM-9:00 PM
Location: Groove Cat Books and Records
775 6th Street, New Westminster, BC
Phone: 604-553-0929
Free 2-hour parking, Wheelchair accessible.
Bring your poetry to share! 5 min slots, sign-up starting at 6:50pm
“Admission is free, but please support our hosts with a minimum $5 purchase — think of it as fueling the poetry with books, vinyl, and good vibes.”
Famous Last Words New Westminster
In partnership with Death Rides a Unicorn
Famous Last Words is a spoken word comedy show that involves poets participating in six rounds of a faux competition where they ‘compete’ in a series of poetry related events that are in turn, ‘judged’ by our host (with input from Uni the Unicorn and our audience).
Date: Wednesday April 22nd
Location: Centennial Lodge, Queens Park
Time: Doors 6:30 PM Show 7:00 PM
Tickets: Eventbrite
There is no cover charge but donations are accepted.
The tickets for this show are free (thank you Arts New West, Tri Cities Poetry, Event Mags, League of Canadian Poets, and Royal City Lit) but everyone who wants to attend is encouraged to book your tickets through eventbrite to guarantee your seat.
Royal City Literary Arts Society / Pinhole Poetry CHAPBOOK LAUNCH
Jessica Lee McMillan will read from her new chapbook SHINE LIKE A DIME IN THE DIRT UNDER THE MOON
at the Anvil Centre Studio 417, 4th floor
777 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC
APRIL 24, 2026 6:30 – 8PM
with special guests Janet Kvammen,
Aidan Chafe, Dale Tracy & Winston Lê
Copies will be for sale at the event!
The organizers acknowledge the League of Canadian Poets, the Canada Council for the Arts & the Department of Canadian Heritage for their financial support.
Bridging the Gap 2025
RCLAS Co-operative Poem, National Poetry Month, April 2025
© 2025 by the poets
Compiled by Janet Kvammen, New Westminster Poet Laureate
18 contributing poets in order of appearance:
Candice James Alan Girling
Jerena Tobiasen
Susan McCaslin
Jessica Lee McMillan
Angus Pratt
Karen McLaughlin Freeborn
Cynthia Sharp
Isabella Mori
Julia Schoennagel
Chelsea Comeau
Emily Molinari
Jude Neale
Jennifer Getsinger
Angela Kenyon
H.W. Bryce
Alan Hill
Janet Kvammen
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