New poet laureate hopes to give back to arts community February 4, 2016February 3, 2016 Cormac O’Brien If anyone deserves to be “the champion for youth and the literary arts” in Victoria, it’s probably Ann-Bernice Thomas. A second-year Theatre and Creative Writing student at UVic involved in poetry,...
City of Victoria seeks new Youth Poet Laureate October 22, 2015October 21, 2015 Holly Lam Zoë Duhaime began to perform poetry in grade ten. Now, she’s Victoria’s Youth Poet Laureate for 2015. Her term as Poet Laureate is coming to a close, and the next...
Victoria’s new Youth Poet Laureate looks to propel youth arts February 6, 2014February 5, 2014 Adam Hayman “I really believe there are so many young people in this town that are revolutionizing spoken word.” That’s a quote from Victoria’s new Youth Poet Laureate (YPL), Morgan Purvis. Purvis, a...