Planet Earth Poetry

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Join us TONIGHT>> Friday June 5, at Russell Books to enjoy the poetry of featured poets Jónína Kirton and Susan Musgrave as well as an open mic. Doors at 7 pm, featured readers start at 8 pm. The evening will be hosted by Kyeren Regehr. This will be our final reading before the summer break so don't miss it!

Jónína Kirton is a Red River Métis/Icelandic poet. Her writing is often a weaving of body and land as she firmly believes until we care for women’s bodies we wi l not care for the earth. Her third book, Standing in a River of Time, merges poetry and lyrical memoir on a journey exposing the intergenerational effects of colonization on a Métis family.

From Griffin Poetry Prize finalist Susan Musgrave, author of more than thirty-five books, comes Hunger, works selected from Musgrave's last four books, and a humorous and thoughtful afteressay by Musgrave herself about the breadth of her literary career. Susan lives on Haida Gwai where she owns and manages Copper Beech House.

Discover the poetry of Susan Musgrave on Friday, June 5 at Russell Books. Susan will be joined by our other featured poet, Jónína Kirton. The event will be hosted by Kyeren Regehr. We will have an open mic at 7:30. Doors at 7 pm, featured readers at 8:00 pm.

Susan Musgrave has published more than 30 books and received awards in six categories — poetry, novels, non-fiction, food writing, editing and books for children. She lives on Haida Gwaii where she owns and manages Copper Beech House. Her most recent book is Exculpatory Lilies, which was a finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Governor General’s Award for Poetry, 2023.