Sarah Weaver
Paying attention…Being astonished…Writing about it…
News and Musings
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News: Another Book in Progress
For over four years I've written a monthly column for the Salmon Arm paper Friday AM. Located in the BC interior on Shuswap Lake, Salmon Arm is an attractive small city of about 20,000. I lived in the area for over two decades, and began the column "Shuswap...
A New Poem
I read a new poem at Planet Earth Poetry the evening of October 6. It seemed that listeners enjoyed it, so I recorded a reading of it. I wrote the first draft during an online workshop in June given by the Victoria poet Carla Funk. I've participated in several of...
Farewell to a Mentor
When I made the decision to move from the BC interior to Victoria in early 2020, I was pulled by my connections to people I'd met in Victoria. Over a year prior I had discovered a writing group at the James Bay New Horizons Centre. The group met weekly, and through...
A Talk about Awe
On June 18 I gave a talk on the topic "awe" to the Capital Unitarian congregation in Victoria. I prefaced the talk with a brief story (5 minutes) about an experience where I felt awe. I told about an intense time I spent at the Adams River in the Shuswap, during a...
Sarah’s Reading at Planet Earth Poetry, May 26
It was great to see friends and family in person and on zoom at Russell Books in Victoria, on May 26. I was warmed by the reception to the poems I read. Here's the link to my reading (first), and then Susan Braley's reading (she was the feature)....
Planet Earth Poetry Tonight!
I've been asked to be the "Poetic Opener" at Victoria's Planet Earth Poetry weekly readings. Tonight's the night! I'm opening for wonderful local poet Susan Braley, whose most recent book of poems is "Tilling the Darkness". Planet Earth Poetry meets every Friday night...
A Celebration of Poetry
April is National Poetry Month, and last night, the Victoria Writers’ Society acknowledged and celebrated that with an evening devoted to poetry. We met at Russell Books in downtown Victoria, an amazing bookstore with some bookshelves almost two storeys high! The...
Honoring Women
On March 5 I was one of four women talking about "What International Women's Day Means to Me", at the Capital Unitarian congregation in Victoria. Each of us spoke for about five minutes. Here's what I said, beginning at just past the 6 minute mark....
An Emotional Walk
Saturday, February 25 saw one of the largest shows of public support for saving old growth forests that I've seen in a long time. Many people and groups were involved in doing the organization and preparation. Banners were prepared, and amazing costumes created. I...
Planet Earth Poetry: Two Exciting Updates!
First, on Friday, February 17, Planet Earth Poetry was again at James Bay New Horizons in the afternoon. It was an opportunity to hear words from the poet who would be featured later the same night, at the regular weekly event downtown. On Friday, the poet was Justene...