Poetry lovers, take note: If you haven't stopped by a Poetic Justice reading yet, you still have a chance to do so.
The reading series runs Sunday afternoons in the back room at the Heritage Grill in downtown New Westminster.
Each reading includes three featured poets and an open mike session, running from 3 to 5 p.m.
Coming up next, on Sunday, June 17, is an afternoon featuring Angel Edwards, Margo Prentice and Lilija Valis.
Edwards is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and owner of a small music publishing company. Two of her poems were included in Mind Paintings, a poetry anthology from Silver Bow Publishing.
Her music can be heard at www. reverbnation.com/angeledwards.
Prentice is a self-described poetry reading groupie who has been attending poetry readings for many years. She has MC'd for Poetic Justice on several occasions, and she has been inspired to write some of her own poetry.
Prentice also a published story writer and playwright, and she acts, directs and often writes for the Golden Age Theatre group.
Valis has an extensive background in government and private work, helping people out of poverty and personal misery.
Her poetry book, Freedom on the Fault Line, was published this year, and her work has also been included in two anthologies.
The June 17 session will be hosted by Alan Hill.
The following weekend, June 24, will see an afternoon featuring Mary Duffy, Sylvia Taylor and Kathleen Katon Tonneson.
Duffy was a child of Newfoundland's 1960s outport resettlement and has since moved to the West Coast, where she now works in Vancouver as a librarian.
Taylor is an award-winning freelance writer, editor, educator and communications specialist, and she also serves as a public speaker and presenter at conferences and in writing programs.
Tonneson is a private tutor of fine arts and creative writing. Raised in Cape Town, South Africa, Tonneson has been a professional working artist since 1990. For more about her, check out www.katon.myartchannel.com.
The June 24 session will be hosted by Janene White.
The Heritage Grill is at 447 Columbia St., and everyone is welcome to drop in for a Poetic Justice session.
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