Planet Earth Poetry - Junie Desil

OUR WEEKLY in-person events take place at Russell Books 747 Fort Street in downtown Victoria Doors at 7:00pm, event at 7:30pm, sign up for the open mic in person between 7:00–7:20. Unless otherwise noted, in person events will be livestreamed HERE (Meeting ID: 494 660 4447 /Passcode: 2129) **livestream begins at approx. 8:00–8:15pm with featured readings** We are a charitable society and all donations contribute to paying our Featured Poets, and to our operating costs. Junie Désil is a poet born to Haitian immigrant parents. Her debut poetry collection, Eat Salt | Gaze at the Ocean (TalonBooks, 2020), was a finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. She currently lives on the territories of the Homalco, Tla’amin, and Klahoose. Her second collection, allostatic load, is forthcoming in Spring 2025. Allostatic Load, her latest work, is an evocative poetry collection chronicling the lived experiences of a Black woman amidst a tumultuous year marked by global racial tensions. Interweaving personal narratives with collective struggles, the poems delve into themes of identity, ancestral trauma, and the relentless pursuit of social justice. Poetic Appetizer wake up to this heart hammering for the attending it’s been asking for care blood is under pressure - to block up the valves to your life’s chamber