By Dancing Wolf
Last Thursday, Jan 24, many of us were witness to some great visionary ideas and concepts regarding our near future in 2040.
I was deeply moved and inspired by this remarkable presentation created by the Students of the Cortes Island Academy and wonderfully supported by their Teachers.
So much so that I wrote a short poem to express my gratitude.
Continue reading Teenage Breakthrough: A Poetic Response To The Cortes Island Academy Year End PresentationSierra Quadra is honoured to present a reading of The Ridge by its Quadra author, Robert Bringhurst, at the Quadra Community Centre, Saturday, October 21st, 7:30 pm, doors open at 7:00 pm.
The Ridge is not only an epic historical and environmental portrait of Heriot Ridge on Quadra Island, but this profoundly poetic reading is also a major literary event with one of the foremost writers and thinkers who is presently being published.
Continue reading The Ridge: A World-Premier Public Reading
The Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) have a full slate of events this summer.
They started July with a tour of the off-grid agricultural oasis, Blue Jay Farm, followed by a low tide exploration of the natural and local history of Mansons Lagoon.
“They’ve gone really well, and we have these other six events coming up,” explained to Helen Hall, Executive Director of FOCI.
Continue reading Things to do: Summer with FOCI
Erin Robinsong and Merlin Sheldrake discussed water, mycelium, creating, poetry, science and their recent books on the Friday Aug 26 edition of Folk U Radio on Cortes Community Radio CKTZ 89.5 FM.
Continue reading Wet Dreaming w/Erin Robinsong & Merlin Sheldrake: FolkU 89.5
CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
With pandemic protocols slowly winding down, Cortes Islanders can expect more in-person events and gatherings returning to the community, including a monthly poetry workshop led by Iris J. Gildea.
Continue reading In-person poetry workshop on Cortes Island: First since before the Pandemic
