Planet Earth Poetry

Planet Earth Poetry Planet Earth Poetry is celebrating its 30th Season this September! We're a live (and livestreamed) weekly reading series featuring poets from across Canada!

September—June (break in December) We host the LONGEST RUNNING all-poetry open mic in Victoria! The Planet Earth Poetry reading series in Victoria, BC, is a launching pad for the energies of writers and poets. It is a place where words are most important. Friday nights begin with Open Mic, followed by one or more featured readers. For all the details and a schedule of upcoming readers, visit our website planetearthpoetry.com

Coming up this week: we have Jónína Kirton and Susan Musgrave as featured readers with Kyeren Regehr as our host for our...
06/01/2026

Coming up this week: we have Jónína Kirton and Susan Musgrave as featured readers with Kyeren Regehr as our host for our final reading of season 30 before our summer break.

Our Friday June 5 reading is at Russell Books in downtown Victoria, AND livestreamed on Zoom. Doors open at 7 pm (and open-mic sign up soon after that). The live event starts at 7:30 pm, with the Zoom livestream starting approximately 8 pm.

Check planetearthpoetry.com for details, and/or subscribe to our newsletter.


Last Friday, we had Kath Healing and Scott Jackshaw read their vibrant poetry for pride night. Melanie Siebert hosted th...
06/01/2026

Last Friday, we had Kath Healing and Scott Jackshaw read their vibrant poetry for pride night. Melanie Siebert hosted the evening.

Missed the live reading? Check out the youtube video here:
https://youtu.be/Y_kjlyU_i4g

This Friday, June 5 we'll have Jónína Kirton and Susan Musgrave reading with Kyeren Regehr as host for our LAST NIGHT of season 30 before our summer break.


Join us TONIGHT>> Friday May 29, at Russell Books to enjoy the poetry of featured poets Kath Healing and Scott Jackshaw ...
05/29/2026

Join us TONIGHT>> Friday May 29, at Russell Books to enjoy the poetry of featured poets Kath Healing and Scott Jackshaw as well as an all q***r open mic. Doors at 7 pm, featured readers start at 8 pm. The evening will be hosted by Melanie Siebert.

Kath Healing (they/them) is a q***r, trans, and disabled poet based in Victoria, British Columbia. Their work appears in The Malahat Review, PRISM international, The Fiddlehead, Grain, Contemporary Verse 2, Plenitude, Augur, and Pulp Literature. They won the 2025 Victoria Writers’ Society Poetry Contest.

Scott Jackshaw is a poet, scholar, and editor from Edmonton, based in Providence, Rhode Island. Their debut poetry collection is Stigmata (Talonbooks, 2025). They hold a PhD in English from Brown University and work as managing editor of differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies.


Scott Jackshaw will be reading at New Horizons Centre in James Bay this Friday, May 29 at 2:00pm. The event is being hos...
05/28/2026

Scott Jackshaw will be reading at New Horizons Centre in James Bay this Friday, May 29 at 2:00pm. The event is being hosted by Allegra Kaplan. Doors and open mic sign up are at 1:30 pm. They will be reading at Russell Books for our evening reading as well.

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Discover the poetry of Scott Jackshaw on Friday, May 29 at Russell Books. Scott will be joined by our other featured poe...
05/27/2026

Discover the poetry of Scott Jackshaw on Friday, May 29 at Russell Books. Scott will be joined by our other featured poet, Kath Healing. The event will be hosted by Melanie Siebert. We will have an ALL Q***R open mic at 7:30. Doors at 7 pm, featured readers at 8:00 pm.

Scott will also read at New Horizons in James bay on May 29 at 2pm with Allegra Kaplan as the host.

Scott Jackshaw is a poet, scholar, and editor from Edmonton, based in Providence, Rhode Island. Their debut poetry collection is Stigmata (Talonbooks, 2025). They hold a PhD in English from Brown University and work as managing editor of differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies.


Discover the poetry of Kath Healing on Friday, May 29 at Russell Books. Kath will be joined by our other featured poet, ...
05/26/2026

Discover the poetry of Kath Healing on Friday, May 29 at Russell Books. Kath will be joined by our other featured poet, Scott Jackshaw. The event will be hosted by Melanie Siebert. We will have an ALL Q***R open mic at 7:30. Doors at 7 pm, featured readers at 8:00 pm.

Kath Healing (they/them) is a q***r, trans, and disabled poet based in Victoria, British Columbia. Their work appears in The Malahat Review, PRISM international, The Fiddlehead, Grain, Contemporary Verse 2, Plenitude, Augur, and Pulp Literature. They won the 2025 Victoria Writers’ Society Poetry Contest.


Coming up this week: we have Kath Healing and Scott Jackshaw as featured readers with Melanie Siebert as our host for ou...
05/25/2026

Coming up this week: we have Kath Healing and Scott Jackshaw as featured readers with Melanie Siebert as our host for our pride reading.

Our Friday May 29 reading is at Russell Books in downtown Victoria, AND livestreamed on Zoom. Doors open at 7 pm (and open-mic sign up soon after that). The live event starts at 7:30 pm, with the Zoom livestream starting approximately 8 pm. Please note the open mic will be all q***r poems only.

We will also have a reading at New Horizons featuring Scott Jackshaw at 2pm, Friday May 29 with Allegra Kaplan as host.

Check planetearthpoetry.com for details, and/or subscribe to our newsletter.


Last Friday, we had our very own Zoe Dickinson and Misha Solomon read their fantastical poetry to a full house! Torsten ...
05/25/2026

Last Friday, we had our very own Zoe Dickinson and Misha Solomon read their fantastical poetry to a full house! Torsten Schoeneberg hosted the evening.

Missed the live reading? Check out the youtube video here:
https://youtu.be/8orJpaiA8a4

This Friday, May 29 we'll have Kath Healing and Scott Jackshaw reading with Melanie Siebert as host for our pride night. As well as our monthly reading at New Horizons with Scott Jackshaw and Allegra Kaplan as host at 2pm.

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