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'Distinguished' poet to read at Electric Mermaid in Port Alberni

Lozan Yamolky was a recipient of the Distinguished Poet Award in 2018
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Poet Lozan Yamolky will be the featured reader at Electric Mermaid in Port Alberni on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Poet Lozan Yamolky will be the featured reader at the next Electric Mermaid live reading event at Char's Landing in Port Alberni on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Among her many achievements, public speaking events, radio interviews, publications, contests and various awards, Yamolky was one of the recipients of the Distinguished Poet Award from Writer International Network Canada in 2018, and her poem "Peace Treaty" won first prize at the 2019 International Rabindranath Tagore Poetry Contest. 

Lozan Yamolky is of Kurdish descent and was born and raised in Baghdad. She immigrated to Canada in 1995. She is the author of three poetry books: I'm No Hero, Counting Waves and Dreamers Needed. 

Due to a traumatic brain injury she sustained in a motor vehicle accident, Yamolky withdrew from the poetry community for a while as her injury caused her to lose her ability to write poetry or even read her own. She is recovering well with multiple therapists and is pleased and thankful to be back among her community of poets, authors and audiences who cherish the gift of poetry.

Yamolky is editing her fourth poetry collection, Hush, Let the Silence Speak

With host and emcee Derek Hanebury’s literary guidance, featured reader Lozan Yamolky and a host of authors through the open mic, this evening promises to keep poetry and prose fans engaged. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the open mic runs from 6-8 p.m. Admission is a suggested donation of $10. See www.charslanding.com/events to pre-register for the readers’ list and to select the optional Zoom link. 



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