Barb Pelman and Tanis MacDonald
Joanna (owner of Mocambo), Mick Burrs and Wendy Morton with Richard Olafson looking on
Andrea Thompson and Donna Kane with Patrick Lane entering strange
Sheri-D. Wilson and Cecelia Fry
Russell Thornton and Mermaid
Rhea Treobov and Tanis MacDonalad
Jim Bertolino and Anita Boyle
Susan McCaslin and David Kosub
Jody Lesiuk and Richard Harrison
Isa Milman launches Between the Doorposts
Adam Levin, Karen Shenfield and Barry Dempster
Rhona McAdam and Glen Sorestad
Patrick Lane launches Go Leaving Strange
Richard Harrison in bloom
Trevor Carolan and Kuldip Gill
Heidi Greco and Yvonne Blomer
Mocambo Prize Winner Arley McNeney, other winner Barbara Pelman and Oiseau with judge Tanis MacDonald
Steve Roxberry and Bill Bissett
Richard Olafson, David Kasub and Rhona McAdam.
Barbara Pelman and Chris Panell.
Jim Bertolino and Anita Boyle.
Fran Bourassa and Robert Gore.
Barbara Pelman and Chris Pannell.
Richard Harrison and Sean Horlor.
Andrea McKenzie and friend .
Joe Denham reads on January 10th.
Carolyn Smart and Dave Margoshes
Robert Gore reads from his Frog Hollow Chapbook "The Code Between Us".
Joelene Heathcote signs her new book for eager buyers.
Billeh Nickerson and Russell Thornton (League readers) .
Wendy Morton at her Birthday Reading at Mocambopo. Yvonne Blomer eats cake from Patisserie Daniel. More cake at Wendy's Birthday read.
Linda Rodgers cradles Joelene Heathcote's "What's between us can't be heard".
Wonderful poets from Nanaimo
Sheri D. Wilson and Liz Zetlin.
Brian Brett, the Icon man.
Our Cross Canada Foursome - Douglas Burnet Smith (Nova Scotia) , Ruth Pierson (Toronto), Paddy McCallum (Gibsons) and Rhea Tregbov (Toronto).
Kelly Parson reads.
Sean Virgo reads.
Patrick Lane reads from Bare Plum of Winter Rain and gets interviewed by the Daily Crew. The audience.
Andrea McKenzie gets interviewed by Karen Elusma.
Elizabeth Simpson, reads from Perfection of Hope.
Sina Queyras sells her books.
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Claire Yoo, Mocambo's owner cuts the cake from Patisserie Daniel.
Mocambo Nights gets read by William Knowles, Yvonne Blome, and Kelly Parsons. And by Patrick Lane, Caryl Peters, Karen Schlanka and Wendy Morton.
Philip Kelly sings "The 2 Bladed Fan" assisted by Rupert Gaad.
Richard Olafson, publisher of Mocambo Nights, reads at the Mocambo Nights Launch.
Yvonne Owen and her Medieval Tale.
Richard Olafson (Ekstasis Editions) and Chris Petter (UVic Special Collections).
Wendy at her Annual Birthday Read. Cake from Patisserie Daniel.
Caryl Peters of Frog Hollow Press - a pal of poets.
Al Moritz. Al Moritz and friends (paintings by Meg Walker).
Harold Reinish and Carmen Rodriguez.
Cory Arnold, our youngest poet.
Our Irish Bard, Tom Henihan.
Beth Kope reads.
Miranda Rearson and Tanis MacDonald read each others books.
Students from Mt. Doug, Claremont and Oak Bay H. S. with teachers Terence Young, Susan Stenson and Anita Roberts.
Sara Selecky and Grant Sheppard working on the Anthology.
Rod Zimmerman at Mocambopo's United Nations World Poetry Day Reading.
Sherri D. Wilson and the audience - enjoying!
Patrick Friesen and the crowd.
Sid & Jen Tafler, the street gang, Bob Vernon, Meg Walker, and Jill Margo.
The Venue, the crowd, the mc, Patrick Lane and Lorna Crozier do Valentines 2001 at Mocambopo!
Lorna Crozier and Patrick Lane
John Donlan and Don McKay and again!
P. K. Page and P. K. Page.
Yvonne Owens and Naomi Lester on December 17, 1999. Midwinter's Tale Estrella.
Magic from the Tafflers, Richard Olafson wears his poems, Carolyn McPherson peers after mopo's Christmas Bash on December 17, 1999.
Mopo prize winner Anita Roberts and her students from Esquimalt Community School.
Jay Ruzesky strikes a manly pose.
Participaction at the open mike.
Rena Patrick.
Patrick Lane and enthralled audience. Thanks CC!
Ross Priddle (Used to be Victoria's
Premier Sound Poet until Vanderhoof made a better offer!)
Brian Brett says Thank
you.
Julie Bruck and Marlene Cookshaw (Don
McKay and Jan Zwicky behind the covers).
Spenser Maybee with a new shirt.
Patricia and Terence Young.
Literary soiree outside of Mocambo: Sid Taffler, Karen Connelly, Richard Olafson, John Gould et al.
Karen Shklanka tangoes. Karen Shklanka reads.
Zaffi Gousopoulos reads and says thanks.
Rachel Wyatt and Ron Smith.
Steven Heighton and P. K. Page.
Beth Kope reads.
Sharon Thesen (on the left) and Margaret Cristakos.
Thanks.
Student/poets from Claremont Senior Seconday
School, Esquimalt Community School and St. Micheal's University School jump
into the spotlight, having been well taught by teachers Susan Stenson, Antia
Roberts and Terence Young.
Susan Gee.
Mocambopo's 5 th Anniversary
Party on June 30, 2000. Presents for everyone! The "Eat this Poem"
cake with thanks to Patisserie Daniel.
Jodi Lundgren reading
and Meg Walker listening.
Meg Walker reading and
Jodi Lundgen listening.
Murray McCullough.
The "Breaking the
surface gang". Left to right - J. William Knowles, Patricia Young,
Barbara Colebrook Peace, Marlene Grandmaitre, Linda Rogers, and Joe Rosenblatt
with surfacing friend Danielle Lagan.
Margo Button.
Robert Priest and happy
fans including Gail Harris.
Richard Stevenson and
friends.
Rapt audience stands
outside full house for bill bissett.
Mark Cochrane.
Pete Trower. Pete Trower and
Glen Sorestad holding up their Ekstasis Editions books.
Roy Green and friends.
Monday Magazine does a write up!
Wendy McGrath and Paddy
McCallum.
Gary Geddes and Timothy
Brownlow.
Susan Stenson.
Wendy's Birthday Reading
- Yvonne Blomer and Chris
McPherson. Karen Connelly
at the open mike. Grant Sheperd, Sara Solecki and friend have some "eat
this poem cake"!
John Pass.
at Mocambo Coffee, 1028 Blanshard, Victoria, B.C., Canada,
V8W 2H5,
(250) 384-4468
FRIDAYS, 7:30 P.M.
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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the League of Canadian Poets.