Elton John and Brandi Carlile Talk Writing Music for His New Doc,’ Never Too Late,’ Teaming Up For Soaring Theme Song
Elton John and Brandi Carlile Hanna Hanseroth As Brandi Carlile watched Elton John: Never Too Late, she was so moved
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Michelle Poirier Brown was shortlisted for the Federation of B.C. Writers poetry contest in 2023 Michelle Poirier Brown has been amazed by the writing community in the Okanagan since she moved to Vernon from Victoria Jan. 1, 2022. Her poem, Barefoot in the Salish Sea, was shortlisted for a 2023 Federation of BC Writers Award. (Helene Cyr Photography) Michelle Poirier Brown has only been in Vernon for a couple years, but already the Indigenous writer is amazed by the quality of work to be found within the local writing community. Brown arrived in Vernon Jan. 1, 2022, after living in Victoria for 35 years, and she quickly recognized the talent residing in her new home. “I did not know when I moved here almost exactly two years ago, the strength of the Okanagan writing community,” she told The Morning Star. “There’s been a lot of joys in discovering what the local environment is like, but the strength of the writing community is one of my greatest discoveries about this great town.” Brown showed her own strength as a writer when she was shortlisted in the Federation of B.C. Writers 2023 Literary contest in the poetry category. Though she missed out on winning the $350 prize this past December, the contest was another indication of the prowess in the local writing scene; Vernon’s Natalie Appleton was longlisted in the flash fiction category, and the Okanagan’s Kerry Gilbert was the judge in the poetry category. Brown writes both poetry and prose, and the two forms come forth from her pen differently. “To write poetry for me is a somatic experience,” she said. “I set up the intent to write a poem, and where I am physically matters. So I will often go to a location if I want to write (poetry). Being close to nature and beginning with detail is important … it can also begin with a very internal sense of a tuning into how do I feel. The poem Brown was shortlisted for, Barefoot in the Salish Sea, was written during a workshop in Victoria that took place after […]
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Elton John and Brandi Carlile Hanna Hanseroth As Brandi Carlile watched Elton John: Never Too Late, she was so moved
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