Persuasive Poetry & Video 2012 - Now

Eva Waldauf: Persuasive Poetry & video - 2012 - now

Some of my fresh, innovative poems and recent spoken word events! A few unique poems, pics, videos & links to whet your appetite!

I perform around Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby and New Westminster. I've been published in various anthologies & a few mags. I'm currently one of the Directors of Pandora's Collective poetry and outreach society.

A featured poet at Taste of Love readings on Feb 7, 2020
One of my love poems below, with my line featured on the edible poetry flowers.

Dancing Waves

my love and partner dialing oldies, WW2 era tunes
on his cell speaker,
rouses my craving to dance with him,
lightheartedly, clasping one another, we venture a spin,
giggling and chuckling at our fumbled attempt

before long, we`re escaping to Second Beach,
to revel in blazing sun and balmy breezes,
beyond the cusp of September,
drifting in the ocean`s undulations, tide jumping in seaweed,
crisp, briny waters refreshing our souls

copyright Eva Waldauf - September 2, 2019

One of 5 featured readers: Poetry and Art - Cuba - Nov 27, 2019 - Zack Gallery Intense poems about Cuba!

One of 3 featured poets at: WIN Feb 17, 2019

Five featured poetry readings in 2019!

-One of 6 features: Poetry & Art: Cuba - November 21. Zack Gallery, Van. Pics above
-One of two features: Get Lost North (Open House) - May 10 @ Gam Gallery, Vancouver. Inventive poems inspired by Northern art! No pics of reading.
-One of 3 featured poets: Writers International Network - Feb 17. Performing fresh poems at Moberly Arts Centre, Vancouver. Photos above.
-One of 6 features: Poetry & Art: Partnership with Nature - Feb 21. Zack Gallery, Van. Photos below.
-One of 5 features pairs: Poetic Pairings - January 22 at Britannia Library, Vancouver

One of the featured poets at Poetry & Art Feb 21, 2019

One of the featured pairs presenting at Poetic Pairings! I collaborated with Stephen Karr, on Jan 22, 2019 at Britannia Library. Performed fresh poems of nature, healing and spirit, with 4 duos of talented poets!

One of featured pairs at Poetic Pairings with Stephen Karr, january 22, 2019

I was a featured poetic duo, with Ruth Kozak at Poetic Pairings on April 24, 2018. Expressing imaginative poems of nature, West coast and travel! Always a fun event! We read with 4 other pairs of poets from Pandora's Collective at Britannia Library.

A featured poet at WIN UNESCO celebration of Int Poetry Day March 24, 2018! It was at Moberly Arts & Culture Centre in Vancouver. I read fresh poems of love and healing, with talented multicultural poets and dancers!

One of the featured poets reading brand spanking new poems, at Zack Gallery (JCC gallery) at Retrospective: Word Whips - September 25, 2017! I wrote imaginative poems, energized by Waldemar Smolarek's gorgeous Abstract art! Poems of ocean, fires, junkies, summer memories, space and eternity.

On November 17, 2016 I featured at a splendid event. It was called Simplicity: Word Whips in the Gallery at Zack Gallery - Jewish Community Centre. A night of speculative poetry, abstract art and upbeat music. Featured Poets: Eva Waldauf, Rosemary Nowicki, Jami MaCarty, Falcon O'Hara, Enrico Renz, Amanda Wardrop and Leanne Boschman.

4 poetic duos featured at Poetic Pairings 5, June 14, 2016, at Britannia Library, Vancouver. I co-featured with Candice James - Poet Laureate of New Westminster. We wrote shiny, new poems together. Themes: travel, love, Black Zombie Swans and funny Sci Fi. Other talented Poets: Mary Duffy, Falcon O'hara, Chelsea Comeau, Leanne Boschman & Eloise Carboni.

UNESCOpoetry video! One of the featured Poets at WIN UNESCO World Poetry event Saturday March 12th, 2016! Event at Moberly Arts Centre, Vancouver. I featured just minted travel, fall & love poems, with a bevy of talented poets!

One of the featured poets on Feb 3rd, 2016 at Love Poems: the Good the Bad and the Unexpected. Sponsored by Pandora's Collective Society & VPL at Hastings Library, Vancouver. I performed, vibrant poetry from my new book Atlantic Adventures & Big City Romance and two fresh love & fall poems!

Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20JWZLKN-7M Presenting poem Canada Day: Before Flight @ Poetic Justice Jan 2016, Originals Restaurant Mexicano, in New Westminster.

Atlantic Adventures & Big City Romance - new book of poetry and art

51/2" x 8 1/2" - 38 lb paper and colour glossy cover. - 10 pages of full colour drawings and 14 poems - Quantity 3 - $16 - not including shipping

Travel, love, nature poems and drawings of wildflowers, Lunenburg and cloudscapes. Written & drawn in a moving car, on the road, from Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, New Brunswick to Nova Scotia and back.

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December 3rd, 2015 I had the official launch for my book Atlantic Adventures & Big City Romance @ Continental Coffee House, Vancouver! Atlantic Adventures & Travelling Poets: book launch, my performance & travel poems read by: Mary Duffy, Bonnie Quan Symons, Natasha Boskic & Paul Sasges. A night of poetic adventures to: East Coast, Paris, Ireland, Iceland and more. Add to Cart above!

Sunday November 8, 2015, I was one of the duo of featured Poets, at Poetic Justice. My co-feature was Raoul Fernandes. Location Heritage Grill, New Westminster. It was also the unofficial book launch for my new book of Poetry and Art, Atlantic Adventures & Big City Romance.

October 6th, 2015 I was the featured Poet at Kitsilano Poetry Group at Arbutus Coffee, Vancouver. I did a 15 minute set of recent Poems, including poems to be in my new book; Atlantic Adventures & Big City Romance in November. I did a Q & A afterwards. A wonderful night of Poetry & my original art!

April 2015, National Poetry month, I was one of the Poets reading at the Jewish Community Centre, Vancouver! The readings happened in the Issac Waldman Library on April 30, 2015. All the poets, presented poems written earlier in the month, in a writing workshop in the same space!

Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJYyl9UeI4Q&index=27&list=PL1233342CFA56C88D for video Fading Sun & Hurricane Proof love poems! I was one of the poets performing at Writers international Network (WIN) in Richmond, March 28, 2015!

Performing Lemon Sky, Punctuation of Flowers and Flicker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqfR9S7BcdE

I was one of featured poets at Writer's International Network (WIN) event, Richmond June 14, 2014, video above!

My love poem, Flicker, was published in Reflections 2014 book, published in conjunction with the event.

Photographs below by Janet Kvammen and Larry Falls.

One of the features - Writers International Network 2014

I had one of my Poems published Rain Filled Year in Red River Review! It was at www.redriverreview.com Poem # 71, from February - April 2014 and it's currently in their website Archives!

Poetry feature at Poetic Justice, December 2013

Video from my Poetic Justice, Dec 2013 feature Feature Poetic Justice for whale poems. Eva Waldauf Feature for love poems!

Click www.youtu.be/rii. Veiling Mist, Mango poem and two love poems! My feature at Writer's International Network Fest, March 27, 2013.

www.youtu.be/Ac celebration and love poems from Royal City Poets Anthology launch February 2, 2012!

Click www.youtu.be/dB Sun & Tides, Cherry Moon, love, abundance and dream poems! My Featured performance Poetic Justice, New Westminster Dec 9, 2012.

3 Poems published in Clockwork Universe catalog 2013 - available at www.ava-artists.org

A Steampunk Universe

the future is past, rising from the ruins,
cities broken, into the alternate universe,
apocalyptic,   in cobbled lace and golden gears
gas lamps and steam engines,                 the robot girls, dance
a cabaret of war toys,
the universe, shattered                                copyright Eva Waldauf - March 14, 2013

handmade Steampunk costume and "clockwork Universe" performance, April 28, 2013 at Havana Theatre

I was co-hosting, with Carlos Joe Costa, a monthly Poetry & Music event called The Abundant Music & Word Festival" in 2012 - 2013! It was every 3rd Thursday of the month, 7 PM at the Prophouse Cafe, Vancouver. We had great monthly Music and Poetry features! www.facebook.com/groups/theabundantmusicandwordfestival/

The Morning is Full (for Larry)

the morning is full of you, I've waited too long for this,
your lips and smile I keep thinking it won't last,
caress me lightly, you're just too good to me,
I'm waiting for more,                                       it can't go on,
you don't disappoint but somehow we do

the simple pleasure our differences
of breakfast together, just flavour our life together,
coffee and blueberry pancakes, amber honey and mangoes.
is heaven my love, the morning is full of you
                                                                             copyright Eva Waldauf - February 2012

Published in Quills Poetry Annual 2011 on sale at Chapters books

Both Royal City Poets Anthology 2012 www.silverbow.alibrisstore.com and Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine www.quillspoetry.com may still be available, please go to links.
Upcoming and recent Poetry events go to my Blog Dreams & Realities.

8 Poems Published in Mind Paintings Anthology 2011 by Silver Bow Publishing

10 new poems including "Goodbyes" & "Unbroken" - My feature
Poetic Justice December 18, 2011

All poems copyright Eva Waldauf 2011 - video by Janet Kvammen

Photos of me, at top of page by Sita CArboni. PHOTOS on page by: janet Kvammen, larry Falls, Warren Dean Fulton, bonnie Quan Symons & Stephen karr. videos by janet Kvammen & ken Ader.