Name: Forest Poet/Tree Walk
Start: 2025-10-18T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-18T12:00:00-07:00
Location: W̱MÍYEŦEN Nature Sanctuary (formerly Mary Lake)

$Forest Poet\/Tree Walk$

with Tawahum Bige, Stephen Collis, Aisha Sasha John, and Karen Solie
About this Event

A much-loved event at the Victoria Festival of Authors’, the Forest Poet/Tree Walk returns this year. Come explore W̱MÍYEŦEN (wh-my-eh-then: place of the deer) Nature Sanctuary (formerly known as Mary Lake). Join Yvonne Blomer as she leads you through the shadows of cedar and oak, with the call of red-winged blackbirds echoing along Earsman Creek. We will walk the trails through Coastal Douglas-fir forest and along the shores of Mary Lake.

Guest poets who will join Yvonne on W̱SÁNEĆ land to share their poems and celebrate language and the natural world include Tawahum Bige, Stephen Collis, Aisha Sasha John, and Karen Solie.

Please be aware that this event is a forest walk: bring appropriate shoes, raingear, and energy for an hour-plus walk through the woods and trails, with stops along the way for poems. Be prepared for the weather, and be aware that distractions from flickers, herons, mink, or beaver may occur as we walk with these poets through the forest.

Curated by Beth Kope

Hosted by Yvonne Blomer

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

1.) Unfortunately this trail walk is not suitable for those with mobility concerns. For accessibility information please refer to the "accessibility" tab at victoriafestivalofauthors.ca.

2.) Contact VFA by September 30 for ASL interpretation.

3.) Ticket holders arrive by 9:45 p.m. Late-comers will not be admitted.

4.) Please come prepared for all weather. This event is not weather-dependent.

5.) There will be no tickets available at the event. Ticket sales will end the day before.

6.) If you are unwell, please stay home.