Caryl A. Grimsley About me I h ave been involved in this competition since the inception and our students always take it seriously. By this poet Lesson PlanStrategies for Teaching Poetry to High School Students Lesson PlanDes conseils pour enseigner la poésie aux élèves de secondaire Wakefield Brewster In January 1999, Wakefield Brewster stepped onto his first stage as a Poet and Spoken Word Artist. Today, he is known as one of Canada’s most… Neil Surkan Neil Surkan is the current Poet Laureate of Nanaimo, BC. Born in Penticton, BC, he is the author of the poetry collections Empties (2026), Unbecoming… Amanda Merpaw Amanda Merpaw is the author of the collection Most of All the Wanting and the chapbook Put the Ghosts Down Between Us. She has been a finalist for…