Back to the trenches: Nanaimo Women March On
Before attempting to encompass the success and importance of the 2019 Women’s March in Nanaimo, it’s imperative that one understands where the march began. How far our community has come in just three short years is incredible, but there’s still a lot of ground to cover. The first march in 2017 was ignited by the … Continued
VIU’s Sonnet L’Abbé reworks Shakespeare
Identity is a prominent theme in modern art and scholarship. Who are we as individuals in this globalized, rapidly changing world? For Dr. Sonnet L’Abbé of the VIU Creative Writing Department, contemplating her black identity and settler privilege whilst grappling with the sonnets of William Shakespeare opened up insights into her cultural inheritances. These included … Continued
VIU professor leads Nanaimo March on Washington
Above: Hamdi Aweys gave an impassioned speech on the plight of women in her home country of Somalia. 📷 Paul Marck By News Editor Aislinn Cottell Sonnet L’Abbé, poet and professor at Vancouver Island University, had never organized a protest march. She didn’t necessarily identify as an activist, albeit having attended several such events in the past. A … Continued
New professors hired in creative writing department
By contributor Aislinn Cottell If you have the time to pry an eye from your textbooks this semester, you might spot a few different faces on the endless stairs we call home. In the wake of several departures from the Creative Writing and English departments last year, some new members have been hired this fall to … Continued
Professor Profile: Something to talk about with Sonnet L’Abbé
Above: Dr. Sonnet L’Abbe in front of poet John Keats’ gravestone on the anniversary of his death. via twitter. I “My parents did it to me,” says Sonnet L’Abbé, poet and Creative Writing professor, at a faculty reading at VIU. She opens with a story about her name, because she knows it’s the first thing … Continued