Bonnie Nish www.angelfire.com/art/bonnienish/     Areas of Specialization Poetry and poetics, Romantic Poetry, Biblical, Greek and Roman Literature, Shakespearian Literature, Chaucerian Literature, 20th Century Literary Criticism, Creative writing   Awards & Honors 2006 (Spring), Featured Poet on BC Poetry.com 2005, Group Special Recognition Award, The World Poetry Reading Series, Vancouver BC 2003 Certificate of Appreciation, The World Poetry Reading Series and Radio Show, Vancouver BC 2003 Third Prize, ‘Too Short A Time’, West End Writers’ One Page Literary Contest, Vancouver BC 2003 Short-list, On Being Ashley Judd, Inheritance, Emergency Room, This Child, Chaucer and Hass, Ripple Effect Writing Contest, Vancouver BC 2002 Short-list, “Kaddish (A prayer of mourning)”, West End Writers’ Contest, Vancouver , BC 2001 Grand Prize, “Don Quixote's Love Song”, Artists Embassy International, Dancing Poetry Contest. Choreographer: Natica Angilly. California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco , California 2001 Third Place Award, “Chaucer and Hass”, Ridge Writers Long Poem Contest, East Sierra, California 2001 Honorable Mention, “Shopsy’s Deli”, Poet’s Dinner, Berkeley , California 2000 Third Place Award, “Storm Counting”, Inna Coolbrith Circle Poetry Contest, Berkeley , California 2000 Honorable Mention, “Evening Song”, Inna Coolbrith Circle Poetry Contest, Berkeley , California 2000 “Downtown Market Day” (received First Place Award), “Hero” (received Poetry Editor’s Choice Award), published in Las Positas College Anthology, Livermore , California 2000 Third Place Award, “Dirty Laundry”, Poet’s Dinner, Berkeley , California 2001 “The Sabbath Ritual”(received Honorable Mention), ‘Joe Bellino's Thighs’, published in Across the River Writers’ Roundtable Anthology, Tantalus Books 1998 “Bless This House” (received Publisher’s Choice Award), ‘Death and Doughnuts’, published in Across the River Writers' Roundtable Anthology, Manfit Press Poetry 1998 “City Light Books” (received First Place Award), published in, ‘Treasure House’, Las Positas College Anthology, Livermore , California 1997 “Freedom” (received Honorable Mention), ‘Behind The Moon’, Las Positas College Anthology, Livermore , California   Publications 2007 (November), " The Suitcase," PoetsLane.com 2007 (November) " At Midnight," Quills Poetry Magazine 2006 November “Outnumbered” ParentingExpress.com 2006 (October) “Chaucer and Hass” BluePrintReview. 2006 (October) “Crying Out loud in Jerulasem” ‘Illuminations’ 2006 (Spring) “On Being Ashley Judd,”  BC Poetry 2005 “(January), “ January’s Variant,” Quills Poetry Magazine 2004 (Oct) Quills Poetry Magazine, “Book Review 'The Address Book' 2004 (July) Quills Poetry Magazine, “Book Review 'Hannah and the Holy Fire' 2004 “(March) “ Alice Died in Wonderland,” “The Garment District,” Quills Poetry Magazine 2004 (March) Quills Poetry Magazine, “Book Review 'Bonfires' 2004 “(February) Facing The Elements,Lululemon.com, Luluzine on-line magazine 2004 “(February) Black Roots, Red Heart, www.hackwriters.com 2003 “(December) On Being Ashley Judd, Quills Poetry Magazine 2003 (December) Quills Poetry Magazine,“Book Review 'I Would Be The Sea' 2003 “(November) Logger's Destiny, BC Loggers Magazine 2003 “(November) Symmetry,Lululemon.com, Luluzine on-line magazine 2003 “(September) Loose Change,Lululemon.com, Luluzine on-line magazine 2003 “(September) Transformation, www.vancouverjazz.com 2003 “Too Short A Time”, West End Writers’ Web page, Vancouver BC  2003 (July) "The Path To Sunshine" Lululemon.com, Luluzine on-line magazine 2003 (May Edition) “Stories Through a Lens: Out of Season at the Ironworks,” Hackwriters.com Review 2003 (May) “Vision” Lululemon.com, Luluzine on-line magazine 2003 (April) “ January’s Variant” Greenboathouse Books 2003 (March) “The Garment District” goodgoshalmighty.com 2003 “Camelot” West End Writers’ Web page Vancouver , BC 2002 (July) “ San Francisco 1906”, Hackwriters.com 2001 “Passover”, ‘Stirring The Melting Pot’, Las Positas College Anthology, Livermore , California 2000 “Playing Shadows", and “Sabbath Day”; ‘Eclectic Reflections’, Las Positas College Anthology, Livermore , California 1999 “A Walk In Fall”, “Bereft”, and “Dust Settles”; ‘Undercurrents’, Las Positas College Anthology, Livermore , California 1999 “A Walk in Fall”, “City Light Books”, and “Bereft”; ‘Many Poets Many Voices’, Across the River Writers’ Roundtable 1998 “Suburban Peacocks”, “Writer’s Block”, “Landscape (A work in Progress)”, “The Dinner”, and “Sirens”; ‘Treasure House’, Las Positas College Anthology, Livermore, California 1998 “City Light Books”, LPC Express, Livermore California 1995 Published in two Brampton Writers' Workshop Anthologies Bulrushes and Cat Tales and The Peacock's Tale   Journalism 2005 (June) Quills Poetry Magazine, Guest Editor for Summer Issue 2004 (January) Luluzine On-line Magazine,“ Taking Stock” 2003 (April), Hackwriters.com, “Between The Lines, Will Booms Drop on Vancouver ?” 2002 (November), Hackwriters.com, “A Poetic Nightmare”, Various Interview for Pandora’s Collective Website “The Coffee Guest” 2005 (May) “The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish interviews ~ Mike Peacock and Chad York 2005 (April) “The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish interviews ~ Marc Cremore 2005 (April) “The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish interviews ~ Rogue Reese Murphy and Trevor Spilchen 2005 (January) “The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish interviews ~ Ashok Bhargava 2004(October) “The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish interviews ~ Shulamit Joffre 2004(August) “The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish interviews ~ Sean McGarragle and Chystalene Buhler 2004(June) “The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish interviews ~ T Paul Ste. Marie 2004(April) “The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish interviews ~ Ariadne Sawyer 2004(March)“The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish Interviews ~ Johnny Frem 2004(February)“The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish interviews ~ Liars of Orpheus 2003(December)“The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish interviews ~ Estelle Bogoch 2003(October)“The Coffee Guest” Bonnie Nish interviews ~ Byron Sheardown Various articles for the ‘Pleasanton Business Connection Newsletter’, Chamber of Commerce, Pleasanton , California ; including: 2000 (May), “Opera Company Thrives” 2000 (April), “Valley Health Mill Brings 20 Years of Health to Pleasanton ” 2000 (February), “Big O Tires Ready To Celebrate 20 Years Serving Pleasanton ” 2000 (January), “Come to Coffee Beans and Bistro and Meet Pleasanton ”1999 (October), “New Look for Mapping Communities” 1999 (December), “ Silmar Flooring: Installing Flooring, Instilling Confidence for 30 years” 1999 (November), “SunDrop Health Ltd.--More Than a New Health Food Store”   Proof Reading 2002-4 World Poetry Café Newsletter, on-line monthly newsletter (ongoing) 2001 ‘Could It Be Verse Life Brightening Humor’, Dan Goldstein, Tantalus Books 2001 ‘Ah, Fury’, Across the River Writers’ Roundtable Anthology, Tantalus Books 2001 ‘Joe Bellino's Thighs’, Across the River Writers’ Roundtable Anthology, Tantalus Books 1998 ‘Death and Doughnuts’, Across the River Writers’ Roundtable Anthology, Manfit Press 1997 ‘Where is Joey Garcia’, Across the River Writers’ Roundtable Anthology, Manfit Press   Public Readings & Creative Presentations  2007 October Reader in The World Poetry - Dorothy Livesay Tribute, Alliance for Arts and Culture, Vancouver , BC 2007 Feature host for Mutanabbi Street Memorial Reading Upstart Crow Bookstore North Vancouver, BC 2007 June, Hosted "The Spring Book Hatching", sponsored jointly by CWILL BC, Blackberry Books, The Vancouver Public Library and Pandora’s Collective, VPL 2007 Reader, host and organizer of The Summer Dream Literary Arts Festival, Vancouver BC , 2007 Hosted a reading and Q&A featuring Evelyn Lau for National Poetry Month, Vancouver BC , 2006 Hosted a tribute to the late Shulamit Joffre, First Tuesday Assembly of Poets, Chapters, Robson Street ,  2006 Featured Guest Speakers, Artstarts National Convention, Vancouver, 2006 Featured Reader  International Library Day, North Vancouver 2006 Featured Reader, Poetry Around the World, Indigo Books, North Vancouver , 2006  Featured Reader, The Summer Dream Reading Festival, Vancouver BC 2006 Featured ReaderBlue Moon Reading Series, Abbotsford BC 2006 Featured hosts First Tuesday Assembly of Poets, Chapters, Vancouver BC , 2005 Reader, VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver BC, 2005 Featuered Reader, The Summer Dream Reading Festival, Vancouver Bc 2005 Featured ReaderBattered Souls, The William Davis Centre, Vancouver BC, 2005 Featured Readers First Tuesday Assembly of Poets, Chapters, Vancouver BC 2004 Featured Readers, Pandora’s Collective, Final Fridays, Vancouver BC 2004 Featured Readers, Pandora’s Collective, Poets Nuit, Vancouver BC 2003 Featured Readers, Pandora’s Collective, Word On The Street, Vancouver BC 2003 Featured Readers, Pandora’s Collective, First Tuesday Assembly of Poets 2003 Featured Readers, Pandora's Collective, World Poetry Reading Series 2003 Featured Guests, Pandora's Collective, The Bee Hive Radio Show 2003 Featured Guests, Pandora’s Collective, Wax Poetics Radio Show 2003 Featured Guest, World Poetry Café Radio Show 2002 Featured Reader, World Poetry Café, Vancouver , BC 2002 Selected Reader, Word on the Street, Vancouver , BC 2002 Featured Reader, Davie Grind Reading Series, Vancouver , BC 2002 Featured Guest, World Poetry Café Radio Show 2002 “Don Quixote's Love Song”, Performed by Natica Angilly’s Poetic Dance Troop at the Rakkasah Festival West, Richmond , California 2001 “Elephant Beams” co-written with Debra Grossman. A performance piece of prose and poetry written to artwork by Ken Moore. Performed October 2001, Across the River Writers’ Round Table Literary Evening, Pleasanton , California 2001 “Don Quixote's Love Song” (received Grand Prize), Artists Embassy International, Dancing Poetry Contest. Choreographer: Natica Angilly. Performance: September 2001, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco.    Memberships & Activities 2003-Present Pandora’s Collective Children’s Readings and Workshops: Covenant House, Outreach Young Adult Workshop BC Pacifica Rehab Centre, Outreach Adult Workshop BC City-Center Poets, The Gathering Place, twice a month, Oct 4, 2005 - April 18, 2006 Vancouver Public Library Book Camp, Vancouver , BC The West Coast Poetry Festival YWCA Summer Program, Vancouver , BC Sir Charles Tupper High School Power Program, youth workshop, New Westminster Princess Margaret Secondary School , Surrey , BC False Creek Public School , Vancouver BC Carnarvon Community School , Vancouver BC Southlands Elementary School , Vancouver BC MB Stanford, Surrey BC Colebrook, Surrey BC Guest instructors, Prompting the Muse with Ruth Kozak, Kitsilano Highschool, Vancouver BC , Cloverdale Library (for teens), Surrey BC Guildford L Fleetwood Library (for teens), Surrey BC,ibrary (for teens), Surrey BC , Total Education, Grade 11/12 alternative program Frontier College, Connections (for teens), The Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver BC , "Wonder of Words", Hastings School , Vancouver BC , 2004- present Board Member Bolts of Fiction, Vice President, Vancouver BC 2003 Co-founder and Host, Under the Elephant, Open Mic Event, Tigers Café, Vancouver, BC (ongoing) 2003 Co-founder Zap Kidz, words on stage, Open mic for kids aged 8-16 Beans Café, Vancouver , BC (ongoing) 2002-3 Co-founder & Co-Host, The Twisted Poets, Weekly Poetry Reading Evenings, El Cocal Restaurant, Vancouver, BC (ongoing) 2001-3 Co-founder & Member, Pandora’s Collective, a weekly creative writing group, Vancouver , BC (ongoing) 2001 Poetry Judge, Pleasanton County Fair. Judged all poetry submissions for the annual contest. 2000 Poetry Judge, Citizens for Open Space Poetry Contest 1998 Contest coordinator, organized judges and entries for annual writers contest. 1996-98 Founder & Host, Open Mic, Coffee Beans and Bistro, Pleasanton , California 1996 Event Coordinator, Various Poetry Reading Events (promoting anthologies), arranged readings at Borders and Towne Center Books, Pleasanton , California 1996 Board Member & Event Coordinator, Tantalus Press (formerly Manfit Press) Writers Group 1996 Master of Ceremonies Spring & Fall, Across The River Literary Evenings San Ramon and Pleasanton California 1996-2001 Feature Reader, Most Across the River Writers' Roundtable Literary evenings Pleasanton California 1995 Member Brampton Writers' Workshop, Brampton , Ontario   Teaching Experience 2006-Present School and Student Support Worker, False Creek and Southlands Elementary Schools , Vancouver BC 2002-Present ESL Tutor Private Practice, Vancouver , BC 1996-2001 Host: Conducted or assisted with many youth and adult poetry workshops for both the City of Pleasanton and the school district of Pleasanton . Personally conducted a poetry workshop for a grade 5 class and readings for grade 5 classes at Vintage Hill Public School and a half-day workshop for youth through the City of Pleasanton . Guest reader and speaker for adult poetry class run by the City of Pleasanton .   Education 2005-2006- Douglas College , Classroom and Community Support Program 1986-87 Humber College , Journalism 1985 University of Toronto , Bachelors Degree, English Literature Back to the Executives Page Home