Electric Mermaid Live Reads Featuring: Kamal Parmar @Char's

Date:

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Venue:

Char's Landing

4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni

Contact:

[email protected]

Electric Mermaid Live Reads Featuring: Kamal Parmar @Char's

Wednesday August 26th 2026 doors 5:30pm open mic 6-8pm

AVNews => https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/08/25/nanaimos-head-poet-reads-at-electric-mermaid-in-port-alberni/

Live Video => https://youtu.be/Ykl_L6dgZLU

Nanaimo poet and writer, Kamal Parmar has been passionately involved in writing since the last 20 years. She has a number of books, in poetry and non-fiction, to her credit. Her poems are simple, though poised and evocative enough to set the reader thinking. She also has a number of poetry publications in reputed Canadian literary journals and magazines. She has a few books published in UK, Canada and India. She has won many Honorable Mentions and prizes for her poems and has also given many poetry readings and presentations in various libraries, in ON, SK and in BC. Her books are available in most libraries in Canada and she is also a book reviewer.

She was an active Board member of the B.C Federation of Writers, and was also Secretary of The Ontario Poetry Society, while in Ontario. She was also an active member of various Writers’ organisations and Guilds. Currently, she is a full member of the League of Canadian Poets , a member of Haiku Canada and of The Writers Union of Canada . She is also a Board member of the Canadian Authors Association—BC Branch.

During her tenure as a Poet Laureate of Nanaimo, she had been organizing readings and panel discussions with the community of Nanaimo and other cities of Vancouver Island, in order to create awareness about poetry .

She is of the view that whether one is a beginner, playing with words or an established writer, poetry is a very powerful tool in combating any ills in us ..be it mental, social, emotional or physical. Poetry reveals the ‘inner voice’ of a person.

Her latest ie. eighth poetry book is titled, ‘A silent serenade.’

to buy her books at http://www.silverbowpublishing.com/store.html

WebSite => https://poeticverse.ca/books/

AUGUST 26th READERS' LIST

READER 01 Jennifer Wenn 5 min Via zoom ( london Ont )

READER 02 Atma 5 min Via zoom (Gibsons B.C)

Feature 1 Kamal Parmar 20min + 10min Q&A via Z00M (Nanimo B.C

RAINCHECK Vicki Drybrough 5 min in Person ( Port Alberni B.C )

READER 04 Lesli Omohundro-Bronczkowski 5 min Via zoom (Germany)

READER 05 Kathleen Vance 5 min via zoom (Gibsons B.C,

READER 06 David kipplig 5 min Via zoom Gibsons B.C

READER 07 Mark Wonneck 5 min Via zoom (Qualicum B.C)