Candice James
Candice James is a professional poet, musician, singer, songwriter and visual artist. She, was appointed Poet Laureate Emerita of New Westminster BC by order if City Council in November 2016 after serving 2 back to back three-year terms as Poet Laureate. She's founder of Royal City Literary Arts Society, and Fred Cogswell Award For Excellence in Poetry and past president of the Federation of BC Writers. She's a member of the League of Canadian Poets and the author of 32 books of poetry through...See more
Candice James is a professional poet, musician, singer, songwriter and visual artist. She, was appointed Poet Laureate Emerita of New Westminster BC by order if City Council in November 2016 after serving 2 back to back three-year terms as Poet Laureate. She's founder of Royal City Literary Arts Society, and Fred Cogswell Award For Excellence in Poetry and past president of the Federation of BC Writers. She's a member of the League of Canadian Poets and the author of 32 books of poetry through 6 Publishing Houses. Her first book A SPLIT IN THE WATER was published in 1979 by Fiddlehead Poetry Books, University of New Brunswick and her most recent book is BLUE SILENCE (Silver Bow Publishing 2023). Her awards include Pandora's Collective Citizen of the Year; Bernie Legge Platinum Awards Artist of the Year. See less