Authors & Headliners

Janet Marie Rogers is the third Poet Laureate for the city of Victoria (2012-2015). She is a Mohawk/Tuscarora poet, spoken word and performance poet who also works in audio and video poetry. She has three published books and three poetry CDs (Firewater, Got Your Back and 6 Directions). She claims she does not write love poetry, but each poem is a love letter to the land, the culture and the people.