The World Poetry Reading Series is honoured to present a World Poetry Life Time Achievement Award 2008 to Bernice Lever, Wise woman, Poet and Author of eight Poetry books. "Bernice Lever, born in Smithers, BC, has been writing and publishing since her poems were in the Rossland High School annual. Bernice is a mother of 3 talented, creative children; 2 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild, and counting. She has worked for Canadian publishers and taught part or fulltime college English classes for over 30 years in the Toronto, Ontario. All the while missing BC Mountains, Bernice edited, WAVES, a prize wining literary journal for 15 years, from 1972 on. She has written over a dozen books of poetry and prose which are displayed on her website. Her composition textbook is the Colour of Words. She has read her poems on 5 continents. She was awarded the 1st Honorary Lifetime Membership in the Canadian Poetry Association, the Allan Sangster Award for her work with the Canadian Authors Association, a city of Richmond Hill Arts Award for her 25 years of literary community events, and in 2007, the Special Achievement Award for literacy and literature support by the Surrey Board of Trade. Bernice was a V.P. and Treasurer for the League of Canadian Poets and is now an active V.P. with the Canadian Authors Association. She is also involved with BC Federation of Writers, North Shore Writers, as well as our beloved World Poets."