Join the Poetry Society of America as they celebrate the life and work of poet Galway Kinnell (1927-2014), with Toi Derricotte, Mark Doty, Jonathan Safran Foer, Robert Hass, Edward Hirsch, Marie Howe, Major Jackson, Yusef Komunyakaa, Mirah Kozodoy, Sharon Olds, Myra Shapiro, Gerald Stern, and C.K. Williams. The event is …
The Art Bar is recognized as Canada's longest running poetry-only, weekly reading series. Since 1991, it has featured both emerging and established poets from across Canada and occasionally from abroad. It has become a hub for the poetry community, and entry point for new voices, a place for people to …
Why are our homes so important to us? From the way they look and what they cost, to the experiences and memories stored inside them – what goes on behind those closed doors? Over the course you will study contemporary poems set in kitchens, bathrooms, sitting rooms, bedrooms, gardens, contemplating …
Arc Poetry Magazine has been bringing great poetry to readers in Canada and beyond for over 30 years. For the upcoming Fall 2015 issue, we are seeking brave new voices in spoken word. Send your three most compelling, well-crafted spoken word poems that are as dynamic on the page as …
The winning entries in each category (fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry) will receive a $1,000 cash prize (plus payment for publication) and will be published in the Winter 2015 issue of SubTerrain magazine. First runner-up in each category will be published in the Spring issue of the following year. Learn …
This is a special event for European Literature Night. A specialist panel considers how literature in translation can be a bridge between worlds. With chair Fiona Doloughan (OU), editor Evald Flisar, publisher Susan Curtis-Kojakovic, writer Wioletta Greg and translator Marek Kazmierski. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
Since 2007, Franschhoek Literary Festival has brought together a broad cross-section of mostly South African English-speaking writers and a few distinguished authors from overseas, aiming to present quality events that inspire and inform. The festival also raises funds for local community and school libraries. Events take place in village venues …
During the Nothing But The Poem poetry reading session with poet Kate Hendry, the group will read out and talk about a selection of poems by the poet Tomas Tranströmer. This event will take place at The Saltire Society. Two sessions are available, at 11 am and 2 pm. Learn …
The Scottish Poetry Library and the Edwin Morgan Trust have come together to host three Slovakian/Slovakia-based poets and three Scottish poets for a weekend of translating and exchanging poetry, experiences and exciting new ideas. Come to hear them talk about the process and to enjoy the fruits of their labours. …
The Art Bar is recognized as Canada's longest running poetry-only, weekly reading series. Since 1991, it has featured both emerging and established poets from across Canada and occasionally from abroad. It has become a hub for the poetry community, and entry point for new voices, a place for people to …
Supported by Bankstown Youth Development Service (BYDS), the Bankstown Poetry Slam is a live spoken word competition in which the audience is the judge. Join us for another night of magic at the largest regular poetry slam in Australia, featuring David Stavanger and a multitude of local talent. Learn more …
The Spring Pulse Poetry Festival (northern Ontario's largest annual poetry/arts event) returns in 2015 for its eighth year. The festival has a mandate to share poetry in public places. Last year, poets read in Extendicare facilities, in a Grade 8 classroom and other local schools, in hospital settings and more. …