Stroll the High Line at sunset and encounter a series of poetic performances along the park. Celebrate National Poetry Month with ten blocks of traditional readings, spoken word, and ASL Poetry. Presented in collaboration with the Academy of American Poets. April 25, 6:30 p.m., on the High Line at West …
In addition to a reading by renowned Los Angeles poets, the event features a variety of activities for adults and children (ages 6 and up) including a walking tour of the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve led by Lewis MacAdams, poet and Co-founder/President of Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR), …
The Frye Festival is Canada's only bilingual international literary festival and the largest literary event in Atlantic Canada. The Frye Festival offers the best of local, Canadian and international authors, including children's authors, graphic novelists, storytellers, poets, playwrights, spoken-word artists and more. The Festival was created to commemorate Northrop Frye, …
Running since May 9, 1980, the Tree Reading Series (Tree) is one of Canada's longest-running literary events and an essential part of Ottawa's vibrant literary community. Tree is a non-profit organization that supports established and emerging writers from Ottawa and across Canada by offering a supportive public venue for writers …
The most diverse poetry reading and open mic in Toronto, for more than two years Shab-e She’r has been bridging the gap between diverse poetry communities, bringing together people from different ethnicities, nationalities, ages, disabilities, religions (or lack thereof), poetic styles, voices and visions. The featured poets this evening are …
McGuire is a young Scottish poet, sometimes described as a performance poet, who is pushing the boundaries of what poetry has to say with hilarious and uncompromising material. He will be visiting as Guest Poet at the Mitchell Library Poetry Group on April 28th. Learn more here. Return to the …
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 …
The Poetry Society of America joins Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in hosting a poetry bash for National Poetry Month, with support from media sponsors Academy of American Poets, Cave Canem Poets, and Wave Books. Readings by Rickey Laurentiis, Cate Marvin, Sharon Olds, Matthew Rohrer, Danez Smith, and Wendy Xu. Learn …
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation have partnered with U.S. state arts agencies to support Poetry Out Loud, a contest that encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn …
Where does a poet end a line and why? When we imagine a poem, we often think of something composed of lines. But the line can be mysterious: why does the poet break off here rather than there? What’s the point of a long line? A short line? In this …
Every April, on Poem in Your Pocket Day, people throughout the United States celebrate by selecting a poem, carrying it with them, and sharing it with others throughout the day as schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, and other venues ring loud with open readings of poems from pockets. Learn more …
Join the Emma Press for the Scottish launch of Campaign in Poetry, an anthology of political poems curated with passion and timed for the run-up to the UK General Election. Kirriemuir poet Stephanie Arsoska and Edinburgh poet Ellie Danak will read, joined by special guest Alistair Findlay. Learn more here. …
Current U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Wright and 15th Poet Laureate Consultant Charles Simic will participate in a moderated discussion with Poetry magazine editor Don Share to conclude Wright’s term as 20th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry and the spring literary season at the Library of Congress. Learn more here. Return …
The Cascadia Poetry Festival is a result of 20 years of organizing poetry events and conducting interviews on Whole Systems approaches. Founding Director Paul Nelson first learned of the concept of bioregionalism in 1994 when he interviewed Peter Berg of the Planet Drum Foundation. The notion of considering natural and …
Cottagers love potty poems! Potty poems tell guests how not to gum up the septic system. Almost every cottage has a potty poem hanging in the bathroom. Write a new classic potty poem for a chance to win! Prizes include cash, signed Purdy first editions, and the winning poem will …
The Cedric Literary Awards are open to all full-time residents of British Columbia, aged 50 years or older as of January 1, 2015. Participants will be English or French-speaking writers and First Nations storytellers who have never had any of their work published before. Entries to one or all of …
The Hamilton Arts Council is calling for submissions by Hamilton-area authors for the 22nd Annual Hamilton Literary Awards to recognize works and authors that represent the best and brightest in Hamilton literature for the year 2014. Published books in three genres: Fiction, Non-fiction, and Poetry are being accepted along with …
The Atwater Poetry Project is an almost-monthly poetry reading series that brings the best local, Canadian, and international poets together with a passionate audience of poetry fans. The May 1st installment of the series welcomes Sue Goyette, Billeh Nickerson and Dani Couture. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry …
The international Interstellar Award for Speculative Poetry is open to all forms of poetry, from contemporary/free verse to traditional verse. ‘Speculative’ is here defined as science fiction and fantasy, all sub-genres such as space opera, hard SF, soft SF, paranormal, steampunk, new gothic, supernatural, metaphysical fantasy, magical realism, and all …
The judge for this year's competition - in memory of Seamus Heaney - is Paula Meehan, Ireland's Professor of Poetry. The prize includes €500.00, a tuition scholarship to the 2015 Yeats International Summer School (26th July - 7th August 2015) and participation in the Summer School Poetry workshop which will …
During the first weekend of May, Salem becomes the epicenter of contemporary American poetry, offering rare opportunities to hear the nation’s best poets read and discuss their work in intimate and engaging forums. The Massachusetts Poetry Festival showcases nearly 100 poetry readings and workshops, a small press and literary fair, …
The Strokestown International Poetry Festival is now in its sixteenth year and it is the longest running poetry festival in Ireland. It takes place annually on the first weekend of May, in Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, and provides a world-renowned forum for excellence in poetry. The 2015 festival will have an …
Join author and artist educator Sheniz Janmohamed on a (hopefully sunny) May afternoon for a reflective, engaging poetry workshop. Participate in a guided nature walk, create nature mandalas, and of course, learn new styles of poetry! Observe the gentle beauty of spring, notice the changes around you and write them …
From May 2nd to 9th, 2015 the National Reading Campaign will create an exemplary model of what a reading Canada looks like. For one week, citizens of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and Calgary, Alberta, will weave reading into every aspect of their lives through a series of amazing events. Learn …
It’s simple to celebrate the day. Just slip a poem onto a friend’s, guest’s, child’s, or lover’s pillow. Consider reading the poem aloud once it’s found. You can write your poem out or share one of the printable poems tweetspeak poetry will provide. Learn more here. Return to the International …
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 …
The Boneshaker Reading Series hosted by Lillian Necakov is a monthly event that takes place at the St. Clair/Silverthorn branch of the Toronto Public Library. The series has been running for close to four years and has hosted authors such as David W. McFadden, 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize winner, Maggie …
Pivot presents the writers breathing life into Canadian literary culture. Established and emerging, time-tested and fresh; they're what's happening in literature, right now. This evening's readings at The Steady on Bloor West in Toronto are by Shane Neilson, Julie Paul, Damian Rogers and Blair Trewartha. Learn more here. Return to …
Where does memory end and imagination begin? Autobiographical writing has occupied many of the most eloquent minds of our time. A panel of brilliant, envelope-pushing memoirists examines what happens when the most intimate details of a writer’s life become the subject of his or her professional work. Learn more here. …
Writers at York offers a lively programme of public readings and workshops, and aims to celebrate and explore the work of emerging and established contemporary writers. this event features a reading by the American poet Spencer Reece, author of The Clerk's Tale (2004) and The Road to Emmaus (2013). Learn …
The first Ullapool Book Festival was held in May 2005. It was founded by a group of literary enthusiasts in Ullapool Entertainments, the local voluntary arts organisation founded in 1982. The aim is to run an annual book festival the purpose of which is to promote and encourage the study, …
Hear Iraqi and other Middle Eastern poets describe what peace means to them in their own language. The Iraqi Mutual Aid Society is pleased to hold the Third Annual Poetry Festival again in collaboration with Poetry Foundation. Please join us to experience this vibrant oral poetic tradition. English translations will …
This show explores “What is Now?” through performances by Toronto poets – spoken word artists Brent Peers and Tanya Neumeyer rooted in the poetry slam community and performance poet Penn Kemp from London, Ontario, alongside improvised music created by Bill Gilliam (piano), Glen Hall (Kyma X, electroacoustic sounds, saxophone, flutes, …