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 …
Annually, the readings by the Griffin Poetry Prize shortlisted poets are highly anticipated. Again in 2015, the readings will be held at beautiful Koerner Hall, Telus Centre for Performance and Learning, part of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. The evening will also include the announcement of the Griffin …
As part of the celebrations to mark their first anniversary in their sparkling new home on Charing Cross Road, Foyles welcomes back Simon Armitage CBE, who performed the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Poetry Department last year. On Wednesday 3rd June, Simon will reflect on his journey captured in his latest …
The Griffin Poetry Prize International and Canadian winners will be announced at a gala awards evening, and immediately shared via the Griffin Poetry Prize web site and social media channels. Take a look back at the 2014 Griffin Poetry Prize winners. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
The conversation with Tomasz Rozycki will focus on his career as a poet, essayist and translator, and will be held in English, with readings of his work in Polish by Rozycki himself and its English translations by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, a renowned translator of Polish literature in the UK. Learn more …
The Annikki Poetry Festival (established in 2003) has grown to be one of Finland’s foremost poetry events. The festival’s focus is still on poetry, although it has expanded to also include prose, music and the visual arts. The Annikki Poetry Festival aims to vitalize contemporary poetics and to put together …