Named “Canada’s coolest poet” by Time Out London, Priscila Uppal was a tour-de-force and her poetry was anything but sit-down, tame, or by-the-book. She often used humour to confront darker issues head on, wasn’t afraid to laugh at our beautiful and messy world, and found joy in the glamorous through …
Nelson Ball (b. 1942) was a much beloved Canadian poet, bookseller, and publisher. He died on August 16, 2019, in Brantford. He was the author of dozens of poetry books and chapbooks and ephemera, published by Coach House, ECW, Mansfield, Curvd H&z, Apt. 9, Proper Tales, Monks Press, Book*hug, Weed/Flower, …
The Writers’ Trust Mentorship program provides support, guidance, and one-on-one instruction to a young, developing writer under 35 from an established writer. Three mentors are selected by the Writers’ Trust, each working in one of the fields of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Each mentor selects one mentee from a …
Atlantic Canada's international literary journal The Fiddlehead offers $2,000 for the Best Poem, to be judged this year by Ali Blythe, Kayla Geitzler, and Souvankham Thammavongsa. Learn more here.
Come give a warm welcome to Brick's Winter issue, with readings from contributors Souvankham Thammavongsa and Ken Babstock, a celebration of translation, and more. Learn more here.
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 …