International Poetry Calendar

In an exciting world premiere, the eight finalists for the inaugural Quebec Writers’ Federation Spoken Word Prize will offer short performances showcasing their talents. The prize is open to all forms of spoken word performance, from storytelling to sound poetry, hip hop, and dub. Presented by the Quebec Writers’ Federation …

Words will host its ninth festival in November 2022, featuring a hybrid program of onsite and online events to build resilience as we confront what divides us. During the first weekend of November each year, Words brings the Southwestern Ontario region together for a celebration of creative ideas, artistic expression, …

Are you a poetry aficionado in London? Join us for Poetry Live!, an evening of open mic poetry at WordsFest London Canada, hosted by Matthew Dawkins! We are very pleased to return to our venue at Museum London! Host: Western University Student Writer-in-Residence Matthew Dawkins Bring a poem, bring your …

We are pleased to announce our virtual masterclass with the U of A's Writer-in-Residence, Bänoo Zan! Join us on Monday, November 7, 2022 from 7 to 8:20 p.m. MST. We welcome writers of all genres and levels of experience. A poet, librettist, translator, teacher, editor and poetry curator, Bänoo has …

Join The Department of English for our 2022 Page Lecture, entitled "Empty Spaces" and delivered by Griffin Poetry Prize winner, Dr. Jordan Abel. Featuring the launch of The Joanne Page Online Gallery, celebrating the work of Joanne Page. If you are unable to attend this talk in person, you can …

Poetry@TECH invites you to The 21st Annual Bourne Poetry Reading with Ocean Vuong, Marilyn Chin, and Carolyn Forché on Thursday, 10 November, 2022 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time. Our (virtual) doors open at 6:45 pm Eastern Time. The reading is FREE and open to the public, and will take place virtually via Zoom. …

span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents: the ottawa small press book fair autumn 2022 will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2022 in room 203 of the Jack Purcell Community Centre (on Elgin, at 320 Jack Purcell Lane). “once upon a time, way way back in October …