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Hancock, Sorbara and Byenkya at the Art Bar Poetry Series

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 …

George Elliott Clarke at Ore Samples Writers Series

Founded in 2016, Ore Samples is a Canadian writers series curated and managed by a volunteer director. An excellent volunteer advisory board is in place. All funding and support received by Ore Samples go to the writers and performers featured in the series. Ore welcomes Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott …

words(on)stages season finale: Blodwyn Memoria Prize launch

It's the finale of words(on)stages' third season and they're closing it off with a big ol' bang, featuring three incredible poets, as well as Toronto-based finalists of the 2017 Blodwyn Memorial Prize. They've got Kate Hargreaves, Domenica Martinello, and Phoebe Wang gracing the stage, as well as those secret Blodwyn …

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) LIII

The most diverse poetry reading and open mic in Toronto, 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. At Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) we don’t just wait for diversity …

Whetter, Moody and Colbert at the Art Bar Poetry Series

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 …