Get Tickets Through Eventbrite Verses Festival of Words is at it again! We are bringing together a broad intersection of poetic artists, including spoken word and page poets, storytellers, singer-songwriters and improvisers, to celebrate the power of the spoken word. This year’s festival combines poetry with music inspired by a …
The Edmonton Poetry Festival is Edmonton’s annual celebration of poetry and verse. The best place to get a grasp on the basics and history of the festival is by reading our story. There, you’ll find a brief history of the festival with several points of interest. Additionally, the following links may …
Claudia Rankine was a 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize judge. She is Professor of Creative Writing at NYU, chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and the author of many works, including Citizen: An American Lyric (2014), The White Card: A Play (2019),and Just Us (2020). NYU English's Creative Reading Series will be a hybrid event. …
The Academy of American Poets annual gala presents luminaries from across the arts sharing favorite poems for National Poetry Month. About this event Poetry & the Creative Mind is presented by the Academy of American Poets, the nation's leading organization championing poets and poetry. This special event, which features actors, …
University of Alberta Press is pleased to announce its annual event Literary Cocktails. Please join us online on April 28, 2022 at 6 pm MT. Everyone is welcome! This year, the virtual poetry reading event will be hosted by Edmonton Poetry Festival’s Artistic Producer, Shima Robinson. The event will feature readings …