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 …
An ideal environment for artistic inspiration and growth, Writing Studio is structured to provide an extended period of uninterrupted writing time and one-on-one editorial assistance from experienced writers/editors. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with a community of working writers, work with a voice and movement coach, and to …
This is a weekly discussion group exploring God and people's perceptions of God through contemporary and traditional poetry, hymns, and poetical passages from the Bible. Participants are welcome to bring their own readings or poems they have written themselves. No prior knowledge of poetry or literature is required. Learn more …
Writer and editor Elee Kraljii Gardiner introduces a new reading series: The Whole Cloth, an uncut reading of an entire book of poems. The inaugural poet is Sherwin Bitsui, sharing his most recent work from Copper Canyon Press, Dissolve. Learn more here.
Compression, image, metaphor, voice — there are many routes to the short poem. How does it accomplish so much in a little arena? This workshop will explore the elements behind the short poem. Through examples, exercises, discussion and reflection, participants will explore the landscape of the small. The opportunity to …