Poetry Weekend is an annual gathering of poets in Fredericton, New Brunswick, usually on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Readings take place in Memorial Hall at 11am, 2pm, and 8pm Saturday and Sunday. Learn more here.
Come to The Manx to celebrate the 20th year of the Plan 99 Reading Series with readings from Ken Babstock and Anita Lahey and to view "Fixative," a vernissage of evocative sketches by Ken Babstock on display for the month of October. Learn more here.
Introduced and moderated by Fanny Howe, this event will feature a reading and oral history conversation with the pioneering poet Bernadette Mayer (author of Midwinter Day and Poetry State Forest). A book-signing will follow the event. Learn more here.
This is the Toronto launch of the reissue of Heroine, Gail Scott's classic feminist novel, resonating in a world of increasing radicalization, featuring a new foreword by Eileen Myles. Gail will be joined by Zoe Whittall and Liz Howard who will be reading their favourite sections of Heroine. Learn more …
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 …