What keeps us engaged? What drives us down the page to the end of the poem? This session will explore “speed” or “momentum,” by analyzing poems that keep our attention. Learn more here.
The Brockton Writers Series (BWS) is a bi-monthly literary reading series founded in November, 2009. The series’ vision is to host writers who reflect Canadian literature and Canadian diversity, defining diversity to include: established and emerging writers, writers of colour, queer writers, younger and older writers, aboriginal writers and other …
Fraser Valley Literary Festival features the diverse and vibrant literature of the Fraser Valley and Canada every September. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Shazia Hafiz Ramji, Laisha Rosnau and Michael V Smith, and panelists include Marita Dachsel, Jonina Kirton and many more. Learn more here.
An opportunity has arisen for a Scotland-based poet to take up a commission at one of the country’s most exciting new buildings. Parabola, the developer who owns 43 acres of undeveloped land to the south of the capital’s Edinburgh Park, has announced that the Turner Prize-nominated David Mach has been …
The Writers’ Trust of Canada is a national not-for-profit organization, the mission of which is to advance, nurture and celebrate Canadian writers and writing. Writers’ Trust programming is designed to champion excellence in Canadian writing, to improve the status of writers, and to create connections between writers and readers. The …