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#WOTS30 Anniversary Series: Building Literary Communities

Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, Ontario

Join four poet / community organizers as they discuss ways in which they encourage community involvement, reciprocity, recognition and relationship building. Part of The Word On The Street’s 30th Anniversary Series. The panel features rob mclennan, Kirby and Bänoo Zan, moderated by Khashayar Mohammadi. Learn more here.

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) LXXVII

Tranzac Club Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, Ontario

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 …

Ken Victor + Souvankham Thammavongsa at Tree Reading Series

Happy Goat Coffee Co. Happy Goat Coffee Co., 35 Laurel Street, Ottawa, Ontario

Running since May 9, 1980, the Tree Reading Series (Tree) is one of Canada's longest-running literary events and an essential part of Ottawa's vibrant literary community. Tree is a non-profit organization that supports established and emerging writers from Ottawa and across Canada by offering a supportive public venue for writers …

Boll & Kingsley, Soutar-Hynes and Vermeersch at the Art Bar Poetry Series

Free Times Cafe Free Times Cafe, 320 College Street, Toronto, Ontario

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 …

Wild Words North 2019

Fort St. John Fort St. John, British Columbia

The 2019 Wild Words North Writing Festival and Art Exhibit features writers Billy-Ray Belcourt, Kym Gouchie, Erin Moure, Jillian Ridington, and Richard Van Camp. Learn more here.