Led by poet and publisher Jay MillAr, this 10-week workshop will allow students to investigate the trends of the “genre” of the North American Long (or “Serial”) Poem, with particular emphasis on reading and discussing Canadian Long Poems. Provided with a safe haven from undesirable influences such as the marketplace …
W.H. Auden wrote, “A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.” But what exactly makes a poem a poem? With instructor Paul Vermeersch, students will explore this question while attending an eight-week workshop, probing the various elements of this genre: rhythm, cadence, stanzaic …
This March Break, the Toronto Public Library offers this Young Voices teen writing workshop where you can join Toronto Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke for two days of making words TALK & SING & YELL. We'll give you pen and paper: You will write! Learn more here. Return to the …
flamingofeather is a London-based multi-media arts organisation specialising in Physical Theatre, Dance and Literature. We have strong connections with Brazil, and have created two works, Drina and Three Places, based on the short stories of Brazilian writer Joao Guimaraees Rosa, which have been performed in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, …
Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie is a national poetry recitation contest for high-school students in Canada founded by Scott Griffin, Chairman and founder of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry, along with Trustees Margaret Atwood, Carolyn Forché, Robert Hass, Michael Ondaatje, Robin Robertson, and David Young. The …