The Montreal International Poetry Prize is committed to encouraging the creation of original works of poetry, to building cross-national readership and to exploring the world’s Englishes. The prize is a non-profit organization comprised of an advisory board, an editorial board, a prize judge, directors and interns. The editors and prize …
National Poetry Month is a month-long celebration of poetry established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, observed since 1999 in Canada and also observed in the UK. As the Academy of American Poets states, National Poetry Month is meant to widen the attention of individuals and the media …
The Dallas Museum of Art's Artful Musings series offers programs exploring literature in combination with other art forms. At this event, Paul Muldoon and Nikky Finney will premiere new poems inspired by works of art in the DMA’s collection. Learn more here.
This popular poetry competition returns in 2013 to feature some of Canada’s upcoming and established poets.Each poet will read for 5 minutes and a jury including Toronto Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke, Authors at Harbourfront Centre Director Geoffrey Taylor, Artistic Associate Jen Tindall will select one author to win an …
We love conversation and community here at CBC Books. Everywhere from our Twitter feed to our GoodReads group to our Facebook page, there's lively discussion between book lovers from coast to coast to coast and around the world. Which got us thinking... What if we hosted a #CanLit Twitter chat? …