On Friday, May 27 at 6pm PT, join Nightwood Editions and Massy Books for an evening of poetry reading, featuring Vancouver poet Gillian Jerome’s launch of her second book, Nevertheless, and Victoria poet Maleea Acker’s launch of her third book of poems, Hesitating Once to Feel Glory, with opening guest, …
A leading Canadian poet and an international exponent of dub poetry, Lillian Allen was acclaimed a foremother of Canadian poetry by the League of Canadian Poets. She is a two-time Canadian Juno award winner for her albums of dub poetry, Revolutionary Tea Party and Conditions Critical. She is an arts …
2021 Griffin Poetry Prize finalist Joseph Dandurand is headlining the 17th annual Northwords NWT festival this May! Register for a workshop with him on Sunday, May 29th in Yellowknife!
Armand Garnet Ruffo, Megan Gail Coles and Hoa Nguyen will judge the 2022 CBC Poetry Prize. The CBC Poetry Prize recognizes an original, unpublished poem or collection of poems, up to 600 words in length. There is no minimum word requirement. The deadline to submit is May 31, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The winner will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council …
Brick Books publishes full-length poetry collections of the highest quality by both new and established writers. While our definition of poetry is expansive and encompasses many aesthetic modes, we do not publish chapbooks (i.e., books fewer than 48 pages), fiction, or conventional prose nonfiction. Our editors are interested in seeing …