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The Palette Poetry Emerging Poet Prize submission deadline

For emerging poets, this contest only accepts submissions from authors with fewer than two full length collections out at the time of submission. The winning poet will be awarded $3000 and publication on Palette Poetry. Second and third place will win $300 & $200 respectively, as well as publication. Guest …

Two Poets Laureate Give Readings

Meet at 66 King East 66 King Street East, Cobourg, Ontario

The Cobourg Poetry Workshop Third Thursday Reading Series welcomes guest poet Victoria Butler, Poet Laureate, City of Barrie and local poets Marion Fuessel and Jessica Outram, Poet Laureate, Town of Cobourg. Learn more here.

Afternoon Poems Special: 200th Anniversary of Peterloo

Keats House 10 Keats Grove, London

Join the Keats House Poetry Ambassadors for a reading of 'The Mask of Anarchy' written by Percy Bysshe Shelley in response to the Peterloo massacre which occurred in St Peter’s Fields, Manchester, on 16 August 1819. Professor Ian Haywood of the University of Roehampton will discuss the poem’s historic context. …

Lilla’s Summer Reading: Seek

Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR

Lilla presents Idris Anderson, Kate Gray, Tak Kendrick, Missy Ladygo, Gigi Little, and Anis Mojgani reading on the theme of Seek. Join them on the beautiful East Terrace at Portland’s Leach Botanical Garden. Learn more here.

Breathing Space / Reprendre son souffle

Le Depanneur Cafe 206 Rue Bernard O, Montreal, Quebec

Breathing Space is a summer evening series for short readings and performances in any language. In-progress, experimental, or unfinished work is welcome, new collaborative work is enthusiastically encouraged, trying things out is invited. What we hope is to create room to be unsure and that be okay. There will be …