Canadian Individual Poetry Slam is a nationally recognized poetry slam. This year, the competition will take place online and in-person , as part of the Verses Festival of Words. 16 poets representing spoken word series and regions across Canada will compete in a head-to-head double knock out tournament, presenting poems that …
Vallum’s Chapbook Series has published work from Bhanu Kapil, Sina Queyras, Nicole Brossard, George Elliott Clarke, Erín Moure, Franz Wright, Fanny Howe, John Kinsella, and many more. Past winners of the Vallum Chapbook Award have won the bpNichol Chapbook Prize, been nominated for the Nelson Ball Prize for poetry of …
April 30th 2022 will see Poetry Spring at St John’s College, an afternoon of poetry workshops, discussions and readings with British and international poets, including two past Griffin Poetry Prize winners: Valzhyna Mort and Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin. Other guests include Anita Pati and Denise Saul, with a workshop by Holly Corfield …
Ani Gjika is among the most prolific and renowned translators of contemporary Albanian literature today. Translator of a wide range of Albanian authors, sensibilities, and literary genres, and a poet herself, her work is a testament to the versatility, cultural mediation or brokering, and nimbleness that is central to the …
The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) celebrates Canadian and international authors every year at its flagship festival in May. This year’s festival will be held online from May 1 – 7, 2022 with a few in-person events held in Brampton, Ontario May 6 and 7 at the Rose Theatre. Click …