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Poetry for the Cruelest Month: National Poetry Month Virtual Reading

Join Halifax poets Anna Quon, Nolan Natasha, and Annick MacAskill for a free online reading in celebration of poetry month. There will be a brief Q&A after the readings. This event is hosted by the Halifax Public Library and sponsored by the League of Canadian Poets. Learn more here.

Monthly Virtual Live Reading at Poets Corner – Spoken Word Night

This virtual poetry reading will feature Tawahum Bige, Jillian Christmas and Sheri-D Wilson. A regular feature of these poetry readings is the Open Mic segment, which is an enduring favourite with both the readers and the audience. To sign up for the Open Mic, please register first for the event …

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#todayspoem

In fact, every day is #todayspoem day. With the #todayspoem hashtag, you can share an excerpt from any poem that happens to have made your day. Everyone shares their #todayspoem experience a little differently, with an image, a link, an excerpt, whatever fits in a tweet. Each tweet is enough …

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Poetry and Translation with Erín Moure

Over the six weeks this program will create a relaxing and intriguing online group workspace to discuss poems that participants want to translate. (Poems, or mixed-genre texts, or any text that you wish to workshop alongside poems!) The program will privilege curiosity, helpfulness, a bit of risk-taking to carry us …

An Evening with Nicole Sealey, John Murillo, and Hanif Abdurraqib

Join the University of Arizona Poetry Center for an evening with Nicole Sealey, John Murillo, and Hanif Abdurraqib hosted by Literary Director Diana Delgado. They will read and have a conversation with Delgado as part of the Institute for Inquiry and Poetics. The convening's theme is Art for Justice. Learn …