Denise Riley’s devastating long poem ‘A Part Song’, written in response to the death of her son, was first published in the LRB in 2012 and later became the kernel of her acclaimed collection Say Something Back (Picador). The poem’s prose counterpart Time Lived, Without Its Flow was initially published …
Fred Cogswell mentored Candice James, the New Westminster poet laureate and a founding member of Royal City Literary Arts Society (RCLAS). He spent his last years in New Westminster, writing his last books here. The award is intended to honour his dedication both to the craft of poetry and to …
In June 2020, Poetry In Voice will publish the second issue of VOICES/VOIX, their student poetry journal. If you are a student in grades 9 through 12 (Sec. 3, 4 & 5 and CEGEP 1 in Quebec), you're encourage to send your original poems via their submission form. The journal …
The Capilano Review‘s annual Robin Blaser Poetry Award began in 2011 to honour Robin Blaser’s role in the formation of West Coast poetics. Each year a Canadian poet is invited to draw on Blaser’s work to create a focus for the contest and to act as the contest judge. This …
The Art Bar is recognized as Canada's longest running poetry-only, weekly reading series. Since 1991, it has featured both emerging and established poets from across Canada and occasionally from abroad. It has become a hub for the poetry community, and entry point for new voices, a place for people to …