Poetry inPrint is a writer’s residency in a printmaker’s studio. Collaborating with local author Jacqueline Valencia, organizer of the Toronto Poetry Talks Symposium, this program pairs eight local visual artists, including members of the inPrint Collective, with eight local poets. Artists and poets are at various stages in their career, …
The Toronto Arts Council and the Toronto International Festival of Authors have partnered on Toronto Lit Up, an initiative designed to spotlight Toronto writers and empower local artists with career-building opportunities. The programme also gives curious readers access to their local writing community. Toronto Lit Up book release parties take …
With the Poetry In Voice / Les voix de la poésie recitation contests, students choose classic and contemporary poems from the junior anthology for grades 6-8. Then they learn them deeply, commit them to memory, hone their recitation skills, and compete for over $75,000 in travel and prizes. Learn more …
Supported by Arts Nova Scotia and in partnership with the Halifax Regional Municipality and the Halifax Public Libraries, the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) is bringing Poetry in Motion to Halifax. A public poetry art project, Poetry in Motion will feature short poems and excerpts from longer poems on …
Join publisher Wolsak and Wynn at the Gladstone Ballroom to launch another wonderful season of Fall books, including Gary Barwin's For It Is a Pleasure and a Surprise to Breathe: New and Selected Poems. Learn more here.