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Canadian Literature Centre Poetry Contest – 2022

The Canadian Literature Centre, MacEwan University, and Athabasca University are once again teaming up to bring you the 2022 CLC Poetry Contest! We’re looking for the best poem in English or in French from a University of Alberta, MacEwan University, or Athabasca University student on the theme of “Listening.” Entrants …

An Evening with Warsan Shire

Contact Oxford Rd, Manchester

Manchester Literature Festival is thrilled to present an evening with Somali-British poet and writer Warsan Shire. Born in Nairobi and raised in London, Warsan was awarded the Brunel International African Poetry Prize and served as the first Young Poet Laureate of London. She has written two chapbooks, Teaching My Mother How …

£10

Drink the Wild Air: Creative Writing Retreat for Youth

Drink the Wild Air is a Creative Writing Retreat for Youth ages 11 – 19. Typically nestled in the gateway to the rocky mountains in Kananaskis country, this year we’ll come together online to take workshops with working professionals, play games, share our stories, our songs, our poems and our …

$140

Poetry for Today: Readings by Victoria Chang and Rita Dove

233 4TH ST NW, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, UNITED STATES

In partnership with the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and as the closing event for the 2022 Virginia Festival of the Book, we present poets Victoria Chang (Obit) and Rita Dove (Playlist for the Apocalypse) as they read from and discuss their recent collections. Chang received the 2021 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Obit, and Dove is …

Free

Shab-e She’r Poetry Night: Nowruz Celebration

Zoom

Toronto’s most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series Featured poets: Tawhida Tanya Evanson & Ayomide Bayowa Featured dance artist: Paromita Kar Host: Bänoo Zan Open Mic Sign-up: 6:45 EST Tawhida Tanya Evanson is a poet, author and multidisciplinary artist. Her two collections are Bothism (Ekstasis 2017) and …

$5 – $10