The most diverse poetry reading and open mic in Toronto, Shab-e She’r has been bridging the gap between diverse poetry communities, bringing together people from different ethnicities, nationalities, ages, disabilities, religions (or lack thereof), poetic styles, voices and visions. At Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) we don’t just wait for diversity …
This public event will be hosted by Hip Hop artist Brad Bellegarde (aka InfoRed), and it will feature readings by emerging Indigenous writers as well as appearances by jurors Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Gregory Scofield, Jean Sioui, and Richard Van Camp. The IVAs were established in 2017 to nurture and support Indigenous …
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 …
Michael Ondaatje, whose latest novel Warlight has just been released, converses with writer and arts journalist Steven Winn. Learn more here.
The festival’s mandate was to share poetry in public places, so events are held throughout Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt. They've created a literary/arts festival where the tri-cultural community comes together to celebrate its past and present creativity through poetry, music, and art. Today, the Spring Pulse Poetry Festival is Northern …