All knife | fork | book readings events happen Thursday evenings (unless otherwise noted). Doors open at 6:30 pm at Rick’s Cafe in Kensington Market. This event features readings by Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, Sarah Pinder and R. Kolewe. Learn more here. Return to the International Poetry Calendar.
The Hornets are a working group of 10 poets, Alex Berry, Ruth Brock, Sue Chamberlain, Naomi Crosby, Eve Ellis, Ceri Hunter, Karen Littleton, Miranda Peake, Meg Rumbelow Hemsley and Susanna Steele. Join them upstairs at The Betsey Trotwood in London, to hear the latest poetry from the Hornet Press collective. …
The League is excited to have its annual awards celebration, feminist caucus programming, members-only events and much, much more. The League’s annual conference is proud to have events each year that are open to the public. These events are of interest to writers, poets, publishing professionals, and patrons of the …
On June 10th at an awards ceremony in Toronto, the League of Canadian Poets will announce winners of the Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards, the Raymond Souster Award and, together with the Calgary Spoken Word Society, the finalists for the 2017 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award. Learn more …
Lambda Literary is oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing LGBTQ literature in the US. The organization announced the finalists of the 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known. They were chosen from nearly 900 submissions and over 300 publishers. Winners will be announced at …