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Ledbury Poetry Festival

The Ledbury Poetry Festival takes place over ten days each July. Touted as the biggest and best poetry festival in the UK and celebrating its 21st year, the Ledbury Poetry Festival features poets from all over the world. There are live readings, performances, workshops, open mics, music, exhibitions, films, family …

Live Canon International Poetry Competition submission deadline

Entries are open for the Live Canon 2017 International Poetry Competition, with a first prize of £1000 for a single poem. Poet Clare Pollard is the guest judge. 50 poems will be longlisted and published in Live Canon's 2017 anthology. 20 poems will be shortlisted and performed by the Live …

Izsak, Howell and Wareness at the Art Bar Poetry Series

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 …

University of British Columbia (UBC) Adjunct Professor (Poetry) application deadline

The Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia – Vancouver seeks to hire an Adjunct Professor to teach CRWR 401-001: Writing of Poetry 1. The successful candidate will teach poetry writing across a variety of forms. CRWR 401 is a two-hour workshop course, requiring additional office hours, with …