Even more minimalist than haiku, the "monoku" is a poem in one short line. They’ve become increasingly popular and more widely published in journals and anthologies. So if a single short line is the shape of monoku, what is the substance of this tiny haiku derivative? This course will encourage …
Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Freedom to Read Week is organized by the Freedom of Expression Committee of the Book and Periodical Council. …
Established in memory of poet Bronwen Wallace, this award now presents two awards for short fiction and poetry every year, effective 2020. As Ms. Wallace’s first book was not published until she was 35, this annual award is given to a writer below the age of 35 who has yet …
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 …
Running since May 9, 1980, the Tree Reading Series (Tree) is one of Canada's longest-running literary events and an essential part of Ottawa's vibrant literary community. Tree is a non-profit organization that supports established and emerging writers from Ottawa and across Canada by offering a supportive public venue for writers …
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 …
The Poetry London Reading Series, in partnership with the London Public Library, hosts monthly readings and poetry workshops in London, Ontario. They bring a diverse list of Canada’s finest poets into London for readings, as well as providing a wide range of poetry-related opportunities for local writers and poetry aficionados. …
Pandora's Collective presents the Twisted Poets Literary Salon the 4th Thursday of every month. This month features readings by Cornelia Hoogland, Adrienne Drobnies and Natasha Boskic. Learn more here.
See stars at February’s poetry and live music gathering, featuring a headline set by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, acclaimed poet Fran Lock and emerging talent Gboyega Odubanjo. Each month, London's premier evening of poetry and live music Out-Spoken brings you the best in UK poetry alongside a line-up of world-class …
Sponsored by former TNQ (The New Quarterly) editor Kim Jernigan and family in celebration of the man who sparked their love of poetry, this contest is for poems written in response to an occasion, personal or public-poems of gratitude or grief, poems that celebrate or berate, poems that make of …
The very first PREE Writing Studio is launching in collaboration with the Department of Literatures in English at the University of the West Indies, Mona and the Prince Claus Fund. They're assembling some of the most exceptional Caribbean writers for four days in Kingston, Jamaica: Marlon James, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Kei …
AngelHousePress invites submissions for NationalPoetryMonth.ca 2020, ode to the small. To celebrate Nelson Ball, a great Canadian poet, minimalist, editor, publisher and bookseller, who died in 2019, AngelHouse Press editor Amanda Earl invites you to submit small poems, including free verse, homolinguistic translations, irreverent haiku and other form poems, even …
Create inspiring poetry with materials around you! Poetry is everywhere, you just need to find it! Refashion, reorder, and reframe ordinary texts into creative poems using found poetry techniques with local poet Hanan Hazime and East End Arts. Learn more here.
An Afternoon of Opposable Cheer offers poetry readings with the wonderfully brilliant Stuart Ross and Jason Heroux, followed by a Q&A. Learn more here.
From ballads to blank verse and sonnets to slam battles, this event will explore how to take poetry from the page and bring it to life through performance and discussion. The event features performances from Salt poets including Peter Daniels, Kirsten Irving and Tony Williams. Learn more here.
The 2020 Newcastle Poetry Competition - Young People's Prize welcomes submissions from poets aged between 11 and 17. Each year 12 poets will be selected to appear at a special event at the Newcastle Poetry Festival and receive a £25 book voucher. The 2020 competition judge is Vidyan Ravinthiran. Learn …
The 2020 Newcastle Poetry Competition - Adult Competition welcomes submissions written in English from anyone aged 18 or over from anywhere in the world. 1st Prize is £1,000, plus a week-long residency in the Contemporary Poetry Archives at Newcastle University during the Newcastle Poetry Festival, May 13-16, 2020. 2nd Prize …
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 …
March is a month for poetry – and what a wealth of poetry we’ve got lined up for you! Between Wednesday 4 and Sunday 8 March 2020, St Andrews promises to be just brimming with verse: with readings, exhibitions and installations from some of the most exciting poets writing today. …
With the Poetry In Voice / Les voix de la poésie recitation contests, students choose classic and contemporary poems from the senior anthology for grades 9-12. 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 …
Columba is a small online quarterly of new poems. Contributors are predominantly from Canada and the USA, including Stephanie Burt (forthcoming), Leah Umansky, Flavia Cosma (forthcoming), Darren Bifford, and Sue Sinclair, among others. Columba's editors are based in eastern Canada, but its readership is broad. The submissions window opens and …
Established in June 2019, Little Birds Poetry is a series of editing workshops for professional poets and writers. Their mandate is to fine-tune original poems, short pieces of creative writing, and chapbook manuscripts in preparation for submission to literary magazines and/or publishing houses. Learn more here.
The Forward Prizes for Poetry honour excellence in contemporary poetry published in UK and Ireland. There are three prizes: Best Collection (£10,000) and Best First Collection (£5,000) consider books of poetry, while Best Single Poem (£1,000) seeks the best poem from magazines and competitions. Learn more here.
#twitterPoetryClub meets on Twitter, on alternating Monday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST. Their formula is pretty simple: members share beloved or interesting poems by posting the poet's name, hashtagging "TwitterPoetryClub" and including an image of the poem and/or a link to the full text. Once a poem …
Join the Poetry Foundation for a reading with Jane Hirshfield, whom the Washington Post describes as belonging “among the modern masters.” Her nine poetry collections include Ledger; The Beauty; Given Sugar, Given Salt, a finalist for the 2001 National Book Critics Circle Award; and After, winner of a T.S. Eliot …
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 …
Growing Room is Room magazine’s annual literary and arts festival, a celebration of diverse Canadian writers and artists which takes place every March on the traditional, unceded, and ancestral territory of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish peoples (Vancouver, British Columbia). The festival started in 2017 by Room collective member Arielle …
Renowned poet and teacher, Donny O’Rourke has a few places available on this long established, popular and influential, afternoon course. Each week a task is set and the poems it prompts are collectively critiqued in a discussion led by the tutor. Warm, witty and welcoming; that has been Donny’s approach …
The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia is pleased to offer a session of First Words: Poetry for the winter 2020 season. This section of the nine-week poetry writing course will be led by Shauntay Grant, Alison Smith, and Sue Goyette. This session will be offered on Wednesday evenings (7-9 pm) …
This is a weekly discussion group exploring God and people's perceptions of God through contemporary and traditional poetry, hymns, and poetical passages from the Bible. Participants are welcome to bring their own readings or poems they have written themselves. No prior knowledge of poetry or literature is required. Learn more …
The spotlight’s on poetic talent from the United Arab Emirates in an evening of readings, discussion and a Q&A with celebrated Emirati poets. Find out more about Nabati, a 'people's poetry' that has recently become a UAE television phenomenon with Million's Poet, the country's equivalent to X Factor. This event …
In fact, every day is #todayspoem day. With the #todayspoem hashtag, you can share an excerpt from any poem that happens to have made your day. Everyone shares their #todayspoem experience a little differently, with an image, a link, an excerpt, whatever fits in a tweet. Each tweet is enough …
Enjoy readings at poetry hub Knife | Fork | Book by Alex Leslie, Ellen Chang-Richardson, Andreae Callanan, Alison Braid and Carl Watts. Learn more here.
Calling all literature lovers! The Waking Dream Reading Series offers monthly a handful of local poets from St. Catharines, who will read some of their finest work. Join in for an evening of great coffee and insightful poetry. Learn more here.
Driftless Poets meet on the second Saturday of the month at 2:00 pm in Ellery House on the campus of Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts. New poets are always welcome, but only those who submit work one week prior to the workshop will receive feedback and critique. Learn …
#twitterPoetryClub meets on Twitter, on alternating Monday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST. Their formula is pretty simple: members share beloved or interesting poems by posting the poet's name, hashtagging "TwitterPoetryClub" and including an image of the poem and/or a link to the full text. Once a poem …
Enjoy readings at poetry hub Knife | Fork | Book by acclaimed writers Lisa Moore and Hoa Nguyen. Learn more here.
Poetry is the oldest and most diverse of literary forms, working with language at its most fundamental levels. All writers, be they poets, novelists, memoirists, or screen-writers are best prepared to approach their craft if they have a firm understanding of how language is used in a poem. In this …
Renowned poet and teacher, Donny O’Rourke has a few places available on this long established, popular and influential, afternoon course. Each week a task is set and the poems it prompts are collectively critiqued in a discussion led by the tutor. Warm, witty and welcoming; that has been Donny’s approach …
The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia is pleased to offer a session of First Words: Poetry for the winter 2020 season. This section of the nine-week poetry writing course will be led by Shauntay Grant, Alison Smith, and Sue Goyette. This session will be offered on Wednesday evenings (7-9 pm) …
Teignmouth's seventh annual poetry festival features Liz Berry, Hannah Lowe, Inua Ellams, Vanessa Kisuule, Jean Atkin, Roselle Angwin, Rosie Jackson and Graham Burchell, Robert Garnham, Bob Devereux, Dawn Gorman and Tom Sastre over four days in a friendly seaside setting. Learn more here.
With the Poetry In Voice / Les voix de la poésie recitation contests, students choose classic and contemporary poems from the senior anthology for grades 9-12. 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 …
In fact, every day is #todayspoem day. With the #todayspoem hashtag, you can share an excerpt from any poem that happens to have made your day. Everyone shares their #todayspoem experience a little differently, with an image, a link, an excerpt, whatever fits in a tweet. Each tweet is enough …
In celebrating World Poetry Day, March 21, UNESCO recognizes the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind. A decision to proclaim 21 March as World Poetry Day was adopted during UNESCO’s 30th session held in Paris in 1999. One of the main objectives of …
Join Kim Goldberg on World Poetry Day for the launch of her eighth book, Devolution, poems and fables of ecotastrophe (from Caitlin Press). Can poetry transmute climate grief to climate action? Is every creative act an act of extinction rebellion? What is the role of imagination and myth-making in times …
Poets & Players is known for its imaginative programming of complementary arts — poetry with music, dance and visual art — in several striking settings in Manchester, UK, particularly the Whitworth Art Gallery. Newer writers are showcased alongside established poets and musicians. This event features poets David Wheatley, Mary Jean …
#twitterPoetryClub meets on Twitter, on alternating Monday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST. Their formula is pretty simple: members share beloved or interesting poems by posting the poet's name, hashtagging "TwitterPoetryClub" and including an image of the poem and/or a link to the full text. Once a poem …
VERSeFest is Ottawa’s annual International Festival of Poetry. Built on a mandate of fostering creative crossroads and community, they feature English and French poetry of all traditions, styles, and forms. Since 2011, they have showcased the best local, Canadian, and international poets performing in both spoken and written word genres. …
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 …
Renowned poet and teacher, Donny O’Rourke has a few places available on this long established, popular and influential, afternoon course. Each week a task is set and the poems it prompts are collectively critiqued in a discussion led by the tutor. Warm, witty and welcoming; that has been Donny’s approach …
The Poetry London Reading Series, in partnership with the London Public Library, hosts monthly readings and poetry workshops in London, Ontario. They bring a diverse list of Canada’s finest poets into London for readings, as well as providing a wide range of poetry-related opportunities for local writers and poetry aficionados. …
The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia is pleased to offer a session of First Words: Poetry for the winter 2020 season. This section of the nine-week poetry writing course will be led by Shauntay Grant, Alison Smith, and Sue Goyette. This session will be offered on Wednesday evenings (7-9 pm) …
Pandora's Collective presents the Twisted Poets Literary Salon the 4th Thursday of every month. This month features readings from the Sweet Water: Poems for the Watershed anthology by Barbara Black, Kevin Spenst, Rob Taylor, Fiona Tinwei Lam, Barbara Pelman, David Pimm, Michelle Brown, Daniela Elza, Rhona McAdam, Kirsten Pendreigh, Geoffrey …
In fact, every day is #todayspoem day. With the #todayspoem hashtag, you can share an excerpt from any poem that happens to have made your day. Everyone shares their #todayspoem experience a little differently, with an image, a link, an excerpt, whatever fits in a tweet. Each tweet is enough …
The newly created Nelson Ball Prize is an annual award honouring the legacy of Canadian poet, publisher, and bookseller Nelson Ball (1942-2019). The Prize runs in three-year cycles. In years one and two, it is awarded for a published work (any size)—by a Canadian poet and published by a Canadian …
#twitterPoetryClub meets on Twitter, on alternating Monday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST. Their formula is pretty simple: members share beloved or interesting poems by posting the poet's name, hashtagging "TwitterPoetryClub" and including an image of the poem and/or a link to the full text. Once a poem …
The prize is for a single poem written by an adult for children (aged 7–11). The winner receives €1,000 plus publication in the summer issue of The Caterpillar. Roger McGough is the judge of The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2020. Dubbed the "patron saint of poetry" by Carol Ann Duffy, McGough …
This is a competition for pamphlets of between 18 and 35 poems. (This is based on average length poems - if your poems are much longer or shorter, please use your judgment and feel free to submit more or less.) Poems must be predominantly written in the English language. The …
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 …
Grain and the Short Grain Writing Contest have featured the work of such literary luminaries as Lorna Crozier, Xi Chua, Tim Lilburn, Guy Maddin, Patrick Lane, Miriam Toews, Zsuzsi Gartner, and Eleanor Wachtel. You could join them in the pages of Grain. This year’s contest judges are Arielle Twist (poetry) …
Amanda Earl of AngelHousePress started NationalPoetryMonth.ca in 2009 as an alternative to institutionalized celebrations of poetry with the goal of expanding preconceived notions of what poetry is or means. NationalPoetryMonth.ca is a celebration of the nation of poetry. Poetry is a land of risk, play, meditation, provocation and delight. It …
National Poetry Month is a month-long celebration of poetry established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 and observed since 1999 in Canada. As the Academy of American Poets states, National Poetry Month is meant to widen the attention of individuals and the media to the art of poetry, …
Poetry is the oldest and most diverse of literary forms, working with language at its most fundamental levels. All writers, be they poets, novelists, memoirists, or screen-writers are best prepared to approach their craft if they have a firm understanding of how language is used in a poem. In this …
The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia is pleased to offer a session of First Words: Poetry for the winter 2020 season. This section of the nine-week poetry writing course will be led by Shauntay Grant, Alison Smith, and Sue Goyette. This session will be offered on Wednesday evenings (7-9 pm) …
Vermont’s Poetry Out Loud competition will present its 2020 winners—vocalizing the art of the word in a most compelling way! This event will kick off PoemCity 2020, a month-long celebration of poetry in Montpelier supported by a VHC grant. Learn more here.
In fact, every day is #todayspoem day. With the #todayspoem hashtag, you can share an excerpt from any poem that happens to have made your day. Everyone shares their #todayspoem experience a little differently, with an image, a link, an excerpt, whatever fits in a tweet. Each tweet is enough …
Rigorous, unsentimental, experimental, emotional – Denise Riley is increasingly seen as one of the UK’s best contemporary poets. She’s supported by Juana Adcock and Charlotte Ansell, whose most recent collections were Poetry Book Society Winter 2019 Choices. This event is hosted by Carry a Poem Campaign. Learn more here.
Established in June 2019, Little Birds Poetry is a series of editing workshops for poets and creative writers. Their mandate is to fine-tune original poems, short pieces of creative writing, and chapbook manuscripts in preparation for submission to literary magazines and publishing houses. Workshops take place once to twice a …
Poets & Players is known for its imaginative programming of complementary arts — poetry with music, dance and visual art — in several striking settings in Manchester, UK, particularly the Whitworth Art Gallery. Newer writers are showcased alongside established poets and musicians. This is a competition prize-giving event with Sinéad …
This event is the League of Canadian Poets' inaugural fundraiser for Sick Kids hospital, "Poetry & Healing". Join them for an afternoon of poetry for a great cause. Come listen to your favourite poets (or potentially new favourites!) Each of the following poets will read 10 minutes of poetry that …