The process of writing about place is an important way for us to explore in ourselves and to communicate with others our connections to a place. How can we begin to write evocative and meaningful poems about the historically, culturally or ecologically significant places in our city, those places that …
We are excited to announce that on Friday, February 18, the CLC will host poet, playwright, and essayist Bertrand Bickersteth in conversation with literary scholar Karina Vernon. Vernon’s The Black Prairie Archives: An Anthology features poetry by Bickersteth, for whom Alberta is at once a “central source of inspiration” and …
Join us on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 5pm PST/8pm EST for the first of our 2022 New Member Readings! Featuring New LCP members from British Columbia who have joined the League from 2020 – Present, including Lesley-Anne Evans, Geoff Inverarity, Heather Haley, Rayya Liebich, Frankie McGee, Bronwen Tate, Marie …
The Polyglot and Laberinto Press are teaming up to offer a monthly Multilingual Art Lab! This is a space where writers, artists, and translators share their experiments with one another. Similar to a tertulia or salon, we will gather to discuss, learn, and enjoy each other’s company. The lab was …
Tune in to www.poetryinvoice.com and watch as the top 9 student reciters from across Canada lift poetry off the page and compete for $25,000 in prizes. Meet the Poetry In Voice / Les voix de la poesie judges, poets Joséphine Bacon, Gwen Benaway, Anne-Marie Desmeules, Moe Clark, Pierre Nepveu, and …