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Title: above/ground press 24th anniversary reading/launch/party
Date: August 31, 2017
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Description: above/ground press presents readings and other such by an array of poets: Stephanie Bolster (Montreal), Adele Graf (Ottawa), Kristina Drake (East Hawkesbury), Amanda Earl (Ottawa) and rob mclennan (Ottawa). The event will be lovingly hosted by above/ground press author and Apt 9 Press editor/publisher Cameron Anstee.
Title: Common Readings, the August Edition
Date: August 21, 2017
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: Common Readings was founded by Jessica Moore in 2011 as an informal series allowing local and visiting authors to share their work in a cozy neighbourhood setting. Sometimes it feels like another decade in there. Poets, fiction writers, and non-fiction writers are welcome. Readings are hosted by Daniel Renton, and sometimes Malcolm Sutton and other guest hosts.
This edition features readings by Charlotte van Ryn, JC Bouchard and Melanie Janisse-Barlow.
Title: Boston Poetry Marathon
Start Date: August 18, 2017
End Date: August 20, 2017
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Description: Three days of poetry, a billion poets (well, maybe 100), eight minute time slots to share their writing. We listen to a bunch of poems. We hang out. We have fun.
Title: International Festival of Authors (IFOA)
Start Date: October 19, 2017
End Date: October 29, 2017
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: The International Festival of Authors (IFOA) brings together the world’s best writers of contemporary literature for 11 days of readings, interviews, lectures, round table discussions, and public book signings each October.
Canadian poets reading at IFOA this season include Gwen Benaway, Ronna Bloom, Roo Borson, Amanda Earl, Michael Fraser, Julie Cameron Gray, Jennifer LoveGrove, John Nyman, Nicholas Power, Stuart Ross, Dane Swan and Catriona Wright.
Title: Workshop and Reading with Hoa Nguyen
Date: August 31, 2017
Location: Seattle, Washington, US
Description: In the workshop, Hoa Nguyen will guide participants in engaging the tarot as a living device or entity matrix to consult as they create. Internationally renowned poet and tarot adept Nguyen will read from her work after the 2-hour workshop.
Title: The Poetry Extension
Date: August 31, 2017
Description: The Poetry Extension brings together poets from around the world, one face-melting gig at a time.
The fourth event is online only. This edition of The Poetry Extension welcomes the following megawatt poets: Rachael Allen, Livia Franchini, Harmony Holiday, Holly Pester and Dave Silverberg, along with host Natalya Anderson.
Title: Scottish Poetry Library unveils plaque for founder Tessa Ransford
Date: August 29, 2017
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Description: On Tuesday, 29 August, 4pm, the Scottish Poetry Library will honour its founder, Tessa Ransford, with the unveiling of a special plaque, made by Beltane Studios in Peebles. Ransford’s family will be in attendance. The broader poetry community is welcome to attend.
After the unveiling, there will be a reception in the library with readings by Chrys Salt, Christine De Luca, Aonghas Macneacail, Joy Hendry, Peter France and Stuart A. Paterson. The programme will be compered by Colin Will.
Title: John Glenday and Jackie Kay with Don Paterson
Date: August 23, 2017
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Description: Since Robin Robertson‘s A Painted Field in 1997, Picador has been publishing groundbreaking, award-winning and breathtaking poetry. Amongst the roll call of fine poets are some of the UK’s greatest literary voices. Join current editor, the award-winning poet Don Paterson, as he presents a selection including the multiple prize-winning Robertson himself, Denise Riley, John Glenday, Scotland’s Makar Jackie Kay, and Colette Bryce, whose Selected Poems are published this year.
Title: Robert Graves Prize winners announced
Date: October 15, 2017
Description: The Robert Graves Prize is launched this year as an exciting new collaboration between the Roehampton Poetry Centre and Wimbledon BookFest. It is named for one of the major figures of twentieth century poetry and encourages entries from all around the world. The Prize will be given for the best single poem submitted: multiple entries are encouraged but will be judged separately. The judges are poet Fiona Sampson and literary agent Peter Straus.
The 2017 Robert Graves Prize will be awarded following the Robert Graves lecture given by Professor Paul O’Prey at Wimbledon BookFest on Sunday 15th October.
Title: Robert Graves Prize (young poets category) submission deadline
Date: September 20, 2017
Description: The Robert Graves Prize is launched this year as an exciting new collaboration between the Roehampton Poetry Centre and Wimbledon BookFest. It is named for one of the major figures of twentieth century poetry and encourages entries from all around the world. The Prize will be given for the best single poem submitted: multiple entries are encouraged but will be judged separately. The judges are poet Fiona Sampson and literary agent Peter Straus.
The young poets category of the prize offers a £100 prize for the winner, and has no entry fee.