Category: International Events

Title: Patriarca, Zan and Capilongo at the Art Bar Poetry Series

Date: June 6, 2017

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: 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 enjoy one of the oldest arts.

This week’s offering features Gianna Patriarca, Bänoo Zan and Domenico Capilongo.

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Title: Loud Poets Presents: Shane Koyczan

Date: May 12, 2017

Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Description: Loud Poets is delighted to announce that they will be hosting poetry legend Shane Koyczan in Glasgow University Union, Glasgow. Shane Koyczan is a Canadian spoken word poet, past U.S. Slam Champion and winner of the Canadian Spoken Word Olympics.

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Title: Brave New Word! An Open Forum Discussion On Spoken Word in Scotland and Australia

Date: May 11, 2017

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Description: The Scottish Poetry Library, in association with the Edinburgh International Book Festival and Creative Scotland, are delighted to present a unique showcase forum and live performance confronting performance poetry, the ethics of slam and talking tough sensitivity in two very different scenes: Scotland and Australia.

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Title: 29th Annual Lambda Literary Award winners announced

Date: June 12, 2017

Location: New York, New York, US
Description: 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 a gala event in New York on June 12th.

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Title: Wolsak and Wynn / Buckrider Books Spring Launch

Date: May 18, 2017

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: Join Wolsak and Wynn as they launch new poetry, fiction, and non-fiction from imprint Buckrider Books: No TV for Woodpeckers by Gary Barwin, Dear Ghost by Catherine Owen, The Heavy Bear by Tim Bowling and Yardwork: The Biography of an Urban Place by Daniel Coleman.

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Title: Catherine Owen and Poem-Off Winner at Sawdust Reading Series

Date: May 17, 2017

Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Description: The Sawdust Reading Series is an Ottawa-based series shining a light on both sung and unsung Ottawa poets. The Sawdust Reading Series events occur on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 pm at Pour Boy, 495 Somerset St. W. in Ottawa, Ontario. Events include an open mic, a curated feature, and a monthly contest winner.

This evening, Sawdust presents author Catherine Owen, who has published poetry and prose, and the Poem-Off winner (to be announced).

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Title: Colm Toibin with Louise Gluck: Clytemnestra Revisited

Date: May 15, 2017

Location: New York, New York, US
Description: In his forthcoming book House of Names, award-winning author (and Griffin trustee) Colm Tóibín inhabits the mind of one of Greek mythology’s most divisive characters, Clytemnestra, retelling her tragic story of power, deception, and murder. Tóibín’s humanizing portrait of Agamemnon’s wife and killer imagines the love, lust, and pain that must have driven her. Joining Tóibín for an exploration of the character’s enduring intrigue and relevance is the beloved award-winning poet Louise Glück.

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Title: What’s Your Story? Short Prose and Poetry Competition for Emerging Writers submission deadline

Date: May 8, 2017

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: The Ontario Book Publishers Organization invites submissions until May 8, 2017 (extended deadline) for the What’s Your Story? Short Prose and Poetry Competition for Emerging Writers.

This writing competition is part of What’s Your Story?, a series of events that celebrates the literary communities in four different community hubs: Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, and East Toronto. In the fall of 2017, literary events will be held in each of these neighbourhoods featuring one winning emerging author and their works (along with three established writers). There will be a total of four winning emerging authors who have written works inspired by one of the four community hubs Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, and East Toronto. Short prose submissions must be between 1,300 and 1,500 words and poetry submissions must be a maximum of two pages.

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Title: Meet Me at the Aga Khan / Writers on Rights

Date: May 14, 2017

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: Join Tightrope Books at The Aga Khan Museum for the third annual “Meet Me/Writers on Rights” Human Rights poetry event. Co-hosted by Tightrope Books publisher Jim Nason and author Farzana Doctor and featuring readings related to human rights issues by ten acclaimed poets from some of Canada’s top independent publishers: Sheniz Janmohamed, Maureen Hynes, Soraya Peerbaye, Vivek Shraya, Moez Surani, Nyla Matuk, Sonnet L’Abbé, Gwen Benaway, Michael Fraser, and Ann Shin.

Amnesty International will be at the event with information about human rights issues.

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Title: Free Verse: The Poetry Magazine Fair

Date: May 13, 2017

Location: London, England
Description: Check out a brand new Poetry Magazine Fair on Saturday May 13th 2017, at the church hall at Holy Redeemer, Exmouth Markets, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 4QE. It’s free entry to browse a hall packed full of current UK poetry magazines, with pop-up readings throughout the day!

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