Category: International Events

Title: Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) LI

Date: May 30, 2017

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: 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 to happen: we actively invite it. Please spread the word through social media and other means. Let our event become as diverse as we are.

Host of the evening is Bänoo Zan, and the featured poets are Catherine Hernandez and Allan Briesmaster.

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Title: Hot Ottawa Voices and Hoa Nguyen at Tree Reading Series

Date: June 27, 2017

Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Description: 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 to present their own work and to benefit from exposure to the work of other writers. In providing this service, Tree hopes to inspire and sustain the development of the literary community in Ottawa and to promote Ottawa as an important community for Canadian literary arts.

The evening features readings by Hoa Nguyen, along with Nina Jane Drystek, Robin McLachlen and Sarah MacDonell, followed by an open mic.

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Title: Richard Greene and Extended Open Mic at Tree Reading Series

Date: June 13, 2017

Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Description: 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 to present their own work and to benefit from exposure to the work of other writers. In providing this service, Tree hopes to inspire and sustain the development of the literary community in Ottawa and to promote Ottawa as an important community for Canadian literary arts.

The evening features a reading by Richard Greene, and also includes more slots than usual at the open mic.

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Title: CBC Poetry Prize submission deadline

Date: May 31, 2017

Location: Canada
Description: The winner of the CBC Poetry Prize will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, have their story published in Air Canada enRoute magazine and will have the opportunity to attend a 10-day writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. This year’s judges are Rosanna Deerchild, Gary Barwin and Humble The Poet.

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Title: Bring the Noise: Street Poetry for National Poetry Month and PEN Canada

Date: April 29, 2017

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: With the support of the League of Canadian Poets, Authors for Indies, and PEN Canada, Inspiritus Press and Lexical Canada is organizing a pop up street reading tour for National Poetry Month, on Saturday April 29, on a route through major downtown Toronto locations, public transit, and areas of pedestrian traffic, including landmarks, book shops, cafes, and other venues. We will be releasing our tour route soon. The event is in the spirit of bringing poetry to the general public and in solidarity of persecuted and imprisoned writers around the world. Donations during the readings will go to PEN Canada, a non-profit charity that works to protect the freedom of expression for writers. Join the party of poets for a day tour and take over Toronto. Great poetry, great conversation, Toronto sights and sounds!

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Title: Icehouse and Friends Spring Poetry Launch

Date: April 25, 2017

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: Icehouse will be launching Emily Nilsen’s Otolith and Allison LaSorda’s Stray. The evening will feature readings by Nilsen and LaSorda, as well as Emma Healey and Phoebe Wang.

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Title: Varnam, Corkery and Potter at the Art Bar Poetry Series

Date: May 23, 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 Sarah Varnam, Mary Corkery and Marilyn Potter.

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Title: MacRae, Code and L’AbbY at the Art Bar Poetry Series

Date: May 16, 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 Johnny MacRae, Margaret Code and Pierre L’AbbÝ.

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Title: Cahill, Puerta and Ross at the Art Bar Poetry Series

Date: May 9, 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 Lindsay Cahill, Emilio Puerta and Elizabeth Ross.

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Title: Nguyen and Berrigan read for Small Press Traffic

Date: April 25, 2017

Location: San Francisco, California, US
Description: Since 1974 Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center (SPT) has been at the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area innovative writing scene, bringing together readers, writers, and independent presses to engage, create, present, critique and archive their work. On April 25th, SPT welcomes 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlisted Hoa Nguyen, along with Anselm Berrigan, for readings at Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street.

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