March 2022
Voices of Ukraine: Readings in support of Ukraine
As Ukraine faces a fight the likes of which it hasn’t seen since WWII, writers across the US joined by their Ukrainian colleagues will read in solidarity with all Ukrainian people. Paul Auster, Siri Hustvedt, Jennifer Haigh, Richard Ford, Ha Jin, Carolyn Forche and others will be accompanied by Ukrainian authors including Serhiy Zhadan, Victoria Amelina, Halyna Kruk, and Ostap Slyvynsky. Julia Fiedorczuk will join from Poland. The reading is organized in cooperation with Askold Melnyczuk, Jennifer Haigh, and Oksana…
Find out more »Kaie Kellough: Black Writers and Thinkers series
Past Griffin Poetry Prize Winner Kaie Kellough will discuss his book Dominoes at the Crossroad. Contact Paul Barrett for the Zoom link: barrettp@uoguelph.ca
Find out more »Canisia Lubrin hosts: Adam Sol, A.F. Moritz, Robert McGill, Sarah Dowling
Canisia Lubrin will host a reading and conversation with Adam Sol, A.F. Moritz, Robert McGill, and Sarah Dowling. Canisia Lubrin won the Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize in 2021, A.F. Moritz won it in 2009, and Adam Sol was a Griffin judge in 2016.
Find out more »Fluid Vessels – Poetry Reading Series 2022
Join the Montreal International Poetry Prize on Sunday March 20th for an event with three poets Nabina Das (2022 prize juror), Sridala Swami and Maithreyi Karnoor.
Find out more »Shab-e She’r Poetry Night: Nowruz Celebration
Toronto’s most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series Featured poets: Tawhida Tanya Evanson & Ayomide Bayowa Featured dance artist: Paromita Kar Host: Bänoo Zan Open Mic Sign-up: 6:45 EST Tawhida Tanya Evanson is a poet, author and multidisciplinary artist. Her two collections are Bothism (Ekstasis 2017) and Nouveau Griot (Frontenac 2018), and her debut novel Book of Wings (Véhicule 2021) was on CBC Canada Reads 2022 Longlist and one of Quill & Quire's 2021 Books of the…
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