Posts by Chloe Coome
2021 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners
Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the six winners of the 2021 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize!
Read More2021 Book Awards: Shortlists
The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2021 Book Awards Shortlists, including the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. 2021 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD SHORTLIST Awarded annually since 1981, the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is given in the memory of Gerald Lampert, an arts administrator who organized author tours…
Read MorePoem in Your Pocket Day 2021
Poem in Your Pocket Day – April 29, 2021 – is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions. On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the…
Read MoreLeon E. and Ann M. Pavlick Poetry Prize
In 2021, two prizes of $10,000 were awarded, to Andrea Thompson and Canthius. With an abundance of excellent applications, two runners-up prizes of $2,500 were also awarded, to Armand Garnet Ruffo and the Poets’ Corner Reading Series. The Leon E. & Ann M. Pavlick Poetry Prize commemorates Pavlick’s Passages – a biography of Leon & Ann’s love story…
Read More2021 Book Awards: Longlists
The League of Canadian Poets is thrilled to announce the 2021 Book Awards longlists for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. Please join us in celebrating the incredible poetry of 2021! Learn more about the 2021 awards and celebrate the poetry of 2020: 2021 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD LONGLIST Awarded…
Read MoreVery Small Verse 2021 Winner: Sometimes by Rae Crossman
Congratulations to Rae Crossman, winner of the 2022 Very Small Verse Contest!
Read MoreBroadsheet Contest 2021 Winner: Beekeeping by Kim Fahner
Congrats to Kim Fahner, winner of the 2021 Broadsheet Contest.
Read MoreLittle fish by Louise Carson
Poem In Your Pocket Day 2020
Poem in Your Pocket Day is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions. On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the hashtag #PocketPoem. The 2020 Poem in Your…
Read MoreBroadsheet Contest 2020 Winner: Cosmic Egg Hypothesis by Laura Cok
Congrats to Laura Cok, winner of the 2020 Broadsheet Contest.
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