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Poem in Your Pocket Day 2017
Poem in Your Pocket Day – April 27, 2017 – 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 MoreNPM AND BEYOND: THE ACT OF READING
Today in our NPM and Beyond! blog series, we’re thrilled to be chatting with some of our shortlisted authors about their reading habits — and how they suggest making time for poetry in your day-to-day life. Steven Heighton’s latest book The Waking Comes Late is shortlisted for our 2017 Raymond Souster Award, and also won…
Read MorePOETS RESIST: NPM ON ALU, WEEK 3
This content has been provided by All Lit Up, an online bookstore and blog run by the Literary Press Group for readers of emerging, quirky, and unabashedly Canadian literature by some of Canada’s finest independent publishers. We are already into the final week of National Poetry Month! Today on the blog we’re catching up with…
Read MoreMEET THE POETS: 2017 JESSAMY STURSBERG POETRY PRIZE
Meet The Poets: 2017 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize
Read MoreNPM AND BEYOND: 10,000 HOURS, PART 2
National Poetry Month, for 2017, is celebrating the time of time. When Kate Hargreaves took that theme and ran with it for our poster and bookmark designs, she said that what she first thinks of when she hears “time” is editing: drafts, drafts, and more drafts. This got us to thinking: they say it takes 10,000…
Read MoreFRESH VOICES: KAMAL PARMAR, MARILYN BOYLE, NAN WILLIAMSON
Welcome to the second installation of Fresh Voices, a project from and for the League’s associate members. The League’s associate members are talented poets who are writing and publishing poetry on their way to becoming established professional poets in the Canadian literary community. We are excited to be taking this opportunity to showcase the work…
Read More2017 Life Members
Every year, the League is honoured to induct new Life Members into our ranks. Life Members are selected for their incredible contribution to poets and poetry in Canada, and the award is presented as a mark of distinction and appreciation for special achievements. 2017: Allan Briesmaster was honored with our life membership award, for his…
Read MoreNPM AND BEYOND: 10,000 HOURS, PART 1
National Poetry Month, for 2017, is celebrating the time of time. When Kate Hargreaves took that theme and ran with it for our poster and bookmark designs, she said that what she first thinks of when she hears “time” is editing: drafts, drafts, and more drafts. This got us to thinking: they say it takes 10,000…
Read More2017 POETRY READING CHALLENGE: CHECK-IN
2017 is somehow already four months underway, and we figured now would be a great time to check in with our 2017 Poetry Reading Challenge! National Poetry Month is a great time to either catch up or get ahead, depending on how the year is going for you. Here’s what we’ve been reading so far:…
Read MorePOETS RESIST: NPM ON ALL LIT UP, WEEK 2
This content has been provided by All Lit Up, an online bookstore and blog run by the Literary Press Group for readers of emerging, quirky, and unabashedly Canadian literature by some of Canada’s finest independent publishers. Here we are, already halfway through National Poetry Month! Over on the All Lit Up blog, poets continue to…
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