2022
Fresh Voices 25
Fresh Voices 25 features poetry by: Anthony Purdy, PJ Thomas, Margaret Code, Karen Quevillon, Nan Williamson, Francine Fallara, Danny Peart, Callista Markotich, Atma Frans, Lindsay Soberano-Wilson, K.P. Heyming, Louisa Howerow, Megan Stobbe, Meena Chopra and Carol Good.
Read MoreNPM22 Blog: Creating Intimacy Onstage by Charlie Petch
Effective performers have a talent for making the audience feel seen. They say the things you’d only think, and never speak. They somehow gain your trust from the stage, in front of a room full of people. As poets, how do you create intimacy on the stage? What are the elements of performance, of pacing,…
Read MoreNPM 2022: Activities for for children and youth
National Poetry Month April 2022 The theme is intimacy… has that made any parents, caregivers or educators panic? Never fear, the LCP understands that the word intimacy can have a specific context for many. But like poetry, we know that intimacy does not fit into one box, and there are so many ways to celebrate…
Read MoreBroadsheet Contest 2022 Winner: The Hollow Tree by Anna Yin
Congrats to Anna Yin, winner of the 2022 Broadsheet Contest.
Read MoreVery Small Verse 2022 Winner: Clepsydra by Jaclyn Piudik
Congrats to Jaclyn Piudik, winner of the 2022 Very Small Verse Contest.
Read More(SOLD OUT) Leap
Anne Archer, Sonja Arntzen, Barbara Black, Carol Casey, H.E. Casson, Marlene Grand Maître, Carla Harris, Louisa Howerow, Norma Kerby, Sharon Lax, Josephine LoRe, Jane Macdonald, Dharmpal Mahendra Jain, Tanya McIntyre, Anita Ngai, Susan Publicover, Carol A. Stephen and Susan Wismer.
Read MoreCovid Art by Susan McCaslin
Into Words: A Discussion on Identity and Writing
The LCP and Freedom to Read Week present: Into Words: a discussion on identity in writing A panel on the joys, difficulties, accomplishments and obstacles of creating art as Black writers. With this event, we honor and celebrate the freedom to read, write, and share the rich and complex stories of Black writers in Canada. Our…
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