2024
“Transformer Stone”* by Jessica Lee McMillan
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Transformer Stone” by Jessica Lee McMillan.
Read More2024 Cold Moon Contest winners
Join the League of Canadian Poets in congratulating Kelly Madden and Jessica Lee McMillan, winners of the 2024 Cold Moon Contests!
Read More“Blue Shell” by Kelly Madden
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Blue Shell” by Kelly Madden.
Read MorePoem in Your Pocket Day 2024
Held in the last two weeks of National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day is an international movement that encourages people to center poetry within their daily interactions. Poem in Your Pocket Day 2024 will be celebrated on April 18, 2024.
Read MoreApril 4, 2024 (Zoom): Closer to the Core: strategies for revision (workshop)
In this poetry workshop with Tara Borin, discuss some tools for revision that will bring you closer to the core of the poem you’re trying to write. We’ll begin with a broad focus and then narrow down to the level of the line and individual word choice. Bring a poem you’d like to work on. 90 mins.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2024 (Zoom): Cross-Pollinations
In Cross-Pollinations, health humanities and poetry come together under the same scope, combining artistic expression with health practice and research.
Read MorePoet El Jones disinvited from presentation to Supreme Court of Canada
The League joins TWUC and PEN Canada in condemning the disinvitation of anti-Black racism advocates from a presentation to the law clerks of the Supreme Court of Canada. Among the guests is Canadian poet, professor, and activist El Jones.
Read MoreSpoken Word Saturday: Ian Keteku
Spoken Word Saturday is a showcase of the amazing Spoken Word Poetry talent that can be found from coast to coast. Today, Spoken Word Saturday celebrates LCP Spoken Word Award-winner Ian Keteku.
Read More“How She Read” by Chantal Gibson
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “How She Read” by Chantal Gibson.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2024 (Zoom): Freedom Within Poetic Constraints (workshop)
Come experience the AWA Method and prompted writing as we focus on short poems and constraints. This 2-hour online workshop will guide emerging and established poets through prompted writing and valuable feedback in a safe and inclusive circle. Come with an open mind and leave with four or five short poems!
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