Events
March 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!
Read MoreFeb 29, 2024 (Zoom): Black History Month with Ian Keteku
Join the League of Canadian Poets to celebrate Black History Month with LCP Spoken Word Award-winner Ian Keteku! The evening will include a performance from Ian Keteku and an open mic segment.
Read MoreFeb 22, 2024 (Zoom): Freedom to Read Week with Farzana Doctor and Gary Geddes
Join the League of Canadian Poets to celebrate Freedom to Read Week with TWUC Freedom to Read Award-winners Farzana Doctor and Gary Geddes! The evening will include poetry readings from Farzana and Gary, and short discussion about the importance of free expression and the freedom to read in Canada.
Read MoreFeb 28, 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 MoreFeb. 17, 2024 (Zoom): Drop-in poetry consultations with Tara Borin
Drop in on Zoom to workshop your poetry with Poet Ambassador in Residence Tara Borin! Registration required.
Read MoreHeartfelt: Custom poems for Valentine’s Day
Book a virtual appointment with a Canadian poet to craft an unforgettable Valentine’s Day gift: a custom poem, written just for you after a short conversation.
Read MoreFeb 8, 2024 (Zoom): Black History Month open mic
January 31, 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 More2023 Anne Szumigalski Lecture – Joshua Whitehead
The 2023 Anne Szumigalski Lecture presents: On Reparative vs Paranoid Writing The Ethics and Carework of Storytelling with Joshua Whitehead Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick introduced us to paranoid vs reparative reading in her book, Touching Feeling, in which she argues against a hermeneutics of readerly suspicion as coined by philosopher, Paul Ricoeur, and calls for us to…
Read MoreNovember 29, 2023 (Zoom): Cross-Pollinations
In Cross-Pollinations, health humanities and poetry come together under the same scope, combining artistic expression with health practice and research.
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