Events
Feb 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.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 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.
Read More2022 Anne Szumigalski Lecture – Tolu Oloruntoba
The 2022 Anne Szumigalski Lecture presents: What have we left to us? Examining questions as a means of existential analysis in poetry with Tolu Oloruntoba This lecture is now available in print from Prairie Fire, Winter 22-23 Issue, Volume 43, No. 4. Check it out On the heels of a special Spring Anne Szumigalski Lecture from Parliamentary…
Read MoreHeartfelt: Custom Poetry Fundraiser
This February, we invite you to join us for Heartfelt: a custom poetry event where a Canadian poet will craft a one-of-a-kind poem for you in the moment.
Read More2022 Anne Szumigalski Lecture – Cyclical by Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer
The 2022 Anne Szumigalski Lecture presents: “Cyclical,” a ruminating lecture on aging and writing presented by Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer was raised on Saddle Lake Reserve and attended Blue Quills Residential School. Louise is married, has two adult children and three grandsons. She graduated with a Bachelor of…
Read MoreInto 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…
Read MorePoetry In Union 2021
We have all experienced distance and disconnection in the past year. On February 14th, 2021, we invite you to join us for a special Valentine’s Day Poetry Experience, connecting hearts across the distance.
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