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Poem 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 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 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. 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 MoreLCP Chapbook Series: call for submissions from trans, nonbinary, and two-spirit poets
Being trans, nonbinary or two-spirit is a powerful and sacred thing, and sometimes, that can feel like a lot to carry. Send me your poems of trans ordinariness, your small joys and frustrations, your quiet moments of connection or escape, your quotidian. Let me see the power and beauty of your everyday.
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 MoreLCP Spoken Word Award: Inaugural winners
Join the League of Canadian Poets in congratulating Adeena Karasick and Ian Keteku, the inaugural winners of the LCP Spoken Word Award!
Read MoreLCP statement on censorship and activism
Recently, there have been a number of high-profile incidents of censorship of artists and arts workers worldwide with regards to the Israel-Palestine war, with particular censorship of pro-Palestine perspectives; the League condemns such censorship, as it stands in direct contradiction to Canada’s protected freedom of expression, and the League’s values of inclusiveness and representation.
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