Launched in Summer 2021, the Lesley Strutt Annual Poetry Contest is a contest that provides a prize for the single best poem submitted to our judges. This contest is open to all poets (professional, emerging, and first-time) in Canada, and is run each summer in memory of poet and friend Lesley Strutt. This contest is…

Spontaneous poetry writing can capture the feeling, image or essence of a special moment, event or conversation. LCP Custom Poetry Fundraisers will connect you with a Canadian poet who, after a brief conversation, will write a unique, personal, and beautiful spontaneous poem just for you. This unique experience is an uplifting way to celebrate a…

The League of Canadian Poets is grateful to receive bequests under a will. When the time comes to update your will—something that should be done every five years or when family connections change—it is time to consider what you would like to leave to the purposes that have the greatest significance to you. For poets,…