News & Announcements
Colleen Thibaudeau Award 2016
Celebrating the outstanding contribution of Bruce Rice has given to poetry in Canada, his invaluable efforts in establishing the now-annual Poetry City program and his longtime volunteer record with the League. About Bruce Rice – Bio Bruce Rice is a previous Saskatchewan Poet Laureate (2019-2021). His most recent collection is The Vivian Poems (Radiant Press),…
The Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award 2016 Winner: RC Weslowski
Congratulations to RC Weslowski, The Winner of the 2016 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award! 2016 SHERI-D WILSON GOLDEN BERET AWARD WINNER for lifetime achievement in Canadian spoken word poetry Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the Golden Beret Award was created by Sheri-D Wilson—a pioneer of spoken word poetry in Canada—to honour a Canadian spoken…
2016 Book Awards: Shortlists
We are thrilled to announce the 2016 Poetry Awards shortlists for the Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards, the Raymond Souster Award. The winners of these awards will be announced on Saturday, June 18 at a special awards luncheon at the Canadian Writers’ Summit. Throughout April, visit our Community page to find interviews with and more information…
Colleen Thibaudeau Award 2015
Poet Glen Sorestad has been named the forth recipient of the League of Canadian Poets’ Colleen Thibaudeau Outstanding Contribution Award. Established in memory of the late poet and honourary member Colleen Thibaudeau (1925-2012), this award has been created by the League of Canadian Poets and the poet’s family to honour and recognize a substantial volunteer…
2015 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award Winner: Penn Kemp
and the Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award goes to… Penn Kemp Poet, performer and playwright Penn Kemp has been celebrated as a trailblazer from her first poetry publication by Coach House (1972) to her latest: River Revery, Local Heroes (Insomniac Press) and Fox Haunts (Aeolus House). See pennkemp.weebly.com and pennkemp.wordpress.com. Jury’s Comments: “We are pleased to honor performance poet, activist and playwright Penn Kemp of…
2015 Awards: Shortlists
We are thrilled to announce the 2015 Poetry Awards shortlists for the Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards and the Raymond Souster Award. The winners of these awards will be announced at an awards ceremony in Toronto on Saturday, June 10. Throughout the next few months, visit our News page to find interviews with and more…
2014 Awards: Shortlists
We are thrilled to announce the 2014 Poetry Awards shortlists for the Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards, the Raymond Souster Award. The winners of these awards will be announced at an awards ceremony in Toronto on Saturday, June 10. Throughout the next few months, visit our News page to find interviews with and more information about all…
2014 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award Winner: bill bissett
and the Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award goes to… bill bissett Thank you to the 2013 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Jurors: Tanya Evanson, Ian Ferrier and Sheri-D Wilson The Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award is an annual literary prize crafted specifically to highlight the unique strengths and values of spoken word poetry. The Sheri-D Wilson…
