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Things to Do around Winnipeg when you’re Black By Michael Fraser – Winner of the 2022 Lesley Strutt Poetry Prize

Congratulations to Michael Fraser, whose poem “Things to Do around Winnipeg when you’re Black” is the 2022 winner of the Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest!

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Celebrating Massy Books – Honourary Member of the League of Canadian Poets 2022

Massy Books is the 2022 recipient of the League of Canadian Poets’ Honorary Membership Award.  Each year, the LCP presents this award to honour and celebrate leaders in Canada’s poetry community, who achieve and contribute to poetry in extraordinary ways. Massy Books is more than deserving of this award, as their commitment and dedication to…

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2022 Jessamy Stursberg Youth Poetry Prize Winners

Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the six winners of the 2022 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize!

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2022 Book Awards: Winners

The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2022 Book Awards winners of the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. The winners will each receive $2000 thanks to funding from Canada Council for the Arts , Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council. 2022 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER Awarded annually…

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Very Small Verse 2022 Winner: Clepsydra by Jaclyn Piudik

Congrats to Jaclyn Piudik, winner of the 2022 Very Small Verse Contest.

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