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The League is proud to provide publication opportunities, event funding, mentorship programs, prizes, and more to support poets at all stages of their careers.

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In addition to opportunities for poets, the League administers several programs and awards to support dedicated poetry organizers and publishers across Canada.

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From a diverse community of poets across Canada, the League publishes poetry for every reader through programs like Poetry Pause and the LCP Chapbook Series.

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What's new from the League

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.

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April 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.

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Poet 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.

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