Where readings are happening in Montreal – and, in these virtual times, sometimes beyond.
September 21 7:30 pm
“Ring in the Autumnal Equinox with poetry and Music by Northern Ontario poets TEDDY SYRETTE and M.D DUNN and Calgary Poet Laureate Emeritus SHERI-D WILSON! Hosted by Shannon Maguire, and sponsored by the League of Canadian Poets. Free via Zoom.” Full details here.
September 24 7:00 pm
Roen Higgins, Fabrice Koffy, and Faith Paré in conversation with Jason “Blackbird” Selman. This is the second in a QWF series of online events celebrating black literary arts in Quebec. Full info here!
(Free, but register in advance for the link!)
September 26 4:00 pm
“WordLife20 is a virtual a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album WordLife: Tales of the Underground Griots. At the top of the millennium, over 20 Black Canadian artists from 3 different cities – Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa – came together to create a powerful audio collection of spoken word, dub poetry, MCing and music.” Full info here.
November 15 8:00 pm
This Sunday the Words & Music Show comes to you from the Sala Rossa with a special online show featuring some of Montreal’s top poets and spoken word artists in performance:
Roen Higgins
Fabrice Koffy
Faith Paré
Jason (Blackbird) Selman
June 3 6:30 pm
The QWF Spoken Word Prize Launch event, hosted by Tawhida Tanya Evanson, features performances by:
July 17 7:30 pm
Grove Campus Art Series presents an in-person spoken word poetry show. Seven artists will take the stage to perform their original work. More info & register here.
September 3 7:00 pm
Full info here and excerpted below!
At Le Basement | Sept 3 (7pm), Oct 1 (9pm), Nov 5 (9pm), Dec 3 (9pm)
November 4 1:00 pm
Featuring:
Roen Higgins
Caitlin Murphy
Debbie Braide
Erín Moure
Johanne Pelletier
Liana Cusmano
Lucia De Luca
Raïssa Simone
At 4TH SPACE Concordia, free, full info here!
February 16 8:00 pm
La Sala Rossa, 4848 boul St-Laurent Montréal
March 4 8:30 pm
Throw Collective presents a bilingual poetry SLAM!