Where poets read

Where readings are happening in Montreal – and, in these virtual times, sometimes beyond.

August 5 2:00 pm

Célébration du 1er anniversaire de Racines

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August 7 8:30 pm

Resonance Reading Series

After six years, Resonance Reading Series is coming to an end. This will be the final reading of the series with this wonderful lineup of readers:

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August 9 7:00 pm

An Evening of Iranian Poetry

Argo Bookshops hosts an evening of poetry, focusing on Iranian poetry with Lida Nosrati and Alejandro Saravia, in a remembrance of the poetry of Simin Behbahani.

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August 13 7:00 pm

Lectures Logos Readings August 2018

Readings by Phyllis Aronoff, Howard Scott, Garbette Garraway, Aparna Sanyal, and Karine Constant-Dejean—followed by an open mic.

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August 14 7:00 pm

P O E T R Y N I T E 114: PRIDE Poetry Nite at Kafein!

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August 15 7:00 pm

NYC/Montreal Poetry Reading

An evening of poems featuring NY and Montreal-based poets Farnoosh Fathi, Katie Fowley, Klara DuPlessis, and Virginia Konchan.

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August 18 7:00 pm

The Prairie Wind Is Gay AF: Preview of Lindsay Nixon’s nîtisânak

Lindsay Nixon’s kinship memoir, nîtisânak, is out this fall from Metonymy Press. As part of Pervers/cité 2018, Lindsay will be reading from the upcoming book alongside special guests Lindsay, Helen Chau Bradley, and Eli Tareq Lynch.

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August 19 9:00 pm

Poets, Performers, Musicians and Beasts

The Words & Music Show presents

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August 21 6:30 pm

Belles-Lettres with Greg Santos

La Semaine des ARTS NDG ARTS Week presents a reading by Greg Santos from his most recent book, Blackbirds.

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August 28 7:00 pm

P O E T R Y N I T E 115 – Back to School Edition!

Kafein café-bar, 1429A Bishop St. | Full event info here.

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August 30 7:00 pm

Unlikable/Promiscuous: Readings

Participants in Schole Alternative School’s “Unlikable: Narrative Voice in Short Fiction” and “Promiscuous Forms: Reading and Writing Across Genres” workshops read from their work.

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August 31 1:00 pm

La voix, espace public | 30 août au 23 septembre

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