Where readings are happening in Montreal – and, in these virtual times, sometimes beyond.
November 23 8:30 pm
Erín Moure, Mark Goldstein, Jaclyn Piudik, Phil Hall, Oana Avasilichioaei, R. KoleweOn occasion it’s important to honour poets whose work continues to challenge, fascinate, and edify us — to draw together our Elsewhere Community so as to remind ourselves that our work is in concert with others.
April 26 7:30 pm
A special collaboration with the League of Canadian Poets and La poèsie partout, in celebration of Poem in Your Pocket Day and La journée du poème à porter.
May 19 8:00 pm
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June 1 8:00 pm
Join us for APP Online, celebrating Jessica Moore’s ‘The Whole Singing Ocean’ and showcasing new work from Johanna Skibsrud. Full info here!
September 28 8:00 pm
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November 5 7:00 pm
7pm– 8pm (ET) online at Crowdcast AND in person at the Atwater Library 7pm – 8pm.
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January 21 7:00 pm
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February 22 7:00 pm
The Atwater Poetry Project features two poets thinking-through ancestry, time and migration, and masculinity, from the West Coast to the St. Lawrence: TOLU OLORUNTOBA (Each One a Furnace, Penguin Random House, 2022), winner of the 2021 Governor General’s Award for English Language Poetry, and JASON ‘BLACKBIRD’ SELMAN, Montreal performance poetry legend and founding member of the Kalmunity Vibe Collective.
March 25 7:00 pm
April 5 8:00 pm
Tuesday April 5, 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT
July 15 9:00 pm
Readings by Brandi Bird and Kaitlyn Purcell and hosting by APP curator Faith Paré.
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October 29 7:00 pm
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December 8 8:00 pm
Readings by Jake Byrne, Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch and guests, hosted by Christopher DiRaddio.
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February 20 7:00 pm
Performing the APP Archive, in partnership with SpokenWeb, features recordings of past presenters Tawhida Tanya Evanson and Gerry Shikatani, along with more sounds from the APP archives, as curated by Klara du Plessis and Katherine McLeod. Followed by a discussion with APP curator Faith Paré.