March 29 8:00 pm
The Words & Music Show ONLINE
More info here!
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April 10 8:00 pm
Sound On InstaReadings Series, 5pm PST / 8pm EDT
On INSTAGRAM at @soundonreadings, with inaugural readers David Ly and Corinne Manning.
Friday April 10 @ 5pm PST / 8pm EDT
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April 12 7:00 pm
Poetry in the Time of Quarantine | presented by POETRY NITE & Cabin Fever Events
Sunday April 12 | 7 – 9 pm EDT
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April 18 2:00 pm
Virtual Book Launch – The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya
Hosted ONLINE by Montreal’s Drawn & Quarterly @ 2pm-4pm EDT
More info here!
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April 19 8:00 pm
The Words & Music Show ONLINE
Poetry by Liz Howard
Spoken word artist Liana Cusmano
Words and music by Ian Ferrier
Dance by Mary St-Amand Williamson
Improv violin by musician/storyteller Lauren DeRoller
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April 22 4:00 pm
Jordan Abel – #CanadaPerforms Livestream, 4pm EDT
Full info & link here.
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April 22 8:00 pm
Atwater Poetry Project ONLINE presents Canisia Lubrin
8pm EDT | More info & livestream link here.
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April 23 3:00 pm
Shani Mootoo, presented by #CanadaPerforms, 3pm EDT
Watch this performance via livestream on Instagram.
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April 24 6:30 pm
Vallum 17:1 “Home” Launch – Online
Friday April 24, 2020 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm EDT
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April 29 7:00 pm
Atwater Poetry Project ONLINE presents Oana Avasilichioaei & Margaret Christakos
7pm EDT | Full event info & livestream link here.
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April 30 12:00 pm
The Festival of Literary Diversity: 2020 Virtual Festival, April 30 – May 3, 2020
All events are free to attend, but space is still limited. Register early.
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May 2 3:00 pm
Greg Santos – #CanadaPerforms
Online book launch and Q&A | Full event info and link here.
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May 8 8:00 pm
Sound On InstaReadings Series, 5pm PST / 8pm EDT
Amber Dawn, Nancy Lee, and Amy LeBlanc
reading at instagram.com/soundonreadings/.
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May 13 7:00 pm
Atwater Poetry Project Online presents Chantal Gibson, 7pm ET
Link here with more info & excerpted below.
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May 14 8:00 pm
House House Press: Quarantine Reading Series on IG Live, 8pm ET
This week, Nadia Chaney & Erin Robinsong!
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May 17 8:00 pm
The Words & Music Show Online, 8pm ET
Performances by poet Maureen Hynes, poet Cassidy McFadzean, storytelling by John Arthur Sweet, and dancer Eryn Dace Trudell with musician Louise Campbell.
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May 18 2:00 pm
Virtual Launch | Tessa McWatt launches Shame on Me, 2pm-3pm EDT
Drawn & Quarterly (via FB live) hosts Tessa McWatt for a virtual launch of her new book, Shame On Me: An Anatomy of Race and Belonging. McWatt will be joined in conversation with Garvia Bailey.
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May 19 7:30 pm
All Lit Up Indie Reading Room | Daniela Elza, Sadiqa de Meijer, Betsy Warland, 7:30pm ET
Live zoom readings and Q&A with poets Daniela Elza (the broken boat, Mother Tongue Publishing), Sadiqa de Meijer (The Outer Wards, Véhicule Press), and Betsy Warland (Lost Lagoon/lost in thought, Caitlin Press).
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May 20 7:00 pm
Atwater Poetry Project Online presents Ben Ladouceur and K.B. Thors, 7pm-8pm ET
Atwater Poetry Project Online presents Ben Ladouceur (Otter/Mad Long Emotion ) and K.B. Thors (Vulgar Mechanics). Join on Crowdcast 7 – 8pm (EDT) for a reading and discussion with the poets.
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May 20 7:00 pm
#CanadaPerforms Souvankham Thammavongsa, Live Reading, 7pm ET
Souvankham Thammavongsa reads from HOW TO PRONOUNCE KNIFE on Wednesday, May 20. Presented by NAC’s #CanadaReads, McClelland & Stewart, and Another Story Bookshop.
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