July 17 7:30 pm
Grove Campus Art Series
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.
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July 17 8:00 pm
Accent Vol. 51 with Simon Occulis, James Dunnigan, and Madelaine Caritas Longman
Readings from two new releases – Simon Occulis’ “The Gospel of Now” and James Dunnigan’s “Windchime Concerto” – a reading by Madelaine Caritas Longman, plus an open mic!
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August 9 7:00 pm
We’ve Weave: Deep Curation Residency
We’ve Weave is a Deep Curation collaborative, experimental poetry reading performance featuring Alexei Perry Cox and Kama La Mackerel, and curated by Klara du Plessis, produced in residency at Studio303 with the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, and SpokenWeb.
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August 13 12:00 pm
Vallum x House House Press at Librairie St-Henri, 12pm-4pm
Poetry pop-up! Full info here.
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August 21 8:00 pm
Accent Reading Series, with open mic – Devon Gallant Book Launch!
Devon Gallant, curator of the Accent Reading Series, launches his new collection Bootleg Sake from Mosaic Press, followed by an open mic.
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August 25 7:00 pm
THE SELF-LOVE CABARET: une célébration des 10 ans de pratique artistique de Kama La Mackerel
Full info HERE and event description excerpted below.
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August 27 6:00 pm
Alexei Perry Cox – Book Launch!
More about the book here.
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September 3 7:00 pm
Throw! Poetry SLAM de poésie
Full info here and excerpted below!
At Le Basement | Sept 3 (7pm), Oct 1 (9pm), Nov 5 (9pm), Dec 3 (9pm)
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September 4 8:00 pm
Accent Vol. 53 with David Koloszyc and Kevin Andrew Heslop
Full info here! At La Marche à Côté, 5043 St. Denis | 8pm
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September 18 8:00 pm
Accent Vol. 54 with Jason Camlot, John Emil Vincent, Klara du Plessis, and Khashayar Mohammadi
Full info here!
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September 23 7:00 pm
Erin Robinsong Book Launch
With Alexei Perry Cox | Anteism Books (#100-435 Rue Beaubien O.) | 7pm
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September 26 7:00 pm
5 Poets: Omar Musa, Hollie McNish, Rachel McCrum, Michael Pedersen & Dominic Hoey
At URSA 5589 Ave du Parc
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September 28 6:30 pm
Lecture POP Reads 2022
Fiorella Boucher, Yara El-Ghadban, Deanna Smith, Jason “Blackbird” Selman, Philippe Yong, Jean-Pierre Gorkynian, and N Oji Mzilikazi
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October 2 8:00 pm
Accent Vol. 55 with Darren Bifford and Kasia Van Schaik
Accent Open Mic is a bilingual poetry series, with an open mic.
La Marche à côté, 5043 rue Saint-Denis
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October 5 6:00 pm
Dream Rooms by River Halen, Book Launch (Montréal)
Celebrate the launch of River Halen’s new book, Dream Rooms! With guest reader Felix Chau Bradley.
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October 6 6:30 pm
Kasia Van Schaik – Book Launch!
More info here!
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October 10 5:30 pm
Môn_Mesh_Tréal: A Sonopoetic Duo Performance
A collaborative sound performance by innovative Wales-based performer Zoë Skoulding and Montreal-based performer Oana Avasilichioaei.
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October 19 7:30 pm
Launch of “Full Moon of Afraid and Craving” by Melanie Power
Poetry reading with Melanie Power and Darren Bifford at The Word Bookstore.
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October 22 7:00 pm
Lancement de Peler les ramboutans – Gillian Sze et Luba Markovskaia
Full info here!
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October 28 7:00 pm
The Words & Music Show – Fresh Pages Edition: CHOOSING JOY, curated by Ceta Gabriel
In this special edition of The Words & Music Show, QWF Fresh Pages Award-winner Ceta Gabriel assembles a brilliant roster of established, emerging, and re-emerging artists performing around the theme: Choosing Joy.
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