January 20 5:30 pm
Poetry Matters | Poetry Reading with Jeff Dolven
More info here!
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January 27 5:00 pm
Distance as a Keeping, series begins Jan 27, 5-6:30pm PT / 8-9:30pm ET
Distance as a Keeping is a series curated and hosted by Margaret Christakos, the inaugural Meredith and Peter Quartermain Poet in Residence and the 18th Writer in Residence at Green College (UBC).
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February 7 1:00 pm
Readings and Discussion with Ifeoma Chinwuba and Titilope Sonuga, online, 1 pm EST (11 am MST)
A reading with Writer in Residence at UAlberta Ifeoma Chinwuba and City of Edmonton Poet Laureate Titilope Sonuga, along with conversation with moderator Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike.
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February 10 7:00 pm
The Blasted Tree, virtual reading and chapbook launch, 7pm MT
Register here!
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February 25 2:00 pm
Keynote Presentation on the Future of Black Storytelling by Canadian Poet, Artist and Concordia alumna, Tawhida Tanya Evanson
Full info about the event here! And excerpted below.
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March 14 12:00 pm
Writers Read presents The Writing Life
Full info here! And details excerpted below:
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March 18 6:30 pm
Make the World New: A Celebration of the Work, Poetry, and Influence of Lillian Allen, online, 6:30pm ET
A discussion with:
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April 3 1:00 pm
Gap Riot Press Season Eight Launch, online
Full info here!
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April 5 6:00 pm
fluid vessels presents: an online reading with michael prior, heather christle & cameron awkward-rich
An online reading presented by the Montreal International Poetry Prize and with full information here.
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April 19 5:00 pm
fluid vessels presents: an online reading with Medrie Purdham, Michael Trussler, Liz Howard
An online reading presented by the Montreal International Poetry Prize and with more information here.
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April 28 12:00 pm
Writers Out Loud – On Ukraine, online
Quebec Writers’ Federation presents Yuri Andrukhovych, Norman Nawrocki, and Bohdana Neborak
in conversation with Kate Tsurkan.
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July 7 7:00 pm
Online Argo Reading Series: Verse, Prose & Song, with Maria Caltabiano, Salena Wiener, Deanna Radford, Joshua Levy, Christine Davet, Shaheen Munir
Full info here – email for the Zoom link – and info excerpted below.
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October 4 10:00 am
NOTA: Next on the Agenda – Writing Futures in Quebec
A conference for English-language writers, publishers, event organizers, and literary professionals.
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November 17 12:30 pm
A Partly Common Language: Roundtable on the Poetics Essay, online
The Capilano Review presents “A Partly Common Language: Roundtable on The Poetics Essay,” featuring Nicole Brossard, Stephen Collis, Larissa Lai, Jami Macarty, and D.S. Marriott. Online, on Zoom, and co-sponsored by the Department of English at Simon Fraser University.
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November 29 1:00 pm
CHANTAL NEVEU and ERIN MOURE, online
Full info here!
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January 11 7:00 pm
Giller Book Club: Suzette Mayr’s The Sleeping Car Porter, online
This year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Suzette Mayr will be joined by Donna Bailey Nurse for this one-hour conversation!
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January 12 7:00 pm
Argo Zoom Reading Series: Verse, Prose & Song, online
With Jody Freeman, Ilona Martonfi, Angela Doyle, Barbara Lewis, H. Nigel Thomas, Cora Siré, and Victoria LeBlanc.
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February 6 5:00 pm
Metonymy Author Showcase & Cabaret
Featuring readings from writer-in-residence H. Felix Chau Bradley, Kama La Mackerel, and Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch, and participation of Metonymy authors Addie Tsai, Shanice Nicole, and more. Hosted by Erin Hurley (Department of English), the readings will be followed by a wine and cheese reception. The event will be live streamed and live captioned.
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February 23 5:00 pm
Field Notes on Listening: A Public Reading and Conversation with Kit Dobson, 5pm ET / 2pm PT
Kit Dobson’s Field Notes on Listening is a response to our lack of connection to the land we call home, the difficult history of how many of us came to be here and what we could discover if we listened deeply to the world around us.
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