Category Archives: PSA, Poetry

Wed March 25, 7:30pm Battle of the Bards, Harbourfront Toronto The 20 established and upcoming poets selected to grace the IFOA stage this year are: David James Brock, Claire Caldwell, Elizabeth Greene, Kate Hargreaves, Laurence Hutchman, Ellen S. Jaffe, Jill Jorgenson, Ralph Kolewe, Max Layton, Jimmy McInnes, Bruce Meyer, Sarah Pinder, Pearl Pirie, Talya Rubin, […]

I can say I’m reading at 7th Annual Battle of the Bards, following in the Ottawa footsteps of Sandra Ridley and Christine McNair. 4 BookThug authors are up this year. The 20 established and upcoming poets selected to grace the IFOA stage this year are: David James Brock, Claire Caldwell, Elizabeth Greene, Kate Hargreaves, Laurence […]

Write a mashup! Win a book! Win a day pass! Win bragging rights to a brilliant Beastie Boys/Al Purdy masterpiece! Mash it Up! The Flaming Lips meets Dionne Brand. Katy Perry meets Mary Pinkoski. Choose it. Hum it. Write it. Write a mashup of that song that’s been stuck in your head all day and […]

Wherever you live on this big old planet, we invite you to submit a love poem that we can consider including in our February 14, 2015 {piCs} project, which is called: poets ♥ downtown Cobourg This is a repeat of last year’s very successful collaboration between {poetry in Cobourg spaces} and the DBIA (Downtown Cobourg). […]

When? Wed April 15, 7-9pm Where? Pressed Café, 750 Gladstone Avenue. Ottawa What? Great Canadian PoeTrain Launch Event. Who? An opening ceremony (blessing by elder Albert Dumont), poetry by Pearl Pirie, Max Middle add Dennis Reid who presents Vimeo poetry. An open mic. If you’re Toronto-based there’s a fundraiser reading sooner with Max Layton, Cathy […]