SMU Reading Series
Wednesday, March 4th, 7 PM
St. Mary’s University Art Gallery
5865 Gorsebrook Avenue
Loyola Building, 1st Floor
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Featuring: Sue Goyette, Robin Metcalfe, Amanda Jernigan, Annick MacAskill, Rob Taylor
Poster:
Poetry Pile On: A Celebration of Best Canadian Poetry 2019 and What the Poets Are Doing
Sunday, March 8th, 2 PM
Westminster Books
88 York St, Fredericton
Featuring: Amanda Jernigan, Rebecca Salazar, Sue Sinclair, Rob Taylor, Nick Thran, Douglas Walbourne-Gough
Poster:
Best Canadian Poetry Vancouver Reading
Thursday, January 16th, 7 PM
Massy Books
229 Georgia Street, Vancouver
Hosted by: Rob Taylor and Fiona Tinwei Lam
Featuring: Christopher Evans, Dallas Hunt, Laura Matwichuk, Sonnet L’Abbé, Marion Quednau, Shazia Hafiz Ramji, Shaun Robinson, Ellie Sawatzky, Kevin Spenst, Mallory Tater and Ian Williams
Free!
Best Canadian Poetry Victoria Launch
Thursday, January 23rd, 7 PM
Bolen Books
111 – 1644 Hillside Avenue (Hillside Centre), Victoria
Hosted by: Rob Taylor
Featuring: John Barton, Ali Blythe, Marilyn Bowering, Sara Cassidy, Kayla Czaga, Dallas Hunt and Sonnet L’Abbé
Free!
What Poets Speak: A Conversation Celebrating What The Poets Are Doing
“Panels” Stage, Montalbano Family Room, Vancouver Public Library Central Branch, 3:20 – 4:20 PM
350 West Georgia, Vancouver
Moderator: Rob Taylor
Panelists: Russell Thornton, Elizabeth Bachinsky and Raoul Fernandes
Free!
This event is part of WORD Vancouver!
Best Canadian Poetry
Waterfront Theatre, 2:00 – 3:30 PM
1412 Cartwright Street
Moderator: Rob Taylor
Panelists: Billy-Ray Belcourt, Kayla Czaga, Dallas Hunt and Souvankham Thammavongsa
Free!
This event is part of The Vancouver Writers Fest!
Best Canadian Poetry of 2019
Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, 2:00 PM
235 Queens Quay West
Hosted by: Anita Lahey, Amanda Jernigan and Rob Taylor
Readers: Gary Barwin, Sue Chenette, Sadiqa de Meijer, Adebe DeRango-Adem, D.A. Lockhartt, Katie McGarry, Jimmy McInnes, A.F. Moritz, Alexandra Oliver and Souvankham Thammavongsa.
Free!
This event is part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors!
What the Poets are Doing Toronto Launch
Thursday, March 28th, 6:30 PM
Queen Books
914 Queen Street E, Toronto
Featuring: Linda Besner, Karen Solie, Phoebe Wang and me!
Poster:
What the Poets are Doing Ottawa Launch
Saturday, March 30th, 4:30 PM
Knox Presbyterian Church
120 Lisgar Street, Ottawa
Featuring: Linda Besner, Armand Garnet Ruffo, Phoebe Wang and me!
This event is part of VerseFest Ottawa!