The Ontario Poetry Society’s Durham Region Spoken Word Poetry Festival at Station Gallery on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 has SOLD-OUT.

Happy World Poetry Day from The Ontario Poetry Society.
“May poetry continue to be a powerful voice of expression, reflection, and hope for a better world.”

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Save the date! On Wednesday June 10, 2026, Jim Johnstone is a feature poet on Poetry Night at Station Gallery (1450 Henry Street, Whitby, Ontario). Free in-person and Zoom tickets will be available on Eventbrite in May 2026.

~ with Shannon ♥️

December 13th-20th
Feline Visions ~ An Exploration of Cats in Art
at the Foy House 92 Isabella Street, Toronto, ON 🇨🇦

The Writers’ Community of Durham Region is featuring award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer on Saturday, December 13th in Whitby, ON. 🇨🇦 Visit www.wcdr.info for details.

The Best Poetry Books of 2025 Reviews by David Starkey As I have every year since 2014, in 2025 I set aside a couple of months to peruse the year’s books of poetry–at least those books I had on hand. In the past, I…

Stock is one of the California Review of Books’ best poetry collections of 2025! calirb.com/the-best-poe...

"Feed the Need in Durham is a network of 65 hunger relief programs that provide food and services to those facing hunger in the Durham Region." Ontario, 🇨🇦
Please consider donating.
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The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, November 21: Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl, span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents The Factory Reading Series the pre-small press book fair reading featuring reading...

The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, November 21: Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl, / @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social @meetthepresses.bsky.social ;
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Sharing in support of creatives performing on Saturday, November 15th at 7pm @ the Alcove Centre for the Arts — 244, 7th Avenue SE, Calgary. 🇨🇦

The results are in. Meet the winners of FreeFall Magazine’s 2025 Prose & Poetry Contest.

Swipe through to see this year’s voices shaping Canadian Literature.

New Call for Submissions now open! Submit your music-themed Poetry by Oct. 29, 2025. Full submission details below:

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AIDAN CHAFE is a poet and educator. His poems have appeared in CV2, EVENT, The Fiddlehead and PRISM international. He lives on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver).

Find two of Chafe's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...

the green notebook,
, further notes from spring: reading Diane di Prima's 1985 Charles Olson lecture, and Grant Faulkner’s The art of brevity. crafting the very short story, / @unmpress.bsky.social ;
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Sharing in support of fellow writers, reading at Audreys Books (10702 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta) on October 25, 2025 at 3:00pm. 🇨🇦

"The Ajax Public Library and Town of Ajax are hosting the Beyond Barriers Art Show in celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Brain Injury Association of Durham Region artists are invited to take part. Theme: No Limits.”

Marc Perez : Some Notes on Goodness How does a poem begin?         Difficult questions, rob. To answer them, I sought clarity from texts by my man, Walter Benjamin. N...

newly posted: Marc Perez : Some Notes on Goodness
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Thanks, Jennifer!

76 Calls for Submissions in October 2025 - Paying markets This October there are more than six dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As alway...

76 Calls for Submissions in October 2025 - Paying markets
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34 works of Canadian poetry coming out in fall 2025 | CBC Books Here are the Canadian poetry collections we are excited about this fall!

So many great books coming out this Fall! #canlit #booksky #poetry

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The Writers’ Union of Canada has been awarded an Arts Service Organization: Operating Grant from the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l’Ontario and the Ontario Government. 🇨🇦

NEXT WEEK! Don't miss this gathering of the 2025 Lampman Award finalists at Perfect Books on Tuesday, September 23rd. Readings start at 7pm, and books will be available for purchase. If you're in Ottawa, come on out!

Supporting Poets performing in Southwestern, Ontario. 🇨🇦