Victoria Festival of Authors presents Mine to Break, with Adrienne Gruber, author of Q&A. Also with Billy-Ray Belcourt and Ali Blythe. Join us in an examination of the poetic place where the foundations of identity can be broken open and examined; in a discussion of poetry as a process of deconstruction, of getting down to […]

After Words Literary Festival presents Books and Brunch, with Gwen Benaway, author of Holy Wild,  and Mona Awad. Hosted by Stephanie Domet. Ticketed event: $40.00. Purchase tickets here: https://www.tickethalifax.com/events/97791671/sunday-morning-at-the-afterwords-festival

Toronto Public Library's new poetry series re:verses and curator Phoebe Wang present Poetry and Acts of Care, an evening of poetry with Hana Shafi, author of It Begins with the Body, and Soraya Peerbaye. Phoebe Wang curates an evening to explore how poetry can embody acts of care for ourselves and for today's urgent issues. […]

Whistler Writers Festival presents The Literary Cabaret, with Lee Maracle (Hope Matters and My  Conversations with Canadians), plus a host of other authors. The authors will read while musicians enhance their reading performances. Ticketed event.  

BookFest Windsor presentsBFW19 Panel #3: Poetry: with Gwen Benaway, author of Holy Wild. Also with Melanie Janisse Barlow and Jim Johnstone. Tickets for BookFest Windsor are on sale at Eventbrite or in person at Biblioasis Bookstore 1520 Wyandotte Street W., Windsor, or at the door before each event. All prices are listed on the BookFest […]

Whistler Writers Festival presents New Voices Rising, with Shannon Webb-Campbell, author of I am a Body of Land, and more. Ticketed event.

Vancouver Writers Fest presents Hope Matters, with Lee Maracle, Columpa Bobb and Tania Carter. “Hope frees, hope relieves; hope moves us… In the end, Hope Matters.” So begins a powerful collection of poetry from literary matriarch, Lee Maracle, and her daughters Columpa Bobb and Tania Carter, depicting the journey of Indigenous peoples from colonialism to […]