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Morning / Afternoon |
Evening |
April 19
Monday |
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Blinks in the Belly
7:00pm – 10:30pm · The Artery
80+ poets kick out rapid-fire verse. Seating limited – come early.
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April 20
Tuesday |
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Girls Night Out
7:00pm – 10:00pm · Audrey’s Books
Featuring Ariel Gordon, Tracy Hamon, and Su Croll.
Last Chance Poetry Slam
8:00pm – 11:00pm · Rouge Poetry Lounge
I hear you rolled your way into the semis!
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April 21
Wednesday |
Literary Cocktails
4:00pm – 6:00pm · The Faculty Club
Come have a drink or two with Robert Kroetsch, Alice Major, and Rob McLennan
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Talonbooks Launch Party
7:30pm – 9:30pm · The Artery
George Bowering, Weyman Chan, Stephen Collis, Garry Thomas Morse, Frank Davey.
Poetry in Spirit
7:00pm – 9:00pm · Audrey’s Books
featuring Lorri Neilsen Glenn
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April 22
Thursday |
Poetry Central
11:30am – 1:30pm · Stanley Milner Library
Book Chat
12:00pm – 12:45pm · CBC Center Stage
A talk with George Bowering
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Writer’s Guild Poetry Award Shortlist
7:00pm – 9:00pm · Audrey’s Books
Find out who is up for the Stephan J. Stephanson Award this year.
Poetry Slam Finals
8:00pm – 11:00pm · The Artery.
The competition will be tough, and it’ll be a great show.
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April 23
Friday |
Poetry Central
11:30am – 1:30pm · Stanley Milner Library
Book Chat
12:00pm – 12:45pm · CBC Center Stage
A talk with the legendary Don McKay
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See This, Hear Me: Visual Poetry
7:30pm – 9:00pm · Latitude 53
With Daniel Scott Tysdal, Derek Beaulieu, Shawna Lemay, and Jolanta Lapiak
Words and Music with Ian Ferrier (CAA)
8:00pm – 9:30pm · Campus Saint-Jean.
An evening of words and music.
Hip Hop Heart. Beat
8:00pm – 11:00pm · The Artery
Bring your beats and your love. $10.00 admission. Seating limited – come early.
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April 24
Saturday |
Workshop: Performing Your Words
9:30am – 4:00pm · Faculty Saint-Jean
A charge event with the CAA, requires pre-registration (click for details).
Sound Poetry Workshop
10:00am – 12:00noon · Stanley Milner Library
Learn about the dark art of sound poetry.
Poetry Central
11:30am – 1:30pm · Stanley Milner Library
Found in Translation: A Sharing
1:00pm – 2:15pm · Stanley Milner Library.
Readings from five languages.
Try Your Tongue at Translation
2:30pm – 4:30pm · Stanley Milner Library
Translation workshop.
The Poetry Sweatshop
3:00pm – 5:00pm · The Artery
The return of the notorious poetry sweatshop.
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Findings: The Poetry Party
8:00pm – 11:00pm · The Artery.
Star-studded blowout with Ian Ferrier, Valerie Mason-John, Don McKay, and Kimmy Beach. Seating limited – come early.
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April 25
Sunday |
Writers Corner at the Library
1:00pm – 2:30pm · Stanley Milner Library
The Cafe Readings
1:30pm – 4:30pm · Various downtown cafes.
Over 100 poets invade downtown Edmonton.
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HERMEN Event
7:30pm – 9:30pm · Leva Cappuccino Bar
Interpreting Hermenuetics!
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April 27
Tuesday |
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Dektet Launch (Frontenac House)
7:00pm – 10:00pm · Stanley Milner Library
A host of ten authors launch their new books.
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