Events Schedule
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Sh*t, Actually with Lindy West
Sh*t, Actually is a love letter and a break-up note all in one: to the films that shaped us and the ones that ruined us. More often than not, West finds, they’re one and ...
Masterclass: On Biographies with Michael Posner
Everything you need to know about oral biography in one easy lesson, with renowned biographer Michael Posner. Want to buy the book? Find it here. Michael Posner is an award-winning writer, playwright, journalist, and ...
Nonfiction Sto-Po Slam
Co-curated by LitFest and Edmonton Poetry Festival, this year’s Nonfiction Slam will feature prose stories and poetry entries. 4 stories, 4 poems, one winner. All glory. Grab a beverage and join in to be ...
In Conversation: Jordan Abel
Jordan Abel is a multimedia artist with roots in exploring colonization through textual and poetic interpretation. His work encompasses multifaceted research and presents an intense, calculated and human look at the conditions of living ...
In Conversation: Billy-Ray Belcourt
The youngest ever winner of the Griffin Prize, Billy-Ray Belcourt mines his personal history to reconcile the world he was born into with the world that could be in his debut memoir, A History ...
Harnarayan Singh: One Game at A Time
From the distinct and vibrant voice behind Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi comes the story of pursuing a dream and defying the odds, reminding us all of hockey’s power to unite. Author Harnarayan Singh ...
In Conversation: Ian Keteku
Join us in meeting Ian Keteku, spoken word poet, musician, and artist, with a look into his celebrated body of work, his new book and latest album, and an immersive Q and A about ...
Panel: Get Outside
In these pandemic times, we’re all looking for ways to spend time in the great outdoors. Authors Gina Rae La Cerva (Feasting Wild), Julia Zarankin (Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder), and Tørbjørn Ekelund ...
Masterclass: Jottings from a Nonfiction Insomniac with Lorna Crozier
“This seminar will touch upon some of the questions that keep me awake: How do you write a memoir when your memory’s shot? How do you tell the truth when the truth hurts others? ...
In Conversation: Michelle Parise
Alone: A Love Story is Michelle Parise’s memoir of falling in love, the fallout of infidelity, and everything messy in between. Her memoir is the inspiration behind the hit CBC podcast of the same ...
The Memoir Hour: Helen Knott, David A. Robertson & Christa Couture
Three panelists with memoirs on incredible resilience, and finding your identity amid challenges of all kinds. Panelists include Helen Knott, David A. Robertson and Christa Couture.
Masterclass: Adventurous Writing: Exploring the Environment Through Creative Non-Fiction with James Raffan
James Raffan explores the challenges and opportunities that come with writing about the environment. He discusses creative nonfiction as an effective approach to engaging readers, and addresses the connections between wild spaces and Indigenous ...
Big Friendship
Top-ranking podcasters of Call Your Girlfriend on their new book, Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close, in conversation with host Adrienne Pan.
Beyond the Food Court Launch
To kick off the festival in virtual space, the contributors to Beyond the Food Court —all writers from diverse ethnic backgrounds that call Edmonton home — gather to celebrate the launch of their anthology, ...
Immersive Reading: David Berry
David Berry, On Nostalgia: Nothing says "memories of Edmonton" like a walk along the High Level Bridge, along with a cup of cocoa and sweet treats.
Immersive Reading: Beyond the Food Court
Beyond the Food Court: An Anthology of Literary Cuisines: The authors of this book are all writers from diverse ethnic backgrounds that call Edmonton home. The reading is a selection of short parts from ...
Immersive Reading: Vivek Shraya
Vivek Shraya, God Loves Hair: Colour in Juliana Neufeld's illustrations from the 10th anniversary edition of the book as you listen. This book comes with an author-signed bookplate.
Immersive Reading: Michelle Parise
Michelle Parise, Alone: A Love Story: Experience a bit of Parise's Calabrese heritage as you cook along with her reading. Food is love, family, and all things Italian.
Preparing Your Manuscript with Jordan Abel
The Edmonton Poetry Festival is happy to share that award-winning author Jordan Abel will be hosting a special workshop on manuscripts. Are you an author with a whole lot of writing, and no idea ...
Translating Home
What does it mean to translate home? How does the concept of “home” change when you identify as multilingual/multicultural? What are the connections between the languages we speak and the lands we have inhabited? ...
The Café Readings
Wind down festival week with our traditional chorus of local voices. You’ve got all the choice in the world as our café readings mark the festival’s last day. Dozens of poets will share brief ...
HomeFront, The Saturday Poetry Party
This event is sponsored by Robert Less-Miller. The Edmonton Poetry Festival is throwing it’s annual poetry party and volunteer appreciation night, with internationally acclaimed poets and local superstars to show what the power of ...
The Alongside: Poetry & The Architecture of Home with Canisia Lubrin
The River City Lecture, Sponsored by Alice Major. Poetry translates experience into writing that often helps us navigate compromised categories of belonging and home. As poets, our perceptions of the world departs from and ...
Alive! & Open
Alive! Is a heavy-hitting, multidisciplinary poetry experience curated and performed by nationally-celebrated poet Brandon Wint as well as an accompaniment of dancers and musicians who have created a one-of-a-kind showcase. Brandon will be accompanied ...
Homebody
Homebody invites prominent queer poets from across Canada to showcase their work in an exploration of the way home, and their place in it, manifests in themselves. Bringing in Victoria poet Arleen Paré, queer ...
Music in Poetry with Arleen Paré
Presented in partnership with the Canadian Authors Association. Arleen Paré will explore rhyme, rhythm and repetition in poetry through this extended workshop, presented in part with the Canadian Authors Association. This intensive workshop will ...
Wine and Wild Women Wordsmiths
The ever-popular Wine and Wild Women Wordsmiths is back! And this year’s readers amplify the power of the female voice. Like poetry, there is a sea of wine styles and types to choose from. ...
The Story of Home with Arleen Paré
Presented in partnership with the Canadian Authors Association. The Story of Home will be a shifting talk about the term and concept of home – the complexity of it and the confusions – with ...
Travel-Log at CBC Centre Stage
Where are you going? Where have you been? If there was ever a more Edmonton question, these poets would love to hear it! Take a listen as these mostly-local writers define home in unusual ...
Home and Away: Writing Our Lands
In this workshop, participants will explore how the lands we carry with us can be both places of belonging and epicentres of disconnection. Drawing from Robert Macfarlane’s lyrical book of essays, Landmarks, participants look ...
Landscape
Poets and visual artists come together in an evening of live-painting inspired by the poets’ work. This event pairs each prominent poet with an artist who will seek to capture the essences of the ...
French Twist
The 8th edition of French Twist, Edmonton Poetry Festival’s francophone event, is designed and hosted by Josée Thibeault with the view to inviting audience members into a unique bilingual experience of poetry at the ...
Make Oneself at Home
Presented in Partnership with Glass Buffalo Magazine. Glass Buffalo is back again with their annual showcase of up-and-coming voices, as well as beloved favourites, to the poetry scene. Hear from emerging poets who are ...
Literary Cocktails
Please join Marita Dachsel, celebrated Victoria-based poet, for drinks as she reads from There Are Not Enough Sad Songs. She will be joined by Edmonton’s own Jenna Butler, poet, professor, essayist, and organic farmer ...
Local Books 2 at CBC Centre Stage
Haven’t been keeping up with CanLit? We have! The Edmonton Poetry Festival is happy to showcase five writers, highlighting the best new books to hit the shelves. Join us as we explore the local, ...
Poetry Central 3
Poetry Central is your chance for a lunch-time poetry meet-up in the downtown! Watch some of Edmonton’s emerging and established, page and stage poets, have a short-order poem written for you on the spot, ...
Editing on Eggshells: Leadership, Vulnerability and the Editorial Process
An editing masterclass with Peter Midgley. After Peter won the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence, he remarked in an interview that editing is like carving a delicate relief on an eggshell, that he ...
pê-kîwêhtatân itwêwin
What does it mean to bring the word home? pê-kîwêhtatân itwêwin will posit this question to four talented indigenous poets, listening in on their musings as they showcase their work at the headlining event ...
Vintage Poetry
All are welcome at this annual evening of well-aged poets features local poets at the SEESA. The evening includes wine and cheese (cash bar available). Tickets are $5.00 in advance or $7.00 at the ...
Let Us Compare Mythologies: Digital Tools for Poets
How do you harness the power of social media and other digital tools to reach a wider audience? What platforms should you invest your time in to engage with your audience? How can your ...
Brown Bag Lunch – Practicing Home
How does home manifest within us? How does it take shape in our stories and conversations? Poets NASRA, and Ahmed Knowmadic join us to read their work and engage in conversation with poet and ...
Poetry Central 2
Poetry Central is your chance for a lunch-time poetry meet-up in the downtown! Watch some of Edmonton’s emerging and established, page and stage poets, have a short-order poem written for you on the spot, ...
YouTube, On the Other Hand
Alexis Hillyard is a content creator. And she breaks a lot of the typical content creator rules. In this workshop, she will take participants on a journey through her YouTube Creator life, from start ...
Edmonton Slam Finals 2019
Come and judge Edmonton’s spoken word poets in this year’s season finale! Only the top ten poets from this year’s Breath in Poetry slam will be taking the stage to see who makes it ...
RE:Home
How do we understand the land around us? Our connection to the earth and environment can centre us or drive us away from a place, redefining our place in the world and our definition ...
Local Books 1 at CBC Centre Stage
Haven’t been keeping up with CanLit? We have! Edmonton Poetry Festival is happy to showcase four Edmonton writers, highlighting Edmonton’s best new books to hit the shelves. Join us as we explore the local, ...
Poetry Central 1
Poetry Central is your chance for a lunch-time poetry meet-up in the downtown! Watch some of Edmonton’s emerging and established, page and stage poets, have a short-order poem written for you on the spot, ...
Drone & Words
Drone & Words is a collaborative showcase featuring spoken word poets paired with the soundscapes of experimental musicians. It sets an intention of creating a space for experimental poetry, connecting artists of different disciplines ...