Past

Past Events

Sunday Nov 17 2019 @ 10:00 AM Eastern: Brunch with a Bunch of Poets

AllSaints • 330 Laurier Avenue East

Afua Cooper
English
Jason Heroux
English
Julie Pellissier-Lush
English
Margaret Michèle Cook
French

Saturday Nov 16 2019 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Readings and Music

Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St

Paul Edward Costa
English
Victoria Butler
English
Marty Gervais
English
Call Me Katie
English
Jean-Philippe Raîche
French Canada

Saturday Nov 16 2019 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: Panel: What is a Poet Laureate?

Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St

Noémie Pomerleau-Cloutier
French
Pierrette Requier
French
Jean-Philippe Raîche
French Canada
Rachel McCrum
English

Saturday Nov 16 2019 @ 1:00 PM Eastern: Panel: What Is a Poet Laureate?

Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St

Afua Cooper
English
John Barton
English
Jason Heroux
English
Marty Gervais
English
Deanna Young
English

Friday Nov 15 2019 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Opening Reading

Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St

John Barton
English
Noémie Pomerleau-Cloutier
French
Pierrette Requier
French
Deanna Young
English
Rachel McCrum
English

Friday Nov 15 2019 @ 5:00 PM Eastern: Reception/Welcome

Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St

Sunday Mar 31 2019 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Closing Event

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Émilie Turmel
French
Richard Harrison
English
Melissa Ouimet
French

Sunday Mar 31 2019 @ 4:30 PM Eastern: Jazz Interlude

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Lenard Moore
English
Alrick Huebener
English
Daniel Groleau Landry
French Local

Sunday Mar 31 2019 @ 4:00 PM Eastern: French Slam

Le Troquet • 41, rue Laval, Gatineau

José Claer
French
Fanny Lachambre
French
Le Scap
French
Daniel Groleau Landry
French Local
Annie St-Jean
French

Sunday Mar 31 2019 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: In/Words & Blue Mondays

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Celena Bedford
English
Clara Lagacé
French
Tess Liem
English
Ren Iwamoto
English

Sunday Mar 31 2019 @ 1:00 PM Eastern: Short-forms Showcase

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Lenard Moore
English
Cameron Anstee
English
Mike Montreuil
French
Claudia Coutu Radmore
English Local

Saturday Mar 30 2019 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Band

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
English

Saturday Mar 30 2019 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Transatlantic Showcase

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Aifric Mac Aodha
English
Katharina Schultens
English
Mary Noonan
English
ísta Fanney Sigurdardóttir
English

Saturday Mar 30 2019 @ 4:30 PM Eastern: What the Poets Are Doing Launch

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Rob Taylor
English
Linda Besner
English
Armand Garnet Ruffo
English
Phoebe Wang
English

Saturday Mar 30 2019 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: Talk Talk

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Ursula Andkjær Olsen
English
Renée Sarojini Saklikar
English
Mark L. Winston
English
Bob Hogg
English

Saturday Mar 30 2019 @ 1:00 PM Eastern: Factory Lecture Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Klara du Plessis
English
Sennah Yee
English

Saturday Mar 30 2019 @ 10:00 AM Eastern: Poetry & Pyjamas

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Dennis Lee
English

Friday Mar 29 2019 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: VerseFest Invitational Slam

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Anomaly
English
Danielle K.L. Grégoire
English
Rhube Knox
English
Sam Taskie
English
Infinite Mind
English
Shawn K
English
Shery Alexander Heinis
English Local
Manahil Bandukwala
English Local Canada
Poetiquette
English Local Canada
Vanessa Rotondo aka V
English

Friday Mar 29 2019 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Writersfest showcase

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Ursula Andkjær Olsen
English
Renée Sarojini Saklikar
English
Jean-Marc Desgent
French

Thursday Mar 28 2019 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Plan 99

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Dani Couture
English
Harold Hoefle
English
Stefan Psenak
French
Armand Garnet Ruffo
English

Thursday Mar 28 2019 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Arc Poetry Magazine

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Jenny Haysom
English
David O’Meara
English Local
Doyali Islam
English
stephanie roberts
English

Wednesday Mar 27 2019 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Sawdust Reading Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Rebecca Pāpucaru
English
Gillian Sze
English
Adeena Karasick
English
Billeh Nickerson
English

Wednesday Mar 27 2019 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Tree Reading Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Jack Davis
English
Brenda Leifso
English
Elizabeth Ross
English
Marie Darsigny
French

Tuesday Mar 26 2019 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Urban Legends

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Tanya Evanson
English
CéZuRe
French
Chukky Ibe
English

Tuesday Mar 26 2019 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Opening Night

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

t'ai freedom ford
English
Billy-Ray Belcourt
English
Pierre Nepveu
French
Monique Manatch
English

Saturday Mar 23 2019 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Poet Laureate Inauguration

City Hall • 110 Laurier Avenue W

Amal El-Mohtar
French
Deanna Young
English
Margaret Michèle Cook
French

Saturday Mar 23 2019 @ 3:00 PM Eastern:

City Hall • 110 Laurier Avenue W

Nicole Brossard
French
Andrée Lacelle
French
Julie Huard
French
Pierre Nepveu
French
Michel Ouellette
French
Eric Charlebois
French Local
Guy Jean
French
Herménégilde Chiasson
French
Michel Côté
French
Paul Savoie
French

Friday Mar 1 2019 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: 2019 Schedule to be Announced

TBA • TBA

Rebecca Pāpucaru
English
Anomaly
English
Tanya Evanson
English
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
English
Émilie Turmel
French

Sunday Mar 25 2018 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Closing Night

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Lady Vanessa Cardona
English
Miles Hodges
English

Sunday Mar 25 2018 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Hall of Honour Reading

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Georgette LeBlanc
French
2018 Hall of Honour Inductees
French

Sunday Mar 25 2018 @ 4:30 PM Eastern: KaDo: Haiku pop-up

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Hans Jongman
English
Luce Pelletier
French

Sunday Mar 25 2018 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: American Interests

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Jasmine Dreame Wagner
English
Robyn Schiff
English
Major Jackson
English
Didi Jackson
English

Sunday Mar 25 2018 @ 1:30 PM Eastern: National Capital Region Showcase

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Henry Beissel
English
Christine McNair
English
Madeleine Stratford
French Local
Chris Johnson
English

Saturday Mar 24 2018 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Ottawa International Writersfest

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Steve McCaffery
English
Gary Barwin
English
Sjón
English

Saturday Mar 24 2018 @ 4:30 PM Eastern: The Magic and Usefulness of Poetry

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Natalie Wee
English
Sneha Madhavan-Reese
English Local
Brandon Wint
English
Jamaal Jackson Rogers
English

Saturday Mar 24 2018 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: Sawdust Reading Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Claire Kelly
English
Jean Van Loon
English
J.Roger Léveillé
French
Louise Bernice Halfe
English Canada

Saturday Mar 24 2018 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: Transatlantic Showcase

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Peter Sirr
English
Gonzalo Hermo
Spanish
Berta Garcí­a Faet
Spanish
Colette Bryce
English
Erin Mouré
English

Saturday Mar 24 2018 @ 1:00 PM Eastern: Factory Lecture Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Hoa Nguyen
English
Klara du Plessis
English

Saturday Mar 24 2018 @ 10:30 AM Eastern: Poetry and Pyjamas

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Kalli Dakos
English

Friday Mar 23 2018 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Versefest Invitational Slam

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Holly Painter
English
Mia Morgan
English
Playto
English
Bassam
English
Sarah Kabamba
English
Zee
English
Nathanaí«l Larochette
English
CauseMo
English
Billie the Kid
English
Apollo the Child
English Local

Friday Mar 23 2018 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Plan 99 Reading Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Nyla Matuk
English
Daniel H. Dugas
French
Allison LaSorda
English
Jeff Latosik
English

Thursday Mar 22 2018 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: In/Words Magazine Presents

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Kama La Mackerel
English
Victoria Gravesande
English
Alex Manley
English
Frédéric Lanouette
French

Thursday Mar 22 2018 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Arc Poetry Magazine Presents

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Lynn Crosbie
English
Valerie Charnish
English
Rasiqra Revulva
English

Wednesday Mar 21 2018 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Blue Mondays

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Jonathan Lamy
French
Jennifer Baker
English Local
Rachel McCrum
English
Tina Charlebois
French

Wednesday Mar 21 2018 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Tree Reading Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Carolyn Marie Souaid
English
Kate Cayley
English
Louise Dupré
French
David Groulx
English

Tuesday Mar 20 2018 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Urban Legends

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Ahmed Ali
English
Chris Tse
English
Natasha Kanapé Fontaine
English

Tuesday Mar 20 2018 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Opening Night

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

David Charette
English
Jan Zwicky
English
Alice Notley
English

Sunday Mar 26 2017 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Sawdust

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Steven Heighton
English
Louis Bertholom
French

Sunday Mar 26 2017 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Poet Laureate Inauguration

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Mark Doty
English
Poet Laureate/ Poète lauréat
French

Sunday Mar 26 2017 @ 4:30 PM Eastern: Student Showcase

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Frédérique Champagne
French
Evan J. Hoskins
English
Lauren Stiers
English

Sunday Mar 26 2017 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: KaDo (New Time)

Pressed Cafe • 750 Gladstone

Marco Fraticelli
English
Maxianne Berger
French

Sunday Mar 26 2017 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: Arc

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Jill Jorgenson
English
Lisa Robertson
English
Phoebe Wang
English
Robyn Sarah
English

Sunday Mar 26 2017 @ 1:00 PM Eastern: National Capital Region Showcase

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Sandra Ridley
English Local
Mark Frutkin
English
Angèle Bassolé Ouédraogo
French
Guy Jean
French

Saturday Mar 25 2017 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Railroad

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Alan Gillis
English
Leanne O'Sullivan
English
Jordan Abel
English

Saturday Mar 25 2017 @ 4:30 PM Eastern: Fire and Ice

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

LouNat
French
Truth Is
English
Beth Anne Ellipsis
English
Barâa Arar
English

Saturday Mar 25 2017 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: Translation Panel

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Patrick Friesen
English
Ulrikka S. Gernes
English
Chus Pato
English
Lisa Robertson
English
Erin Mouré
English

Saturday Mar 25 2017 @ 1:00 PM Eastern: Factory Reading Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Marilyn Irwin
English
Faizal Deen
English

Friday Mar 24 2017 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Cap Slam

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Amélie Prévost
French
Invitational Poetry Slam
English

Friday Mar 24 2017 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Plan 99

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Sharon McCartney
English
Moez Surani
English
Catriona Wright
English

Thursday Mar 23 2017 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Blue Mondays & In/Words

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Kayla Czaga
English
Christian Milat
French
Alessia Di Cesare
English
Ali Blythe
English

Thursday Mar 23 2017 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: VERSeFest Voices

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

André Narbonne
English
Eva HD
English
Michael Dennis
English
Michel Côté
French

Wednesday Mar 22 2017 @ 10:30 PM Eastern: Rhizome

Live on Elgin • 220 Elgin Street, 2nd floor

Anonymus
French
Erika Soucy
French
Benoit Jutras
French
Roger Des Roches
French
Bertrand Laverdure
French
Rhizome
French
Thierry Dimanche
French

Wednesday Mar 22 2017 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: VERSeFest Showcase

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Tereza Riedlbauchová
French
Paisley Rekdal
English
Brandon Wint
English

Wednesday Mar 22 2017 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Tree Reading Series Presents

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Madhur Anand
English
Dominic Langlois
French
bill bissett
English

Tuesday Mar 21 2017 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Urban Legends

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Cannon2x
English
kay'la fraser
English
Carlos Andrés Gómez
English

Tuesday Mar 21 2017 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Opening Night

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Zachary Richard
French
Carolyn Smart
English
Stephen Collis
English

Sunday Mar 20 2016 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Hall of Honour

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

George Elliott Clarke
English
Robyn Sarah
English

Sunday Mar 20 2016 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: KaDo

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Terry Ann Carter
English
André Duhaime
English

Sunday Mar 20 2016 @ 1:00 PM Eastern: Ottawa Showcase

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Frances Boyle
English
Colin Morton
English
Sneha Madhavan-Reese
English Local
Tina Charlebois
French

Saturday Mar 19 2016 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Railroad Reading Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Leontia Flynn
English
Maurice Riordan
English
M. Travis Lane
English

Saturday Mar 19 2016 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Sawdust Reading Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Hosted by Jennifer Pederson and Liam Burke

David McGimpsey
English
Sébastien Bérubé
French
Marc LeMyre
French
Natalie Hanna
English

Saturday Mar 19 2016 @ 4:30 PM Eastern: Fire and Ice

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Hosted by Artemysia

Amy Iliza
English
Rebecca Lea Thomas
English
Annie St-Jean
French
Vanessa Rotondo aka V
English

Saturday Mar 19 2016 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: Student Showcase

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Kathryn Sweet
English
Frédéric Lanouette
French
Geneviève Bouchard
French
Sanita Fejzic
English Local Canada

Saturday Mar 19 2016 @ 1:00 PM Eastern: Factory Reading Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Hosted by rob mclennan

Anne Boyer
English
Ben Ladouceur
English Local

Friday Mar 18 2016 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Capital Slam

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Guy Perreault
French
Cathy Petch
English
Kevin Matthews
English Local Canada

Friday Mar 18 2016 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Bookthug Presents

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Shannon Maguire
English
Francois Turcot
French
Phil Hall
English Local Canada

Thursday Mar 17 2016 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Urban Legends Poetry Slam

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Hosted by Apollo the Child

Erin Dingle
English
King Kimbit
English Local
Blue Louise Moffatt
English
Wes Ryan
English
Maya Basudde
English
Larissa Tarasoff
English
Barâa Arar
English
Jamaal Jackson Rogers
English
Rational Rebel
English

Thursday Mar 17 2016 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Arc Poetry Magazine

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Marilyn Dumont
English
Katherine Leyton
English
Hector Ruiz
French
Doyali Islam
English

Wednesday Mar 16 2016 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: BlUe MOndays & In/Words

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Mia Morgan
English
Liz Howard
English Canada
Paul Savoie
French

Wednesday Mar 16 2016 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Tree Reading Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Gabriel Robichaud
French
Caroline Pignat
English
Pamela Mordecai
English
Thierry Dimanche
French

Tuesday Mar 15 2016 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: VERSeFest Showcase

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Yusef Komunyakaa
English
Élise Turcotte
French
Jane Munro
English

Tuesday Mar 15 2016 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Opening Night

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Sonia Lamontagne
French
Gerald Hill
English
Ger∂ur Kristny
English
Amal El-Mohtar
French

Monday Mar 30 2015 @ 1:00 PM Eastern: Lorna Crozier

University of Ottawa • 75 Laurier Ave E, Simard Hall, Room 129

Lorna Crozier
English

Monday Mar 30 2015 @ 1:00 PM Eastern: Patrick Lane Reading

Carleton University • 1125 Colonel By Drive, Dunton Tower, Room 1811

Patrick Lane
English

Sunday Mar 29 2015 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Festival Closer

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Patrick Lane
English
Lorna Crozier
English
Michel Therien
French
Herménégilde Chiasson
French

Sunday Mar 29 2015 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Hall of Honour

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

John Akpata
English
Anthony Bansfield
English

Sunday Mar 29 2015 @ 4:30 PM Eastern: Writers Festival

Pressed Cafe • 750 Gladstone

Dennis Cooley
English
Paul Vermeersch
English
Steven Artelle
English
Frances Itani
English

Sunday Mar 29 2015 @ 2:30 PM Eastern: Mercurial Tongues

Pressed Cafe • 750 Gladstone

Claire Caldwell
English
Roland Prevost
English
Stan Dragland
English

Saturday Mar 28 2015 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Capital Slam

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Alessandra Naccarato
English
Lillian Allen
English
Titilope Sonuga
English

Saturday Mar 28 2015 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Railroad

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Gary Geddes
English
Raúl Zurita
English
Forrest Gander
English
Elaine Feeney
English

Saturday Mar 28 2015 @ 4:30 PM Eastern: Fire and Ice

Pressed Cafe • 750 Gladstone

King Kimbit
English Local
Emma Blue
English
Artemysia
English
Rational Rebel
English

Saturday Mar 28 2015 @ 3:00 PM Eastern: Student Showcase

Gallery 101 • 51 B Young Street

Kathleen Goulet
French
Emily McRae
French
Frédéric Lanouette
French
Geneviève Bouchard
French

Saturday Mar 28 2015 @ 2:30 PM Eastern: Factory Lecture Series

Pressed Cafe • 750 Gladstone

Hosted by rob mclennan

Lisa Jarnot
English
Armand Garnet Ruffo
English

Saturday Mar 28 2015 @ 1:00 PM Eastern: KaDo

Gallery 101 • 51 B Young Street

Hosted by Claudia Radmore

Grant Savage
English
Marshall Hryciuk
English

Friday Mar 27 2015 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Urban Legends

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Hosted by Khaleefa

Komi Olaf
English
Sheri-D Wilson
English
Barâa Arar
English
Jamaal Jackson Rogers
English

Friday Mar 27 2015 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: Arc Poetry Magazine

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Stevie Howell
English
JC Bouchard
English
Giles Benaway
English
Pearl Pirie
English Local

Thursday Mar 26 2015 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Tree Reading Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Patrick Friesen
English
Jeramy Dodds
English
Anne Compton
English
Nick Laird
English

Thursday Mar 26 2015 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: A B Series

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Gail Scott
English
Deanna Young
English
Eric Charlebois
French Local

Wednesday Mar 25 2015 @ 9:00 PM Eastern: Blue Mondays & In/Words

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Sandra Ridley
English Local
dalton derkson
English
Lise Gaboury-Diallo
French
bill bissett
English

Wednesday Mar 25 2015 @ 7:00 PM Eastern: AAOF

Knox Church • 120 Lisgar St.

Stephen Brockwell
English
Lélia Young
French
Gilles Latour
French Local Canada
Margaret Michèle Cook
French