VERSeFest is thrilled to introduce our inaugural Poet-in-Residence, local poet and short fiction author Amal El-Mohtar.
Andrée Lacelle is the first francophone to be appointed Poet Laureate of Ottawa.
Annie St-Jean is the editor of Slam Outaouais : 10 ans de parole (Renaud-Bray, 2018)
Slam Poet since 2008, CéZuRe quickly discovered a passion for the stage.
Chloé LaDuchesse is the fifth poet laureate of the city of Greater Sudbury.
Clara Lagacé's first poetry collection En cale sèche (David, 2017) won the Prix Jacques-Poirier at the Salon du livre de l'Outaouais.
Daniel Groleau Landry was awarded the Trillium Book Award for French Poetry and his latest is Fragments de ciel
In Casse-Gueules Émilie Turmel explores the internalized violence of women's bodies and pays tribute to their resilience.
Poet, motivational speaker, Éric Charlebois specializes in English-language aboriginal poetry translation.
A committed humanist, Fanny Lachambre uses words and photographs to communicate her vision of life and all that moves and changes her.
A VERSeFest Hall of Famer and awarded Gatineau's Prix Hommage, Guy Jean's poetry is internationally acclaimed.
Herménégilde Chiasson is a visual artist, but also a writer, a filmmaker and a playwright.
Jean-Marc Desgent is widely considered a major figure in contemporary francophone poetry.
Jean-Philippe Raiche is the Poet Laureate of Moncton.
Novelist, short story writer, cultural journalist and slam artist José Claer is, in all genres, first and foremost a poet.
Author Julie Huard is also a reporter/director, a facilitator, a photographer and a traveler.
Le Scap is a Canadian battle rapper from Gatineau, Quebec.
Margaret Michele Cook is the official French Poet Laureate for Ottawa.
Funny, touching and heart-wrenching, Marie Darsigny's poetry combines nostalgia of spice-tinged Spice Girl and dépanneur wine.
A songwriter and composer, Franco-Ontarian rocker Melissa Ouimet is also a poet.
Michel Côté is a poet and visual artist whose work has won many awards. He has also taught philosophy and Chinese thought.
Michel Ouellette is an author, playwright and poet.
A prevailing voice in tanka, haiku, senryu, tanka and haibun in English and French Canada.
Nicole Brossard is an acclaimed Montreal-born poet, novelist and essayist who has won numerous literary awards.
Noémie Pomerleau-Cloutier "“ La Poésie Partout, Montréal
Paul Savoie is a writer and translator with more than twenty books in both French and English.
Pierre Nepveu wrote The Hardness of Matter and Water , translated by Donald Winkler, (Signal Editions, 2018).
Pierrette Requier "“ Past Poet Laureate, Edmonton.
Longtemps j'ai porté mes deuils comme des habits trop grands marks the return of Stefan Psenak to poetry.
