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The Poets

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Arleen Paré's Lake of Two Mountains won the 2014 Governor General's Award for poetry.

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Gillian Wigmore has written 3 poetry collections. Her book, soft geograhy, won the 2008 ReLit award.

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Poet Laureate of Halifax, El Jones is a spoken word champion, activist and teacher who has performed all over Canada.

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Amanda Earl is the author of Kiki, and was inducted into the VERSeOttawa Hall of Honour in 2014.