Past Events

  • Luke Hathaway at Steeple Green Books

    Steeple Green Books 26 East Petpeswick Rd., Musquodoboit Harbour, NS, Canada

    Join poet Luke Hathaway for a reading at Steeple Green Books! Luke, author of several collections including The Affirmations and Years, Months, and Days (recently released in its 2nd edition), will be reading from his works and books will be available for sale and signing. The event will take place on Sunday, April 13 at […]

  • UNMET: stephanie roberts at the Third Thursday Reading Series

    Best Western Cobourg Inn 930 Burnham St, Cobourg, ON, Canada

    stephanie roberts, author of the poetry collection UNMET, will be a reader for Cobourg's Third Thursday Reading Series! stephanie will be joined by Nathanael Jones and Laila Malik for this reading series hosted by James Pickersgill. The event will take place in the Northumberland Room at the Best Western Cobourg Inn on Thursday, April 17 […]

  • UNMET: Montreal Launch

    L'Euguelionne 1426 Rue Beaudry, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Come out and celebrate the launch of stephanie roberts new poetry collection UNMET! stephanie will be reading from her collection at L'Euguelionne, with additional readings by poets Sarah Burgoyne and Leslie Roach. Books will be available for sale and signing. The launch will take place on Tuesday, May 6 at 5:30PM. Get a copy of […]

  • UNMET: stephanie roberts at the Halifax Public Library

    Halifax Public Library 5440 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Come out for an afternoon of poetry with stephanie roberts, who will be reading from her new poetry collection UNMET! Local poet Annick MacAskill will join the event. Books will be available for sale and signing by King's Co-op. The event will take place at the Halifax Central Library on Sunday, May 18 at 2PM. […]

  • Colleen Coco Collins at the Antler River Poetry Series

    Landon Branch London Public Library 167 Wortley Road, London, ON, Canada

    Colleen Coco Collins, author of the poetry collection Sorry About the Fire, will be a guest reader at the Antler River Poetry Series! Coco will be joined by fellow poets Erín Moure and Chantel Neveu. The event takes place at the Landon Branch of the London Public Library on Wednesday, September 17 at 7PM. Grab Sorry […]

  • We’re Somewhere Else Now: Montreal Launch!

    Librairie Bertrand 430 Rue St. Pierre, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Come celebrate the publication of Robyn Sarah's new poetry collection We're Somewhere Else Now! Robyn will be reading from her new collection at Librairie Bertrand Bookstore, where copies will also be for sale and signing. The launch will take place on Thursday, September 18 at 5PM. More details here. Get a copy of We're Somewhere Else […]

  • Colleen Coco Collins at the Fredericton Poetry Weekend

    UNB Fredericton Fredericton, NB, Canada

    Catch Colleen Coco Collins, author of the poetry collection Sorry About the Fire, at the Fredericton Poetry Weekend! Book available for sale by Westminster Bookmark. The all-day event takes place at UNB's Memorial Hall on Sunday, October 5. Grab Sorry About the Fire here! ABOUT SORRY ABOUT THE FIRE A CBC Books’ Poetry Collection to Watch for […]

  • We’re Somewhere Else Now: Toronto Launch!

    Ben McNally Books 108 Queen St E, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Come celebrate the Toronto launch of Robyn Sarah's new poetry collection We're Somewhere Else Now! Robyn will be reading from her new collection at Ben McNally Books, where copies will also be for sale and signing. The launch will take place on Wednesday, October 22 at 5PM. More details here. Get a copy of We're Somewhere […]

  • We’re Somewhere Else Now: Kingston Launch!

    Novel Idea 156 Princess St., Kingston, ON, Canada

    Come celebrate the Kingston launch of Robyn Sarah's new poetry collection We're Somewhere Else Now! Robyn will be reading from her new collection at Novel Idea Bookstore, where copies will also be for sale and signing. The launch will take place on Thursday, October 23 at 7PM. Get a copy of We're Somewhere Else Now here! […]

  • Best Canadian Poetry: Toronto Launch

    Queen Books 914 Queen St E, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Come on out for a night of poetry and fun, as we celebrate the launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2026! Series editor Anita Lahey, along with several local poets featured in the anthology—Khashayar "Kess" Mohammadi, Steve McOrmond, Emily Kedar, Richard Greene, Susan Glickman, Ronna Bloom, and Puneet Dutt—will be reading from their work at Queen Books. […]

  • Best Canadian Poetry: St John’s Launch

    The Ship Pub 265 Duckworth St, St John's, NL, Canada

    Come on out for a night of poetry and fun, as we celebrate the launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2026! Guest editor Mary Dalton, along with several poets featured in the anthology—Danielle Devereaux, Craig Power, Paul Moorehead, Susan White, and Richard Greene—will be reading from their work at the Ship Pub. Copies will be available for […]

  • Best Canadian Poetry: Combined Vancouver Launch

    Upstart & Crow 1387 Railspur Alley, Granville Island

    Come on out for a special combined launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2025 and 2026! Hosted by last year's 2025 editor Aislinn Hunter, several local poets featured in the anthologies will be reading from their work at Upstart & Crow. Copies will be available for sale and signing. The launch will take place on Wednesday, […]