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In-person
Arts & Culture
The Edmonton Poetry Festival
April 21, 2024 to April 28, 2024
Selected as a Taproot pick
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Edmonton Poetry Festival
The Edmonton Poetry Festival swirls into town from April 21-28 with varied voices and current words all joining together.
The Edmonton Poetry Festival swirls into town from April 21-28 with varied voices and current words all joining together. Over eight days, a dozen events will challenge and inspire, as special guests join local poets. There will be excitement and rapids in the stream, and pools of quiet contemplation.
You can come to listen or share your work at an open mic. Volunteer. Learn in workshops. The river of voices has been flowing for generations—come and share the energy of what's happening on the banks of right now!
Our 2024 festival bookseller is Audreys Books! Visit their store at 10702 Jasper Avenue for all your poetry needs!
More dates and times
- Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 4:00pm at — Walking to God by Ted Blodgett
- Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 7:00pm at CKUA — Opening Showcase: Streams and Bridges Let the current flow
- Monday, April 22, 2024 at 6:30pm at The Aviary — The White Water Blinks
- Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 7:00pm at The Aviary — Bellow by Dwennimmen
- Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 5:00pm at University of Alberta (Rutherford Library South) — Literary Editions 2024 Hosted by UAlberta Press
- Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 7:00pm at Rooster Cafe & Kitchen — The Olive Reading Series
- Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 1:00pm at — Alternatives to the Status Quo: Accessibility in the Literary Arts Webinar
- Friday, April 26, 2024 at 12:00pm at — The World Poured Through Us: Poetry as Translation - Writing Workshop
- Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:00pm at OEX 2 — French Twist
- Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 10:00am at CO*LAB — women across the land are dancing…Writing Workshop
- Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 2:00pm at Strathcona County Library — Sherwood Park Celebration of Poetry
- Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 3:30pm at CO*LAB — Local Publishers Spotlight
- Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:00pm at CO*LAB — Closing Showcase: Challenging the Current
- Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 11:00am at Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective — Poems in a Quiet Pool: Zen Reading
- Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 2:00pm at Audreys Books — Open Stage at Audreys Books
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