Poets

• Louise Bernice Halfe selected as Canada’s new parliamentary poet laureate

  Renowned writer Louise Bernice Halfe, also known by the Cree name Sky Dancer, has been named Canada's new parliamentary poet laureate.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2021
  
• N.S. writers’ federation looking for poems to be featured on transit ads, digital signs at libraries

  The project, called Poetry in Motion, will showcase poems from Nova Scotia residents that speak to the theme of home.

  Canada

  May 28, 2019
  
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• 2019 Peterborough Arts Awards and the Mayor’s Luncheon for the arts.

  EC3, the Electric City Culture Council annually presents awards to members of Peterborough's arts community

  Canada

  May 24, 2019
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• Winnipeg poets hit grand slam with unique work

  Winnipeg poet Larysa Musick describes slam poetry as a “diving competition that meets a rap-off.”

  Entertainment

  Jan 18, 2018
• 2 Iranian poets targeted in hard-liners’ crackdown on expression in Iran

  Two Iranian poets jailed for their work and sentenced to 99 lashes apiece for shaking hands with members of the opposite sex are the latest targets in a crackdown that analysts say pits hard-liners against those offering new glimpses of life in the Islamic Republic.

  World

  Oct 27, 2015