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VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost,
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Ottawa's International Festival of Poetry / le festival international de poésie d’Ottawa / administrator of the City of Ottawa's Poet Laureate Program / l’administration du Programme des poètes lauréats d’Ottawa / https://www.verseottawa.ca/
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March 24-30, 2026: readings + performances in English and French (and Polish)! 2 new Hall of Honour inductees!
workshops by Sheri-D Wilson + Paul Vermeersch! & a free reading at Carleton University by Karen Solie!

check out the full schedule and ticket information at verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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#Haiku events in Ottawa are pretty rare. Catch one: KaDo at VERSeFest: verseottawa.ca/en/events?da... Rock.
Sunday Mar 29
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February 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
by the way, this year's VERSeFest is running two poetry workshops: one by Toronto poet/editor Paul Vermeersch, and another by Calgary poet/performer Sheri-D Wilson; see here for further information: verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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March 24-30, 2026: readings + performances in English and French (and Polish)! 2 new Hall of Honour inductees!
workshops by Sheri-D Wilson + Paul Vermeersch! & a free reading at Carleton University by Karen Solie!

check out the full schedule and ticket information at verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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February 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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the schedule for the sixteenth annual edition of VERSeFest : Ottawa's International Poetry Festival is now online! / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
the schedule for the sixteenth annual edition of VERSeFest : Ottawa's International Poetry Festival is now online!
March 24-30, 2026: readings and performances in English and French (and Polish!) by Marie-Célie Agnant, Olivia Tapiero, Sanita Fejzic, Melis...
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February 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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Club Saw, ULPCxVERSeFest Invitational Slam
Join Urban Legends Poetry Collective for the return of the VERSeFest Invitational Poetry Slam. Apply to compete for the
$300 grand prize here: forms.gle/xFkWCu4jgweRHNRV8
Applications are due February 28th at 12PM
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February 11, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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Interested Ottawa-based 2SLGBTQIA+ writers can apply for consideration by sending a sample of their work and a bio before March 1st to [email protected] . Priority will be given to BIPOC writers and to those new to VERSeFest
Qu’Art
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February 11, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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the schedule for the sixteenth annual edition of VERSeFest : Ottawa's International Poetry Festival is now online! / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;

March 24-30, 2026: check out the full schedule and ticket information at verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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February 10, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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I'll be at Ottawa VerseFest March 27 and 28. On Friday, March 27, I'll be reading with Hajer Mirwali and Jérôme Melançon at the Happy Goat on Laurel, and on Saturday March 28, I'll be conducting a poetry workshop at the Elmvale branch of the Ottawa library. Details: verseottawa.ca/en/performer...
February 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
March 24-30, 2026: readings + performances in English and French (and Polish)! 2 new Hall of Honour inductees!
workshops by Sheri-D Wilson + Paul Vermeersch! & a free reading at Carleton University by Karen Solie!

check out the full schedule and ticket information at verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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February 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Ottawa’s two current poets laureate have curated a very cool reading of eight Ottawa poets (in English and French) writing on visual art, all included in accompanying above/ground press handout chapbook! / @ottawaartgallery.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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the VERSeFEST volunteer appreciation reading! Margo LaPierre, Myriam Legault-Beauregard, Natalie Hanna + Daniel Groleau Landry! // @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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frailty, thy name is update,
, some further above/ground press author activity,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/frailty-th...
January 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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the VERSeFest volunteer appreciation/recruitment event! featuring performances by Myriam Legault-Beauregard, Daniel Groleau Landry, Natalie Hanna and Margo LaPierre,
www.facebook.com/events/17778...
January 19, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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VERSeFest: Ottawa's International Poetry Festival 2026 : March 24-29,
Misha Solomon! Karen Solie! Isabella Wang! Sheri-D Wilson! Jérôme Melançon! Kacper Bartczak! Paul Vermeersch! Alexandre Yergeau! Jumoke Verissimo!
full schedule soon
www.verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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I'll be at VerseFest in Ottawa this March. This is just a teaser, so please follow @versefestottawa.bsky.social to keep updated on all the festival's news and programming!
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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VERSeFest: Ottawa's International Poetry Festival 2026 : March 24-29,
Misha Solomon! Karen Solie! Isabella Wang! Sheri-D Wilson! Jérôme Melançon! Kacper Bartczak! Paul Vermeersch! Alexandre Yergeau! Jumoke Verissimo!
full schedule to be announced soon
www.verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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January 20, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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watch this space for updates on our upcoming spring poetry festival (March 24-29, 2026), with performers including the newest TS Eliot poetry prizewinner, Canadian poet Karen Solie! congratulations, Karen!
Karen Solie won the 2025 TS Eliot poetry prize for Wellwater, a collection exploring environmental destruction.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
VERSeFest: Ottawa's International Poetry Festival 2026 : March 24-29,
Misha Solomon! Karen Solie! Isabella Wang! Sheri-D Wilson! Jérôme Melançon! Kacper Bartczak! Paul Vermeersch! Alexandre Yergeau! Jumoke Verissimo!
full schedule to be announced soon
www.verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
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January 20, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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the VERSeFest @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social volunteer appreciation/recruitment event! featuring performances by Myriam Legault-Beauregard, Daniel Groleau Landry, Natalie Hanna and Margo LaPierre,
www.facebook.com/events/17778...
January 19, 2026 at 6:35 PM
watch this space for updates on our upcoming spring poetry festival (March 24-29, 2026), with performers including the newest TS Eliot poetry prizewinner, Canadian poet Karen Solie! congratulations, Karen!
Karen Solie won the 2025 TS Eliot poetry prize for Wellwater, a collection exploring environmental destruction.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
the VERSeFest volunteer appreciation/recruitment event! featuring performances by Myriam Legault-Beauregard, Daniel Groleau Landry, Natalie Hanna and Margo LaPierre,
www.facebook.com/events/17778...
January 19, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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new from above/ground press: Words and Image / Entre mots et images, eds./dir. David O’Meara and/et Véronique Sylvain ; produced for an event next week at the Ottawa Art Gallery! / @ottawaartgallery.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ;
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new from above/ground press: Words and Image / Entre mots et images, eds./dir. David O’Meara and/et Véronique Sylvain
Words and Image / Entre mots et images eds./dir. David O’Meara and/et Véronique Sylvain translations by/traductions de Myriam Legault-Beaure...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM