APRIL 1 to 30, 2020 in CANADA: Celebrate the 22nd annual National Poetry Month with the theme “A World of Poetry”!
APRIL 30, 2020 in TORONTO: Sarnia writers James Deahl and Norma West Linder will share their work at the National Poetry Month reading, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Main Street Public Library, 137 Main Street. Open to the public. Admission is free. (NOTE: This event is currently on hold. Please check with the library to confirm.)
APRIL 25, 2020 in ORANGEVILLE: Day of the Poets 3 featuring Barry Dempster, Nadina Mackie-Jackson, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Maureen Hynes, D. A. Lockhart, Louise Carson, Sohayla Smith, Kateri Lanthier, and Harry Posner, 11 a.m. – free poetry workshop with Maureen Hynes, 15 to 5 p.m. – Readings, open mic, book giveaways, live music, window poems at Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill Street.NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 25, 2020 in LAMBTON COUNTY: The World Premiere of a short film featuring Anishinaabe historian and author David D Plain. NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 22, 2020 in SARNIA: Lambton County writer Phyllis L. Humby will launch her debut book, a memoir Hazards of the Trade: Am Intimate Reveal of the 80’s and 90’s Lingerie Boom, 7 p.m. at The Book Keeper, 500 Exmouth Street. Admission is free. Everyone is welcome. NOTE: POSTPONED
APRIL 22, 2020 in LONDON: Poetry London Reading Series spotlights Lucas Crawford and D. A. Lockhart, Workshop 6 p.m. Reading 7 p.m. Landon Branch Library, 167 Wortley Road. NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 21, 2020 in TORONTO: National poetry month reading at the Annette Street Public Library. NOTE: ON-LINE VIDEOS AVAILABLE.
APRIL 20, 2020 in SARNIA: “Open Stage” at the Lawrence House Centre for the Arts. Hosted by singer-songwriter Gregger Botting. Held on the second and third Monday of each month. Welcomes music, poetry, storytelling, prose and those who wish to just listen. 7 to 9:30 p.m. at 127 Christina Street South. Admission is free. NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 20, 2020 in PETROLIA: “One Book Lambton” presents the combined film documentary “We Are Still Here: The Story of Residential Schools as Told by Survivors” and “Aftershock”, 6:30 p.m. at the Lambton Central Collegiate Vocational Institute, 4141 Dufferin Avenue. NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 18, 2020 in WHITBY: The Writers’ Community of Durham Region (WCDR) presents “Marketing 101 – Independent Publishing – Now What?”. Workshop leader is Jenny (JL) Madore. Doors open at 9 a.m. Event: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Durham College, 1610 Champlain Avenue. Pre-registration. NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 14, 2020 in SARNIA: The Central Forum 2020 Speakers Series presents ” Superbugs and a New Understanding of Our Body’s Bacteria” with former Microbiology Technical Specialist Allan McKeown. Doors open at 1 p.m. Presentation begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Saint Giles Presbyterian Church, 770 Lakeshore Road. There is an admission charge. NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 13, 2020 in SARNIA: “Open Stage” at the Lawrence House Centre for the Arts. Hosted by singer-songwriter Gregger Botting. Held on the second and third Monday of each month. Welcomes music, poetry, storytelling, prose and those who wish to just listen. 7 to 9:30 p.m. at 127 Christina Street South. Admission is free. NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 11, 2020 in STRATFORD: “Poetry 2020”, a National Poetry Month celebration featuring David Stones (Stratford), Jennifer Wenn (London), Ronda Wicks Eller (Mitchell), Carrie Lee Connel (Stratford), Andreas Gripp (Stratford), and members of Poetry Stratford, 6 to 8 p.m. at Agora Gallery Stratford, 17 Market Place NOTE: POSTPONED to help slow the community spread of COVID-19. A new date to be announced.
APRIL 9, 2020 in BARRIE: Word Up presents a climate action themed event with Nina Munteau and David Chernushenko followed by an open mic after the break, 7 p.m. at Unity Market Cafe, 25 Toronto Street. NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 9, 2020 in CAMLACHIE: “One Book Lambton” presents the combined film documentary “We Are Still Here: The Story of Residential Schools as Told by Survivors” and “Aftershock”, 6:30 to 8 p.m.. at the Camlachie Library, 6745 Camlachie Road.NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 9, 2020 in KINGSTON: A celebration of National Poetry Month and Jazz Appreciation Month with Kingston Town Cryer Chris Whyman and featured poets: Meg Freer, Bob MacKenzie, and Gary Rasberry and guest poets Alyssa Cooper, Sasha Hill, Chantel Lavoie. Music by the 20th Century Jazz Band: Joel Williams, Craig Jones, Sea Donaldson, James Wannamaker, and David Vowels. 6 to 9 p.m. at Balzac’s Coffee, 251 Princess Street. NOTE: CANCELLED to help slow the community spread of COVID-19.
APRIL 7, 2020 in SARNIA: The Central Forum 2020 Speakers Series presents “Managing Transition to a Sustainable Canadian Economy” with several representatives from the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), a Sarnia-based think-thank. Doors open at 1 p.m. Presentation begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Saint Giles Presbyterian Church, 770 Lakeshore Road. There is an admission charge. NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 5, 2020 in HAMILTON: LitLive Literary Readings and GritLit have cancelled their upcoming event. NOTE: CANCELLED to help slow the community spread of COVID-19.
APRIL 5, 2020 in LONDON: HMS Press presents the Poetry Month Book Launch of 2018-2020 poetry books including work by Bunny Iskov, Katherine Gordon and Ronda Wicks Eller, 2 to 4 p.m. at Mykonos Restaurant, 572 Adelaide St. N. Everyone is welcome. NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 5, 2020 in TORONTO: The League of Canadian Poets and Sick Kids Hospital presents “Poetry & Healing”, an afternoon of poetry for a great cause featuring poets Al Moritz, Luciano Iacobelli, Kate Marshall Flaherty, Lois Lorimer, Corrado Paina, Daniel David Moses, Ronna Bloom, Rajinderpal Pal, Allan Briesmaster, Dr. Conor McDonnell, Jacob Schiere, and Ayesha Chatterjee, 1 to 4 p.m. at the Supermarket Restaurant and Bar, Kensington Market, 268 Augusta Avenue.
APRIL 4, 2020 in SARNIA: The Unitarian Fellowship of Sarnia & Port Huron plus The Book Keeper presents Anne Bokma, author of My Year of Living Spiritually; From Woo-woo to Wonderful – One Woman’s Secular Quest for a More Soulful Life, 2 to 3 p.m. at the Sarnia Public Library Theatre, 124 Christina Street South. Admission is free.NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 4, 2020 in WHITBY: The Writers’ Community of Durham Region (WCDR) presents “ABCs of Independent-Publishing – What Every Indie Author Needs to Know”. Workshop leader is Jenny (JL) Madore. Doors open at 9 a.m. Event: 9:30 a.m. to noon at Durham College, 1610 Champlain Avenue. Pre-registration. NOTE: CANCELLED
APRIL 2, 2020 in WINDSOR: Black Moss Press presents the launch of two poetry books: so am i by Samantha Badaoa and suck & spit by Laurie Smith, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fogolar Furlan Club of Windsor, 1800 North Service Road. Everyone is welcome. NOTE: CANCELLED to help slow the community spread of COVID-19.
APRIL 1, 2020 in LONDON: LOMP: reading series & open mic (held on the first Wednesday of each month). This month’s feature is Mike Chaulk. Open mic to follow: bring a poem, an excerpt of fiction, a chunk of your memoir, or a paragraph of creative non-fiction, and partake. Doors open at 6 p.m. Readings 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. TAP Centre for Creativity, 203 Dundas Street. NOTE: CANCELLED
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