Poet Laureate Map of Canada
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PJ Johnson was formally invested as the Yukon Territory’s first Poet Laureate on July 1, 1994.

Glen Sorestad, poet and publisher, was named Poet Laureate of the Province of Saskatchewan in 2000.
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Poet Laureate Map of Canada

Map Candice James - Poet Laureate of New Westminster, B.C. Roger Nash, Sudbury, Ontario Jill Battson, Cobourg, Ontario pj johnson, Poet Laureate of the Yukon Kristan Anderson, Owen Sound Ontario Roland Pemberton - Poet Laureate of Edmonton, AlbertaBrad Cran - Poet Laureate of Vancouver, B.C. Poet Laureate of Newfoundland: Agnes Walsh Linda Rogers - Poet Laureate of Victoria, B.C. Douglas Lochhead, Sackville, New Brunswick Shauntay Grant - Poet Laureate of Halifax, Nova Scotia John B. Lee, Brantford Ontario Dionne Brand, Toronto, Ontario Pierre DesRuisseaux - Parliamentary Poet Laureate - Ottawa Hugh MacDonald, Prince Edward Island Robert Currie, Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan Gary Hyland, Poet Laureate, City of Moose Jaw, SK Poet Laureate of Cobalt Ann Margetson

Readings and Various Workshops with Brick Books Authors

MAY

LONDON (ONTARIO) - Sunday, May 23 at 2 p.m. - Mykonos Restaurant, 572 Adelaide Street North

Chris Hutchinson will read from his collection Other People’s Lives with Gillian Jerome reading from her new book Red Nest (Nightwood Editions). Local authors Karen Schindler and David Hickey will share their writing with us. Penn Kemp will read her poem "Follow the Yellow Brick Road", a poem celebrating Brick Books’ 35th anniversary. Desserts and door prizes will be served.

TORONTO - Tuesday, May 25 at 8:00 p.m. - Art Bar Poetry Series - Clinton’s, 693 Bloor Street West

Chris Hutchinson will read from his collection Other People’s Lives with Gillian Jerome reading from her new book Red Nest (Nightwood Editions). With Ann Shin.

EGANVILLE - Thursday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m. - Bonnechere Union Public Library - 74 Maple Street

Chris Hutchinson will read from his collection Other People’s Lives with Gillian Jerome reading from her new book Red Nest (Nightwood Editions).

OTTAWA - Friday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. - Collected Works Bookstore - 1242 Wellington Street West (at Holland)

Chris Hutchinson will read from his collection Other People’s Lives with Gillian Jerome reading from her new book Red Nest (Nightwood Editions).

PICTON (ONTARIO) - Friday, May 28 at 5 p.m. - Prince Edward County Authors Festival - Currah’s Restaurant, 252 Main Street

Carolyn Smart will read from her collection Hooked: seven poems. MC’d by Roz Bound and featuring Dani Couture, Paul Vermeersch and open mike.

MONTREAL - Sunday, May 30 - doors open at 8 p.m., readings at 9 p.m. - Pilot Reading Series - The Sparrow, 5322 Saint-Laurent Boulevard

Chris Hutchinson will read from his collection Other People’s Lives with Gillian Jerome reading from her new book Red Nest (Nightwood Editions).

JUNE

TORONTO - Saturday, June 5 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. - Meet the Presses Indie Literary Market - in the back room at Clinton’s Tavern (693 Bloor St. West - one block east of Christie)

Come and meet Cheryl Dipede, Brick Books’ Production & Design Coordinator. Lots of books for sale at 35th anniversary prices of $10 each.

ELORA (ONTARIO) - Sunday, June 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. - ELORA WRITERS’ FESTIVAL - Heritage River, a retirement community at 25 Wellington Drive

Barry Dempster reads from his collections Love Outlandish and Ivan’s Birches (Pedlar Press) with Linden MacIntyre, Bonnie Bernard, Ray Robertson, Terry Fallis and Pasha Malla.

SASKATOON - Sunday, June 6 at 8 p.m. - Tonight It’s Poetry - Lydia’s Pub, 650 Broadway Avenue

Heather Cadsby will read from her collection Could be.

REGINA - Monday, June 7 at 7 p.m. - Vertigo Reading Series - Aegean Coast Coffee and Tea, 1901 Hamilton Street

Heather Cadsby will read from her collection Could be.

TORONTO - Thursday, June 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. - Mitzi’s Sister Restaurant - 1554 Queen Street West

Steve McOrmond wiill launch his new collection The Good News About Armageddon. Refreshments will be served.

TORONTO - Tuesday, May 25 at 8:00 p.m. - Art Bar Poetry Series - Clinton’s, 693 Bloor Street West (one block east of Christie)

Steve McOrmond will read from his new collection The Good News About Armageddon.

JULY

SUTTON, QUEBEC - Wednesday, July 14 at 7 p.m. - Tour des Arts - Le Cafetier de Sutton, 9 rue Principale nord

Readings - Prose and Poetry - Antony Di Nardo reads from his new collection Alien, Correspondent with Susan Briscoe reading from The Crow’s Vow (Vehicule Press).

KNOWLTON, QUEBEC - Saturday, July 17 - 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Knowlton WordFest 2010 - Pettes Memorial Library, 276 Knowlton Road

Antony Di Nardo reads from his new collection Alien, Correspondent with A.F. Moritz and Susan Briscoe

ORILLIA (ONTARIO) - Saturday, July 24 or Sunday, July 25 - Leacock Summer Festival - Leacock Museum National Historic Site, 50 Museum Drive

Carolyn Smart will read from her collection Hooked: seven poems. With Diane Schoemperlen and Helen Humphreys.

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