Manifestos As A Poetic Form

Please join McGill’s Institute for Human Development and Well-being (IHDW), in partnership with Poetry … More info Read more

23 Jan

Poetry Matters with christian favreau, M.W. Jaeggle, & Rebecca Salazar

Please join Poetry Matters for an evening with poets christian favreau, M.W. Jaeggle, and … More info Read more

13 Feb

Poetry Matters – Shane Neilson

Shane Neilson is a poet, physician, and critic from New Brunswick. He is author … More info Read more

11 Mar

Making Strange: A Reading and Conversation with Phillip Crymble and Sarah Wolfson

Please join Poetry Matters for a reading and conversation with poets Sarah Wolfson and … More info Read more

18 May

How Objects Speak: A Workshop on Ekphrastic Poetry

Please join Poetry Matters for “How Objects Speak”: an in-person workshop on ekphrastic poetry with poet Medrie … More info Read more

29 Jun

Reading and Poetry Workshop with Claire Wahmanholm

Thursday, June 29Free Poetry Matters invites you to a workshop with poet Claire Wahmanholm exploring the abecedarian, a technique featured in … More info Read more

29 Sep

Responding with Poetry: An Interactive Talk with Patrick James Errington

Friday, September 29, 3:00-4:30 pmArts Building (McCall MacBain) 160McGill University, Montreal Please join Poetry … More info Read more

2 Oct

As Being Is: Poetry Reading

Monday October 2 at 6pmInnovation CommonsMcLennan-Redpath Humanities and Social Sciences Library, main floor Please … More info Read more

18 Apr − 19 Apr

Poetic Attention

April 18–April 19, 2024 Register for Poetry Matters’ Poetic Attention event. In the spirit … More info Read more

22 Nov

Poetics and Magic: Modernist Verse and Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Orla Polten

Join Dr. Orla Polten in an exploration of what is at stake in the claim that poetry is a king of magic.

20 Mar

ground, field, figure: poets and critics in relation

Please join Poetry Matters for a conversation with Liz Howard (Concordia) and Sarah Dowling (University of Toronto) on being poets and critics in relation. Moderated by Carmen Faye Mathes (McGill), this event is at once a celebration of Dowling’s new book, Here is a Figure: Grounding Literary Form and an opportunity to reflect on the grounds of poetic making with an award-winning poet.

21 Mar

“The Lives and Liveliness of Books”: Perspectives on Scholarly Publishing with Faith Wilson Stein

How do books come to life through publication? Please join Poetry Matters and Connected Academics for a professional development workshop with Faith Wilson Stein, Senior Editor and Acquisitions Manager at Northwester University Press. What should a prospective author expect when working with an acquisitions editor? What kinds of career paths in academic publishing are possible for graduate students in the arts and humanities? This workshop is intended for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career researches who are interested in the worlds of publishing in and beyond academia.