A production of Behind the Moon by Anosh Irani runs in April at Teesri Duniya Theatre! For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

Behind the Moon
Teesri Duniya Theatre
Montréal, QC
April 3–19, 2026

A production of Waiting for the Parade by John Murrell runs at Walterdale Theatre. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

Waiting for the Parade
Walterdale Theatre
Edmonton, AB
April 15–25

Hajer Mirwali is the feature poet at the Third Thursday Reading Series! Mirwali will conduct a workshop and share work from her collection Revolutions. For more details, watch this space.

Hajer Mirwali at the Third Thursday Reading Series
Best Western Cobourg Inn, The Northumberland Room
Cobourg, ON
April 16, 2026
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. EDT, readings begin at 7:30 p.m. EDT

Catch Leanne Dunic, author of the award-winning collection wet and One and Half of You featuring alongside Brandi Bird at Planet Earth Poetry. More details are available here.

Leanne Dunic at Planet Earth Poetry
Russell Books
Victoria, BC
April 17, 2026
7:00 p.m.

Catch Drew McEwan author of tours, variously and bill bissett author of th book uv lost passwords 1 accompanied musically by Lothar Bahr featuring at the Poetry Open Mic at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre! The Poetry Open Mic at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is an all-ages, licensed PWYC event, allies always welcome! This event is hosted by the amazing Raymond Helkio and Jonathan Freeman. For more details, click here.

Drew McEwan and bill bissett Feature at Poetry Open Mic at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Toronto, ON
April 18, 2026
Doors at 4:00 p.m. EDT

ryan fitzpatrick (No Depression in Heaven, Coast Mountain Foot) will be opening for the book launch of Compulsory Figures by John Barton at Shelf Life Books. Additional details can be found here.

Compulsory Figures Launch
Shelf Life Books
Calgary, AB
April 21, 2026
7 p.m. MDT

Catch the author of th book uv lost passwords 1 bill bissett reading alongside Honey Novick, Chad Juriansz, Simon Hutton, Carol Krause, Benjamin Sanz, Marty Smith, and John Vlachos. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., readings begin at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

Poetry Month
Secret Handshake Gallery
301-360 College Street
Toronto, ON
April 25, 2026
Doors open at 1:30 p.m. EDT, readings begin at 2:00 p.m. EDT

A production of Little Red Warrior and HIs Lawyer by Kevin Loring runs at Regina’s Globe Theatre. For more information and to get tickets, click here.

Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer
Globe Theatre
Regina, SK
April 29–May 17, 2026

Join us at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall for the launch of the Talonbooks spring 2026 titles! Come help us celebrate this season’s authors and books. Here’s the lineup! It’s going to be an amazing evening.

Taryn Hubbard will read from Beautiful Unknown Future
Jenn Ashton (attending digitally) will read from Growing My Way Home
George Bowering (attending digitally) will read from Pearl
Jónína Kirton will read from Save Your Prayers – Send Money
Elee Kraljii Gardiner will read from sometimes, forest
Nicole Raziya Fong will read from SUBTEXT and
Danielle LaFrance will read from Verbal Violence!

The launch will be hosted by the author of Future Works, Jeff Derksen!

A live stream will be available on the Talonbooks YouTube page. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. Hope to see you there!

Talonbooks Spring Launch
Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall
Vancouver, BC
May 1, 2026
Doors at 7 p.m., readings begin at 7:30 p.m. PDT

Enjoy a night of poetry on May 2 at People’s Co-Op Bookstore! ryan fitzpatrick will share work from No Depression in Heaven, Nicole Raziya Fong will read from SUBTEXT, and Dorothy Trujillo Lusk will share poetry from her ouevre. Attendance is free! For further information, click here. Hope to see you there!

Poetry Reading
People’s Co-Op Bookstore
Vancouver, BC
May 2, 2026
7:00 p.m. PDT

Catch Elee Kraljii Gardiner and Astrida Neimanis for a double book launch at the central branch of the Vancouver Public Library! Kraljii Gardiner will be launching sometimes, forest and Neimanis will launch How to Weather Together. Attendance is free! For more details and to register to attend, click here.

Forest Weathering: A Double Book Welcome
Central Branch of the Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver, BC
May 7, 2026
6:00 p.m. PDT

Jónína Kirton, author of Save Your Prayers – Send Money, is one of the featured poets at SFU’s Lunch Poems. Attendance is free! For further details, watch this space.

Jónína Kirton at Lunch Poems
SFU Harbour Centre
Vancouver, BC
May 20, 2026
12 p.m. PDT

A production of Salt-Water Moon by David French runs at Pal Theatre this spring! For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

Salt-Water Moon
Pal Theatre
Vancouver, BC
May 21–June 7

Edmonton! Head to Audreys Books for an evening of poetry from stellar authors with deep ties to Alberta! ryan fitzpatrick will read from No Depression in Heaven, Scott Jackshaw will read from their debut collection Stigmata, Jun-long Lee will read from his debut collection Abode, and Jason Purcell will read from Crohnic.

Attendance is free, so come get your poems about country music, chronic illness, the sacred and profane, and homes of many stripes! Readings begin at 7 p.m. MDT. Hope to see you there!

Poetry Showcase
Audreys Books
Edmonton, AB
May 28, 2026
7 p.m. MDT

Scott Jackshaw is featuring at Planet Earth Poetry. Jackshaw will be reading from their debut collection, Sitgmata. For more information, watch this space.

Scott Jackshaw at Planet Earth Poetry
Russell Books
Victoria, BC
May 29, 2026
7:00 p.m.

A production of Crees in the Caribbean by Drew Hayden Taylor runs at Lighthouse Theatre in Port Dover! For more information and to order tickets, click here.

Crees in the Caribbean
Lighthouse Theatre
Port Dover, ON
June 17–July 4, 2026

Genre-defying documentary King Arthur’s Night (based on the play by Niall McNeil and Marcus Youssef) plays this summer at Hot Docs. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here

King Arthur’s Night
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Toronto, ON
June 26, 2026
7:00 p.m. EDT

Catch a production of Schoolhouse by Leanna Brodie runs at 4th Line Theatre early summer 2026. Set in 1938 in a one-room schoolhouse, Brodie’s play Schoolhouse introduces a delightful and boisterous group of children who may just have met their match in eighteen-year-old teacher Melita Linton. For more details on 4th Line Theatre’s run of Schoolhouse and to purchase tickets, click here.

Schoolhouse
4th Line Theatre
Millbrook, ON
June 30–July 25, 2026

A production of Crees in the Caribbean by Drew Hayden Taylor runs at Roselawn Theatre in Port Colborne For more information and to order tickets, click here.

Crees in the Caribbean
Roselawn Theatre
Port Colborne, ON
July 8–July 19, 2026