The Stroll of Poets Society was founded in 1991 to address the need to promote poetry as an art form. For many years we attempted to do this by staging two annual poetry festivals, publishing an annual anthology, and by offering other programs such as reading series and workshops.
Currently we have scaled back the range of activities in recognition of the level of volunteer work involved in staging public events.

Haven Series
Our weekly series of poetry readings, held from September through March at the Upper Crust Restaurant, 10109 - 86 Avenue. Please stay tuned, for information will be made public as to dates and sign-up procedures.

Launch of the Killer Blinks
This event was the Stroll's way of keeping the spirit of the October Stroll alive in a way which not only reduced volunteer time involved, but also opened the newly-formed Edmonton Poetry Festival.

The past year's event was held September 18, 2006 at the City Arts Centre. From 7 to 10 p.m., sixty poets each offered 30-second 'blink poems,' sample renditions of the poetry they would be presenting in fuller form over the winter at the Haven Series. The venue was full to bursting, and it have the audience a single-evening taste of the talent ragng among local Edmonbton poets.

Stay tuned also for information regarding this year's Launch of the Killer Blinks.