Sunday, April 23, 2023
6:30 pm, doors open at 6:00 pm
The Aviary, 9314 – 111 Avenue N.W.
Free
WHAT ARE THE BLINKS ?
It’s Edmonton’s own feat of poetic engineering, a sleek sparkplug of words, a poem delivered in—gasp—less than 30 seconds. After you sign up, prepare your own 30 second poem – rhyme, rap or haiku.
This event is a co-presentation by The Edmonton Poetry Festival and The Stroll of Poets
The Stroll of Poets has been approached to participate in a reading celebrating Poetry Month at Spirit of Hope United Church. If you would like to participate by sharing your poems, preferably broadly themed around Community, The importance of Community, or even Edmonton Community builders, please contact the Stroll at strollquestions@gmail.com or Max at maxvandersteen@shaw.ca to have your name included in this event.
Or you could just attend and sign up for the open mic at the door.
See below for further details.
Stroll members 55+ are invited to submit poems to be shared at the launch of Seniors Week on June 5th. Selected poems will appear in a special chapbook published for the occasion, and two poets will be invited to read their poems at the City Hall celebration. Deadline to submit is April 30th.
The Stroll is partnering with Age Friendly Edmonton to get the word out. Let’s show them how our members’ words from experience can inspire, entertain and inform this city.
Up Next at the Haven!
Upper Crust Café, 10909 86 Ave.
Monday, April 17, 7:00 pm, $5 admission (includes desserts and coffee)
Features Poetry by: Janis Dow, Audrey Brooks, Gereen Anderson, & Max Vandersteen
Mic Host: Trudy Grienauer
Door Host: Laurel Sproule
Open Mic: Sign-up (2-min. poem)
Welcome all! See you at the Haven! Bring your friends! New and first readers are always welcome and given priority during the Open Mic.
Up Next at the Haven!
Upper Crust Café, 10909 86 Ave.
Monday, April 3, 7:00 pm, $5 admission (includes desserts and coffee)
Features Poetry by: Kim Mannix, Laurel Sproule, Dan Knauss, & Jannie Edwards
Mic Host: Jessica Coles
Door Host: Loren Marsden
Open Mic: Sign-up (2-min. poem)
Welcome all! See you at the Haven! Bring your friends! New and first readers are always welcome and given priority during the Open Mic.
