An engaging young couple, Ollie and Jill, want to tell you about their dream home. Some of the things they did to get it, you might find shocking. But they want you to know they did it all for their baby. A wickedly comic satire about a young couple offered a “too good to be true” way onto the property ladder.
The festival promises to be a vibrant celebration of Ukrainian dance, showcasing the immense talent, creativity, and dedication within our community.
April 10 - 12
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Tickets
Children $8.75
Adults $19.50
Tickets and information at https://www.shumka.com/shumka-dance-festival/
Edmonton’s Poet Laureate Shima Robinsson (AKA Dwennimmen) invites you to come down to The Aviary for An Evening With The Poet Laureate. This 2025 Edmonton Poetry Festival finale event will feature samplings of Dwennimmen’s unique flow and form, including: insight and presentation of works commissioned during her Laureate tenure; and a musical, collaborative exploration of Dwennimmen’s earlier work such as her first book Horn.
This performance will feature special guest artist Mark Segger – a drummer, composer, and bandleader involved in the jazz and improvised music scene.
Registration: Registration method is to be confirmed. Visit edmontonpoetryfestival.com/2025-festival/events-schedule to stay updated!
April 27 2025, 7 pm
The Aviary
9314 111 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T5G 0A3 Canada
Edmonton’s Poet Laureate Shima Robinsson (AKA Dwennimmen) invites you to come down to The Aviary for An Evening With The Poet Laureate.
Edmonton’s Poet Laureate Shima Robinsson (AKA Dwennimmen) invites you to come down to The Aviary for An Evening With The Poet Laureate.
Edmonton’s Poet Laureate Shima Robinsson (AKA Dwennimmen) invites you to come down to The Aviary for An Evening With The Poet Laureate.
Edmonton’s Poet Laureate Shima Robinsson (AKA Dwennimmen) invites you to come down to The Aviary for An Evening With The Poet Laureate. This 2025 Edmonton Poetry Festival finale event will feature samplings of Dwennimmen’s unique flow and form, including: insight and presentation of works commissioned during her Laureate tenure; and a musical, collaborative exploration of Dwennimmen’s earlier work such as her first book Horn.
C’est le 10e anniversaire du French Twist, présenté dans le cadre du Edmonton Poetry Festival !
Pierrette Requier animera la soirée dans les deux langues officielles, créant un pont linguistique et culturel, pour en faire une vitrine par excellence des diverses voix artistiques francophones, qu’ils soient dramaturges, musiciens, ou poètes.
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It’s the 10th anniversary of the French Twist, presented as part of the Edmonton Poetry Festival!
Pierrette Requier will host the evening in both official languages, creating a linguistic and cultural bridge, making it a showcase of the excellence of the diverse artistic voices of French-speaking playwrights, musicians and poets.
To learn more about Le RAFA and this event, please visit their website!
Registration: Registration details are to be confirmed. Visit edmontonpoetryfestival.com/2025-festival/events-schedule to stay updated.
April 25 2025, 7 pm
CAVA Gallery
9103 95 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6C 1Z4 Canada
C’est le 10e anniversaire du French Twist, présenté dans le cadre du Edmonton Poetry Festival !
C’est le 10e anniversaire du French Twist, présenté dans le cadre du Edmonton Poetry Festival !
C’est le 10e anniversaire du French Twist, présenté dans le cadre du Edmonton Poetry Festival !
C’est le 10e anniversaire du French Twist, présenté dans le cadre du Edmonton Poetry Festival !
Pierrette Requier animera la soirée dans les deux langues officielles, créant un pont linguistique et culturel, pour en faire une vitrine par excellence des diverses voix artistiques francophones, qu’ils soient dramaturges, musiciens, ou poètes.
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It’s the 10th anniversary of the French Twist, presented as part of the Edmonton Poetry Festival!
Literary Editions is co-hosted by the Edmonton Poetry Festival.
This annual poetry event will feature online readings from UAlberta Press’ newest collections: This Sweet Rupture by Omar Ramadan, When Whales Went Back to the Water by Lisa Baird, and Python Love by Shannon Arntfield, all hosted by Aaron Kreuter.
The poems in Omar Ramadan’s This Sweet Rupture explore family secrets, diaspora, food culture, and war’s impact on personal narratives while navigating cultural identity as a first-generation Lebanese-Canadian.
Lisa Baird’s poems in When Whales Went Back to the Water traverse through joy, loss, parenting, domestic violence, and isolation. Steely, tender, and sensual, this collection creates a reverent container for a broken world.
Shannon Arntfield’s Python Love is a collection of free verse poetry weaving together experiences of childhood abuse and birth trauma from the perspective of a medical doctor who is also a mother.
The new books of each reader will be available from Audreys Books in Edmonton and area, and the University of Alberta Press’ website.
In-Person & Online: This is a hybrid event with both an in-person and online attendance option. Those wishing to attend in-person can join a listening party in Henderson Hall (1-17 Rutherford Library South, University of Alberta Campus). There will be refreshments. Those wishing to attend online can join via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent out to all registrants the day before the event and again one hour before the start.
Registration: Free and limited. To secure your spot, visit edmontonpoetryfestival.com/2025-festival/events-schedule
April 23 2025, 5-6:30pm
Rutherford Library South
University of Alberta, 11208 89 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 2J8 Canada
This annual poetry event will feature online readings from UAlberta Press’ newest collections: This Sweet Rupture by Omar Ramadan, When Whales Went Back to the Water by Lisa Baird, and Python Love by Shannon Arntfield, all hosted by Aaron Kreuter.
This annual poetry event will feature online readings from UAlberta Press’ newest collections: This Sweet Rupture by Omar Ramadan, When Whales Went Back to the Water by Lisa Baird, and Python Love by Shannon Arntfield, all hosted by Aaron Kreuter.
This annual poetry event will feature online readings from UAlberta Press’ newest collections: This Sweet Rupture by Omar Ramadan, When Whales Went Back to the Water by Lisa Baird, and Python Love by Shannon Arntfield, all hosted by Aaron Kreuter.
Literary Editions is co-hosted by the Edmonton Poetry Festival.
This annual poetry event will feature online readings from UAlberta Press’ newest collections: This Sweet Rupture by Omar Ramadan, When Whales Went Back to the Water by Lisa Baird, and Python Love by Shannon Arntfield, all hosted by Aaron Kreuter.
About Books & Authors:
The Edmonton Poetry Festival Society is proud to present, to feature, to showcase, to provide for your viewing and aural pleasure a curated evening of poetics, politics, dance, & culture such as you are not likely to see the likes of any other place but at The Lorne Cardinal Theatre on April 19 as part of Theatre Networks’ celebrated Phoenix Series.
Birthed out of the Great Western Plains brain of Daniel Poitras, a half-breed poet form the Paul First Nation – this curated collection of curios features: The Ladies First ensemble of Nermeen Youssef, Anna Marie Sewell, Luciana Ana Erregue; Ryan Fitzpatrick; Sage Giroux; Chanel Klein; Kat Kat; and Jayme Poitras.
April 19 2025, doors at 6:30pm, poetry starts at 7 pm.
Venue Note: The Lorne Cardinal Theatre is located within The Roxy Theatre building.
Registration: Limited. The link to secure your spot is TBA, so stay tuned!
Admission: By donation.
The Roxy Theatre
10708 124 St
Edmonton, Alberta T5M 0H1 Canada
The Edmonton Poetry Festival Society s proud to present a curated evening of poetics, politics, dance, & culture as part of Theatre Networks’ celebrated Phoenix Series.
The Edmonton Poetry Festival Society s proud to present a curated evening of poetics, politics, dance, & culture as part of Theatre Networks’ celebrated Phoenix Series.
The Edmonton Poetry Festival Society s proud to present a curated evening of poetics, politics, dance, & culture as part of Theatre Networks’ celebrated Phoenix Series.
The Edmonton Poetry Festival Society is proud to present, to feature, to showcase, to provide for your viewing and aural pleasure a curated evening of poetics, politics, dance, & culture such as you are not likely to see the likes of any other place but at The Lorne Cardinal Theatre on April 19 as part of Theatre Networks’ celebrated Phoenix Series.
