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Spring 2020: Apr 30 to May 5
Spring 2020: Apr 30 to May 5

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Fiction
Thu Nov 14 • 7:30pm • Knox Church
Books and Biryani
with Uzma Jalaluddin
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Poetry
Fri Nov 15 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada
VerseFest Presents: Laureate City 2 Opening Reading
with Deanna Young, John Barton, Noemie Pomerleau-Cloutier, Pierrette Requier and Rachel Mccrum
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Poetry
Sat Nov 16 • 1:00pm • Library and Archives Canada
VerseFest Presents: Laureate City 2: What is a Poet Laureate? (English)
with Afua Cooper, Deanna Young, Jason Heroux, John Barton and Marty Gervais
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Poetry
Sat Nov 16 • 3:00pm • Library and Archives Canada
VerseFest Presents: Laureate City 2: What is a Poet Laureate? (French)
with Jean-Philippe Raiche, Noémie Pomerleau-Cloutier, Pierrette Requier and Rachel McCrum
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Music
Poetry
Sat Nov 16 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada
VerseFest Presents: Laureate City 2: Readings and Music
with Call Me Katie, Jean-Philippe Raiche, Marty Gervais, Paul Costa, Victoria Butler
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Poetry
Sun Nov 17 • 10:00am • ALLSAINTS
VerseFest Presents: Laureate City 2: Brunch with a Bunch of Poets
with Afua Cooper, Jason Heroux, Julie Pellissier and Margaret Michele Cook
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Youth
Wed Nov 20 • 9:00am • Fisher Park PS/Summit Alternative
Opening of the Republic of Childhood Youth Forum
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Youth
Wed Nov 20 • 1:00pm • Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Write On! Chapbook Showcase
Featuring the work of students from Connaught Public School
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Youth
Wed Nov 20 • 7:00pm • Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
New Ways of Teaching and Learning
With Cindy Blackstock, Kathleen Gallagher and Cornelia Remi
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