Poets & Performers from 2026

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Alexandre Yergeau
French

From the Outaouais, where he is based, Alexandre Yergeau explores a poetry of survival.

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Bardia Sinaee
English Canada

Former Ottawa poet Bardia Sinaee makes a welcome return with his astute debut collection, Intruder.

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Brandi Bird
English

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Catherine Couture
English

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Claudia Coutu Radmore
English Local

The diverse poetry of Claudia Coutu Radmore has won several national contests.

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D.A. Lockhart
English

D.A. Lockhart's poems record the common person and the famous in his fourth collection.

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David Galvaude
French Local

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David O’Meara
English Local

Ottawa's David O'Meara's newest moving collection is Masses on Radar (Coach House, 2021).

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Declan Ryan
English

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Emma McKenna
English

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Gwen Aube
English

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Hajer Mirwali
English

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Isabella Wang
English

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Jennifer Baker
English Local

Jennifer Baker is a poet currently exploring the minutiae and hidden secrets of apology, growth, and acceptance.

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Jérôme Melançon
French

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Jumoke Verissimo
English

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Kacper Bartczak
English

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Karen Solie
English

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Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
English

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Leslie Roach
English

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Lucia Farinon
English Local

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Lydia Unsworth
English

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Margaret Michèle Cook
French

Margaret Michele Cook is the official French Poet Laureate for Ottawa.

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Melissa Powless Day
English

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Michel Thérien
French Local Canada

Le poème involontaire is Michel Therien's eleventh collection. 

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Misha Solomon
English

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Nada Gordon
English

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Olivia Tapiero
French

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Paul Vermeersch
English

Paul Vermeersch is the author of several poetry collections, and is Senior Editor for Wolsak & Wynn Publishers Ltd.

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Robyn Sarah
English

One of Canada's most loved English writers, Robyn Sarah, writes of the lyrical beauty of the daily.

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Sanita Fejzic
English Local Canada

Playwrite, novelist and poet, Sanita Fejzić's latest poetry collection is: Psychomachia.

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Sébastien Rock
English

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Sheri-D Wilson
English

Sheri-D Wilson has nine collections of poetry and two Spoken Word CDs.

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Sonia-Sophie Courdeau
French

Sonia-Sophie Courdeau has written three books of poetry, including À tire d'ailes, which won her the Trillium Poetry Award in 2012

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Stephanie Bolster
English

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Stephen Brockwell
English

Stephen Brockwell is a Montreal poet living in Ottawa.

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T. Liem
English

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Vera Hadzic
English Local

Vera Hadzic's first chapbook, Fossils You Can Swallow, is from Proper Tales Press.

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