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ALT Photo of David Barrick's book Nightlight, which features a dapper plesiosaur on the cover. Book is being held under a Tiffany dragonfly lamp.
ALT Little sketch of a T. Rex by David Barrick (in a signed copy of Nightlight).
ALT Little sketch of a Dilophosaurus by David Barrick (in a signed copy of Nightlight).
ALT Poster for Jim Johnstone's London, ON book launch with special guests Melissa Schnarr & Pujita Verma. Thursday November 21st at 7:00pm, Brown & Dickson Bookstore/Little Wren Books at 1025 Elias Street, London Ontario. In partnership with Antler River Poetry. The poster includes photos of all three poets.
ALT Poster for Jim Johnstone & Conor Mc Donnell's London, ON book launch with special guests Melissa Schnarr & Pujita Verma. Thursday November 21st at 7:00pm, Brown & Dickson Bookstore/Little Wren Books at 1025 Elias Street, London Ontario. In partnership with Antler River Poetry. The poster includes photos of all four poets.
ALT Light blue poster advertising Antler River Poetry's Wednesday November 20th event featuring Cory Lavender and Moez Surani. The event will take place at Landon Branch Library (167 Wortley Road, London ON). Readings are from 7:00-8:30pm. We encourage you to wear a mask to protect vulnerable members of our community. We are grateful for our generous event sponsors including Gaspereau Press, Book*Hug Press, London Arts Council, The City of London, Ontario Arts Council, The Government of Ontario, Canada Council for the Arts, The League of Canadian Poets, digibee.net, and The London Public Library.
ALT Photo of the crowd at Landon Library attending Antler River Poetry's October 23rd event featuring Jenny Berkel, Sarah Burgoyne, and Luke Hathaway with Daniel Cabena.
ALT Photo of Jenny Berkel reading her poetry at our October event (Landon Library).
ALT Photo of Sarah Burgoyne reading her poetry at our October event (Landon Library).
ALT Photo of Luke Hathaway reading poetry with musical collaborator Daniel Cabena at our October event (Landon Library).
ALT Light red poster advertising Antler River Poetry's Wednesday October 23rd event featuring Sarah Burgoyne and Luke Hathaway with Local Opener Jenny Berkel. The event will take place at Landon Branch Library (167 Wortley Road, London ON). Readings are from 7:00-8:30pm. We encourage you to wear a mask to protect vulnerable members of our community. We are grateful for our generous event sponsors including Coach House Books, Biblioasis, London Arts Council, The City of London, Ontario Arts Council, The Government of Ontario, Canada Council for the Arts, digibee.net, and The London Public Library.
ALT Black and white photo of poet Sarah Burgoyne.
ALT Cover of Sarah Burgoyne's book Because The Sun (Coach House Books, 2021). It is a semi-abstract image of lemons on a blue tree with green leaves and a blue river flowing through yellow hills.
ALT Photo of poet Luke Hathaway wearing a blue shirt.
ALT Cover of Luke Hathaway's book The Affirmations (Biblioasis, 2022). The background is white with a blue-green watercolour human figure walking; the text is orange.
ALT Photo of Jenny Berkel, who is a poet and singer-songwriter from rural Ontario, currently living in London Township (Treaty 6) territory. Her interests include investigating how a poem is a song and a song is a poem. She has released three albums, and her debut chapbook, Grease Dogs, was published with Baseline Press. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Vallum, Grain, Riddle Fence, The /tƐmz/ Review, and The Literary Review of Canada, amongst others.
ALT Light red poster advertising Antler River Poetry's Wednesday October 23rd event featuring Sarah Burgoyne and Luke Hathaway with Local Opener Jenny Berkel. The event will take place at Landon Branch Library (167 Wortley Road, London ON). Readings are from 7:00-8:30pm. We encourage you to wear a mask to protect vulnerable members of our community. We are grateful for our generous event sponsors including Coach House Books, Biblioasis, London Arts Council, The City of London, Ontario Arts Council, The Government of Ontario, Canada Council for the Arts, digibee.net, and The London Public Library.
ALT Poster advertising the Double Book Launch for Jade Wallace & Colleen Coco Collins at Brown & Dickson/Little Wren Books (1025 Elias Street). Jade will be reading from/signing their novel Anomia; Colleen will be reading from/signing her poetry collection Sorry About the Fire. Poster includes photos of both authors.
ALT Antler River Poetry presents katherena vermette Wednesday, September 18 Reading: 7-8:30 pm Central Library 251 Dundas St. 519-439-6240 Register on Eventbrite, in-person or by calling 519-661-4600.
ALT Photo of graphic designer Katie Wilhelm. Katie Wilhelm, RGD (she/her) is an award-winning designer and consultant based in London, Ontario. Katie is a proud Indigenous woman from the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation at Neyaashiinigmiing. Prior to founding her own design practice, Katie spent more than ten years specializing in corporate communications, specifically in local economic development. Katie is a leader in the local arts and culture community, having worked in London’s creative industry since 2009. A champion for the Indigenous community, she continuously looks to inspire others to create a colourful future for Turtle Island. Learn more at www.katiewilhelm.design.
ALT Antler River Poetry's logo, which features a stylized river image in shades of blue and green. It was created by Katie Wilhelm.
ALT Photo of poet, writer, and scholar Melissa Schnarr. Melissa is Anishinaabe and Kanien’kehá:ka from Bkejwanong Territory (Walpole Island First Nation), with family ties in Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. Her work has appeared in the Temz Review, TNQ, The Windsor Review, Luna Station Quarterly and Yellow Medicine Review. Her first poetry chapbook, Secondhand Moccasins, was published in 2023 by Anstruther Press.
ALT Cover of Melissa Schnarr's chapbook, Secondhand Moccasins, which features an image of a snowy hill with tracks on it.
ALT Photo of poet/novelist/writer katherena vermette. Picture taken by Vanda Fleury.
ALT Cover of katherena vermette's novel REAL ONES (Penguin Random House, 2024), which features an earth-toned painting of a hill, sun, and two birds.
ALT Yellow and orange poster advertising Antler River Poetry's Wednesday September 18th event featuring katherena vermette. The event will take place at Central Library (251 Dundas Street, London ON). Readings are from 7:00-8:30pm. We encourage you to wear a mask to protect vulnerable members of our community. Event sponsors include House of Anansi Press, Penguin Random House Canada, London Arts Council, The City of London, Ontario Arts Council, The Government of Ontario, Canada Council for the Arts, digibee.net, and The London Public Library. Our events will return to Landon Branch Library in October 2024.
ALT Image of multi-colour fireworks in the night sky.
ALT Antler River Poetry 2024 Open Theme Contest Submit your best work to Antler River Poetry’s 2024 Open Theme poetry contest, judged by GG-Award winning poet Annick MacAskill! Contest entries must be one poem of no more than 40 lines, on any topic, in any style; only submit original work that has not been previously published in print or online. No AI-generated submissions are allowed. Send poems in PDF format by email only to [email protected]. Please include your name, your complete contact information (including mailing address), and the title of your poem in the body of the email. Poems will be presented anonymously to our judge, so please do not include your name in the PDF file of your poem. You must be a resident of (or attending school in) London, ON and surrounding area to enter. Winners will be announced in mid-April 2024. • First Prize is $100 • Second Prize is $75 • Third Prize is $50 The winning poets will have their work published on ARP's website.
ALT Poster features a photo of a poet performing at a microphone; stage lights shine in the background. Includes logos of community partners: Museum London, Ghanaian Association of London-Middlesex, Antler River Poetry, Black Students Association, Mitty Poems, and The Coterie (Undergraduate English Society @ Western University). Black History Slam | Leap Year Edition Venue Address: Museum London, 421 Ridout Street N., London ON Date: Thursday, 29th February, 2024 Time: 6:00PM - 7:30PM Join us at Museum London for an unforgettable evening celebrating Black history and culture. This special Leap Year Edition of the Black History Slam promises to be a night filled with captivating performances, inspiring stories, and powerful art.