Poetry

A microphone in front of an audience. April 10, 2023 Students from U of T Mississauga's first spoken-word course take the mic for live performance
"" September 28, 2021 Samantha Martin-Bird began writing as a pandemic pastime – and won an award
"" February 16, 2021 Paradise found: 'Miltonist' John Rogers says U of T is the place to study the 17th-century poet
November 26, 2020 'Why don’t I just write?': Souvankham Thammavongsa on winning the Giller and her time at U of T
portrait of Stefania Hurko wearing a hat February 10, 2020 U of T's Stefania Hurko was a poet and political activist who 'believed the individual could move mountains'
Portrait of Gary Barwin January 21, 2020 As new writer-in-residence, Gary Barwin brings lifetime of creative energy to U of T Scarborough
Ian Williams receives the Giller Prize on stage November 19, 2019 U of T alumnus Ian Williams on poetry, teaching and his Giller Prize-winning novel
Dede Akolo holds their Cressy Award November 6, 2019 U of T graduate Dede Akolo, a writer and poet, on why it's 'important to find a community'
Portrait of Gwen Benaway October 29, 2019 Gwen Benaway and two other U of T community members win Governor General's Literary Awards
Portrait of Gwen Benaway August 19, 2019 Award-winning author and U of T researcher Gwen Benaway on 'the transsexual body as a space of possibility'
Lorna Goodison receives her honorary degree June 12, 2019 'A poet of place': Jamaica’s Poet Laureate Lorna Goodison receives U of T honorary degree
Photo of Al Moritz March 6, 2019 U of T's A.F. Moritz, Toronto's newest poet laureate, tells Toronto Star how he will handle the role
Photo of Masai Ujiri January 31, 2019 Black History Month: Check out these U of T events in February
photo of De Leon on a bench November 23, 2018 When 'the city becomes the poem': Author challenges Scarborough stereotypes by taking readers on TTC journey
the poetry finalists April 5, 2017 Five poets, one party: U of T authors mark National Poetry Month with joint book launch
photo of Derek Walcott March 20, 2017 Nobel laureate Derek Walcott dies: U of T's Fisher library has 160 boxes of his drafts, notes and sketches
Daniel Robinson March 9, 2017 Sounds of Silence: composers, poets and U of T students collaborate for Canada 150 event
Photo of Leonard Cohen November 11, 2016 A legend dies: U of T's Fisher Library is home to nearly 100 boxes of Leonard Cohen's letters, manuscripts
composite photo of Liz Howard and book jacket June 21, 2016 U of T's Liz Howard, winner of the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize
January 6, 2016 Professor George Elliott Clarke named parliamentary poet laureate