Join Biblioasis and Flying Books to launch the latest edition of the Best Canadian Poetry anthology featuring the best poetry from Canadian writers. Hosted by John Barton, the event will include readings from Jake Byrne, Kirl Jirgens, Leslie Joy Ahenda, Laurie D. Graham, and others! Come by at 6:30 pm for refreshments and the readings will start at 7:00 pm.

“My goal,” writes guest editor John Barton of his long career as a literary magazine editor, “was always to be jostled awake, and I soon realized that I was being jostled awake for two—myself and the reader… I came to understand that my job description included an obligation to expose readers to wide varieties of poetry, to challenge their assumptions while expanding their taste.”

In selecting this year’s edition of Best Canadian Poetry, Barton brings the same spirit to his survey of Canadian poems published by magazines and journals in 2021. From new work by Canadian favourites to exciting new talents, this year’s anthology offers fifty poems to challenge and enlarge your sense of the power and possibility of Canadian poetry.

Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.

Books will be available for purchase, and, of course, the authors will be signing!

Masks are recommended and encouraged but not required.