The Olive Reading Series

Edmonton Poetry Festival

Join the Olive Reading Series as they feature Catherine Owen, Sharon Thesen and the WGA's Horizon Writers Circle.

Rooster Kitchen & Bar

Edmonton Poetry Festival 2024: Voices Flow

The Edmonton Poetry Festival swirls into town from April 21-28 with varied voices and current words all joining together. 
The river of voices has been flowing for generations—come and share the energy of what’s happening on the banks of right now!

The Olive Reading Series is back and partnering again with the Edmonton Poetry Festival for a night with two stellar Canadian poets: Catherine Owen and Sharon Thesen (hosted by Thea Bowering) as well as a very special open stage with the Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s Horizon Writers Circle (hosted by Mila Philipzig). The Olive Reading Series is the longest running, off-campus, out-of-bookstore, poetry series in Edmonton, now nested at Rooster Kitchen, Whyte Ave on the second Wednesday of every month from September to April. A collectively-run non-profit, it has been in existence for nearly two decades, providing an important haunt, memorable evenings, and collectable chapbooks for writing students, open stage performers, local and touring writers--both emerging and well-established--and for you, their audiences! Please note: The Rooster is not fully accessible as the entrance includes steps.

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