VERSeFest 2026 : March 24-29, 2026

Misha Solomon! Karen Solie! Isabella Wang! Sheri-D Wilson! Jérôme Melançon! Kacper Bartczak! Paul Vermeersch! Alexandre Yergeau! Jumoke Verissimo! readings, performances and workshops!

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Saturday Jan 24

Free

5:00 PM Eastern: Words and Image

Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon

Stephen Brockwell
English
Bardia Sinaee
English Canada
Catherine Couture
English
David O’Meara
English Local
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
English
Leslie Roach
English
Michel Thérien
French Local Canada
Margaret Michèle Cook
French
Sonia-Sophie Courdeau
French
Véronique Sylvain
French Local Canada

Join our Poets Laureate, David O'Meara and Véronique Sylvain, for an evening of Ekphrasis! Ottawa poets react and reflect on Ottawa visual art! Featuring Sonia-Sophie Courdeau, Catherine Couture, Leslie Roach, Bardia Sinaee, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Stephen Brockwell, Michèle Margaret Cook, and Michel Thérien.

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