Welcome to youngpoets.ca
Young Poets is a project of The League of Canadian Poets. This website was launched on April 9, 2001, to celebrate National Poetry Month. In keeping with the League of Canadian Poet’s objectives to increase the profile of Canadian poetry, the youngpoets.ca team offers a number of initiatives for youth and teachers across Canada on the youngpoets.ca website.
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Happy National Poetry Month!
This year is the 14th National Poetry Month celebrated in Canada. Poets across the country will be considering and writing
poetry about the 2012 theme:
Balance: Cultural, Creative, Community, National, Environmental, Economic, Personal, and Social. Poetry will be celebrated, read, discussed and shared throughout the month of April, marked by the annual Young Poets Week, which highlights the immense poetic talent in Canadian youth. Visit the League of Canadian Poets website for news on poetry events near you. (and stay tuned to Youngpoets.ca for more information about Young Poets Week!)
Young Poets’ Week, April 15th – 21st will feature exciting projects and initiatives, across the country and online. YP site will be offering youth a chance to have their poetry critiqued by established mentors on-line. For the fifth year running, young poets will have the opportunity to post poetry videos on our forums alongside professional poets, filming in Canada and around the world. In association with the LCP, the National Film Board of Canada’s Mediatheque in Toronto will also be partnering in the celebrations. Check out their free guided viewing list of poetry films featured on their digital viewing stations during April 2012: www.nfb.ca/mediatheque.
The Winter issue of Re:verse is now online!
Young poets from across Canada explore the mysterious world of dreams in the Winter issue. Read the new issue here
We are looking forward to celebrating National Poetry Month and Young Poets Week with you!
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Articles and Teaching Resources by Canadian Writers
YoungPoets.ca continues to provide high calibre resources for teachers looking to include poetry in their elementary and high school classrooms. The Teacher’s Lounge is full of great articles on performing your poetry, haiku writing, concrete imagery, teaching rhythm and inspiring young writers. Check out the Teacher’s Lounge to read these great articles and lesson plans.