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The Edmonton Poetry Festival takes poetry to the classrooms during festival week. Victoria School for the Arts, St. Alphonsus and Norwood Schools are each declaring a “Poetry Day,” with dozens of classroom visits from professional poets, both local and national, as well as special events.

Featured readers at the schools will include Richard Stevenson, Bob Heidbreder and Elizabeth Philips.

At Victoria School for the Arts, Poetry Day will also include events on the Eva O. Howard Stage for students:

  • A videoconference linking students with national poet laureate John Steffler in Montreal,

  • A performance of the Honour Songs project

  • A visit by Christian Bok, winner of the prestigious Griffin Prize and a dynamic performer.