Poetry Reading

Poetry City is an annual celebration of poetry facilitated by mayors and city councils all across Canada, encouraging them to invite a local poet to do a short reading at a city council meeting in March or April. This year, Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke challenges mayors to take up this challenge!

Fernie City Council responded to Mayor Nenshi's challenge in 2015 and we've been delighted by our poet's readings each year since.  Join Council and support our poets on Monday, April 24, 2017 at the 7pm Regular evening meeting to hear readings from our local students and adult groups.