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April is poetry month in Canada

  • Camrose Railway Heritage Station 4407 47 Ave Camrose (map)

Wind, Water, and Horses: Where Do Poems Come From?

a writing workshop with Dennis Cooley

Battle River Writing Centre hosts 15th annual poetry workshop!

Cost: $125 (includes lunch), deadline April 17
(maximum capacity of 22 people)
Early Bird: $100/person, deadline April 3


Dennis Cooley, active in prairie literature as poet, teacher, editor, and scholar, has a passion for life and writing in the prairies. Living in Winnipeg, he has published over thirty books, most recently: The Gibbous Moon (2021), Body Works (2023), Love in a Dry Land (2024), and Wind and Horses (2026). He has received teaching awards from the University of Manitoba, and lifetime achievement awards from the League of Canadian Poets and the Manitoba Writers' Guild. He has conducted many workshops, including in Spain, Portugal, and Germany.