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Welcome to Parkland Poets!
We are a non-profit society with a mission to bring more poetry into our community and to the world.

Whether you are interested in Traditional Forms, Cowboy Poetry, Free Verse, Experimental Forms, Spoken Word, or any other kind of poetry, we hope that you will join us to share your own poems or to listen to the words of others.

Carolyn Cordell (left) and Lisa Mulrooney (right), founders of The Parkland Poets’ Society.

Our Roots

The Parkland Poets’ Society was founded in January 2018 in Stony Plain, Alberta. The very first reading happened at the Stony Plain Public Library during an Albertan snowstorm, but 15 poets and poetry enthusiasts braved the snow and ice to see what a poetry reading was all about.

The early days of the Parkland Poets saw two in-person readings each month, on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays. In 2020, the format moved online to Zoom to keep the poetry and sense of community alive during the Covid-19 pandemic. The online readings were a success, with regular attendance by both our local members as well as poets from across the globe. The Stony Plain Public Library relocated during this time. When in-person readings were reintroduced, the format was split to maintain one Zoom reading and one in-person reading each month – ensuring that both our local and our international members still have a place to share and enjoy poetry.

Please Consider Donating

We strive to keep our readings free to all, because poetry is for everyone.

We do not charge door fees or require paid registrations to attend our readings, we provide the coffee and cookies free-of-charge at our in-person events, and we pay a monthly fee to keep our Zoom readings happening every month. Our board of directors is entirely made up of passionate volunteers who dedicate dozens of hours every month to keep things running. In order to keep this going, we rely primarily on our annual membership fees and donations from attendees. If you can spare a few dollars today towards keeping the coffee hot at our next reading, please know that we really appreciate it.