Outside of our regularly scheduled reading series, the Parkland Poets’ Society also engages with our members and the community at large in a variety of events each year. Events and projects may be run by the society, or in partnership with other Parkland County and Edmonton-area clubs, societies, non-profits, and community groups.
2026
Ghost Poetry & Haunted House Tour
Join us for an evening of spooky stories and poetry, metaphysical experiences, and paranormal encounters at the historic Oppertshauser House in Stony Plain!
October 30th, 2026
7:00pm MST
Red Brick Common
5411-51 street, Stony Plain
*Must register in advance with Red Brick Common
Call 780-963-2777 ext 1
Email info@redbrickcommon.ca
Pop-up Poetry at Backyard Birds
TBD October / November
6:30pm-8:30pm MST
Backyard Birds Store
15-100 King Street, Spruce Grove
No registration, no fee, all open mic!
Canvas + Poetry: Ekphrastic Poetry Reading Series
Feature Exhibit:
what on Earth is holding the loop up? by Lauren Chipeur
October 1st, 2026
6:30pm-7:30pm
Art Gallery of St. Albert
We’re partnering with the St. Albert Art Gallery to continue our series of art appreciation paired with live poetry readings. Readers are encouraged to bring ekphrastic poetry to share, but it is not required.
Doors open at 6:15pm; reading begins promptly at 6:30pm.
Campfire Poetry (weather dependent)
Friday, July 10th @ 7:00pm
Chickakoo Lake Recreation Area
1228 Township Rd 534, Parkland County, AB T7Y 0H8
A lakeside firepit between the two parking lots – look for our Parkland Poets’ Society signs!
Join us lakeside for a pop-up poetry event around the campfire. Bring your own roasting sticks, chairs, and poetry. We’ll bring the marshmallows! Acoustic instruments welcome. No alcohol permitted. Waivers will be required upon arrival.
Nature Poetry Walk
Sunday, June 14th 2026 @ 1:00pm
Chickakoo Lake Recreation Area
1228 Township Road 534, Parkland County
Leave the mic, take your poetry for a hike!
Join us for a casual walk in nature with our poetry. Wear good walking shoes and bring a water bottle. No registration required. Meet us at 1:00pm at the dock on the south parking lot.
Poets on the Patio
Join us on a patio for a casual sit-down, give and get feedback, borrow or lend creativity, or just talk circles around your rough draft, work-in-progress, or incomplete labour of love. This is not a reading. Please participate responsibly. No registration required.
June 8th, 6:30pm @ Stony Plain Hotel
5001-50 st Stony Plain
June 15th, 6:30pm @ Mokha Coffee House
5344 Admiral Girouard st, Edmonton
August 24th, 6:30pm @ Remedy Cafe
10310-124 st Edmonton
Seeding Poetry 2026
Members of the Parkland Poets’ Society are invited to submit up to 2 short-form poems for a temporary art projects.
ONE poem each from FOUR different poets will be selected to be one of four featured poems printed on paper envelopes. The envelopes will contain heirloom sunflower seeds that will be distributed to the public in Parkland County, Stony Plain, Spruce Grove, St. Albert, and Edmonton beginning in June 2026.
This competition is open only to current (paid) members of the Parkland Poets’ Society. Hop on over to our membership page if you want to join the fun! See the full call for submissions here.
Submission deadline: June 6th, 2026
Sidewalk Poetry 2026
Members of the Parkland Poets’ Society are invited to submit up to 5 Haiku poems for a temporary art project.
ONE Haiku poem each from SIX different poets will be selected to be featured on the sidewalks around the Town of Stony Plain beginning in June 2026.
This competition is open only to current (paid) members of the Parkland Poets’ Society. Hop on over to our membership page if you want to join the fun! See the full call for submissions here.
Submission deadline: June 6th, 2026
Adult Board Games Night
We’re rolling up our sleeves and having some fun hosting Adult Board Games at the Stony Plain Public Library this year! Usually on the third Friday of every month, find us in the Programs room at the back of the library. Bring your favourite games or come play some of ours; bring your friends or come make new friends.
This event is designed for an adult audience. There will be no childminding available.
Confirm the schedule on the library’s website, and we’ll see you there!
Monthly recurring
5:30pm – 8:00pm
Stony Plain Public Library (Programs Room)
Poetry & Canvas at the St. Albert Art Gallery
Event 2 of 2:
We’re partnering with the St. Albert Art Gallery for TWO stunning events of live poetry and art appreciation. Readers are encouraged to bring ekphrastic poetry to share, but it is not required.
Sign up on the Art Gallery’s event page if you’d like to be featured as part of the lineup.
April 30th, 2026
6:30pm
St. Albert Art Gallery
(Workshop) Kill the Critic: Getting Out of Your Own Way and Back to the Page
Through guided prompts, discussion, and generative exercises, participants will explore practical ways to quiet the inner critic and generate new work. The session focuses on shifting perspective, loosening habitual thinking, and discovering unexpected paths into language. Writers of all levels and genres are welcome. (No critics will be harmed).
Facilitators: Ellen Kartz and Lisa Mulrooney
Sunday, April 26th, 2026
10:30am to 12:30pm MST
Edmonton Public Library – EPL Jasper Place
9010 – 156st NW, Edmonton
The Turtle Island Collective Presents: Dapper Dan’s Indian & Outlaw Extravaganza
“Do it againโ they said. โOnce more!โ they cried, โEncore!โ And so Daper Dan returns to The Roxy Theatre with his Indian & Outlaw Extravaganza. Elder Violet Poitras will offer teachings in the Stoney language to educate and delight. The Mistress of Ceremonies Sage Giroux will vibe musically with Nicole Bodnaresk setting the stage for the incredible and virtually edible poetics of Saraswoti Lamichhane, Carley Nicole, Arsh Kaur, Shyanne Duquette, plus a special guest or two.
AND THENโฆ to finish up the night a poetry SLAM: competition between and against the open micโs of Edmonton; The Stroll of Poets VS Parkland Poets VS The Olive Reading Series VS Soul Speak VS Alexandra Open mic VS Alberta Writerโs Guild. Only one winner will walk home with the cash prize. Be there or be a regular equilateral quadrangle.
Free event, but tickets must be reserved in advance via The Roxy.
Saturday, April 11th, 2026
7:00pm – 8:30pm MST
The Roxy Theatre: Lorne Cardinal Theatre
10708 – 124 st NW Edmonton
Pop-up Poetry at Backyard Birds
March 20th, 2026
6:30pm-8:30pm MST
Backyard Birds Store
15-100 King Street, Spruce Grove
No registration, no fee, all open mic!
Poetry & Canvas at the St. Albert Art Gallery
Event 1 of 2:
We’re partnering with the St. Albert Art Gallery for TWO stunning events of live poetry and art appreciation. Readers are encouraged to bring ekphrastic poetry to share, but it is not required.
Sign up on the Art Gallery’s event page if you’d like to be featured as part of the lineup.
March 5th, 2026
6:30pm
St. Albert Art Gallery
2025
Keephills Fall Festival
We’ve been invited to read our poetry during a segment of the Keephills Fall Festival. Sign up if you’d like to be featured as part of our lineup.
September 27th, 2025
12:15-1:15 (please arrive 30 minutes early)
Keephills Community Hall
15 Range Road 32A, Duffield AB
Alberta Culture Days – Poetry Scavenger Hunt
For the 3rd year in a row, we’ll be hosting a Poetry Scavenger Hunt to celebrate Alberta Culture Days! Volunteers are needed; sign up to help write clues or be a helper on the big day.
September 13th, 2025
1:00pm-3:00pm MST
Stony Plain Public Library
Pop-up Poetry at Backyard Birds
September 12th, 2025
6:30pm-8:30pm MST
Backyard Birds Store
15-100 King Street, Spruce Grove
Pop-up Poetry at Cove Tea
July 24th, 2025
6:00pm-8:00pm MST
Cove Tea Company
101A, 5301-50st Stony Plain
Submissions CLOSED for Outlying Voices Volume VII!
Submissions closed on June 30th for Volume VII of our print anthology Outlying Voices. Only current members of the society may be included in the publication, so be sure your membership is paid up! Check out the Anthology page for more details.
Stony Plain Public Library 80th Anniversary Celebration
Comedy Poetry Cafe:
An evening of candlelit comedy and light humour to celebrate the joy and friendship that the Stony Plain Public Library has brought to our community for 80 years.
Readers needed! Bring your witty, funny, silly, nonsensical best. Sign up here to read!
April 5th, 2025
5:30pm-8:00pm MST
Stony Plain Public Library
Programs Room (back of library)
Anthology Launch – Volume 6
March 8th, 2025 (at our AGM)
1:30pm-3:00pm MST
Stony Plain Public Library and
on Zoom (password 2025)
2024
Alberta Culture Days – Poetry Scavenger Hunt
September 21st, 2024
1:00pm-3:00pm MST
Stony Plain Public Library
Photo-Poetry Art Gallery Display
Spruce Grove Public Library and Art Gallery
Mental Health Week – Empathy-Themed Community Poetry Reading
May 2024
Starbucks, 3011 43 Ave, Stony Plain
Do I Know You? Group Portrait Exhibit Grand Opening
May 16th, 2024
Red Brick Common, Stony Plain
Poetry Month – Photo-Poetry Framed Art Display
April 1st-30th, 2024
Stony Plain Public Library
Youth Poetry Program “Find Your Voice”
February 3rd – May 18th, 2024
1:00pm-3:00pm MST
Stony Plain Public Library
2023
Ghost Poetry
October 21st, 2023
Red Brick Common, Stony Plain
Greater Parkland Region Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet
October 19th, 2023
Read the Town of Stony Plain’s press release about The Parkland Poets’ Society’s award for contributions to Parkland County culture here.
Alberta Culture Days – Haiku Workshop and Poetry Scavenger Hunt
September 23rd, 2023
Stony Plain Public Library
Parkland County Farmer’s Markets
June – July, 2024
Stony Plain, Spruce Grove, Seba Beach, Alberta Beach
Anthology Launch – Volume 5
April 23rd, 2023
12:00pm-2:00pm MST
Stony Plain Public Library
2022
Alberta Culture Days – Poetry Postcard Competition
September 1st-30th, 2022
View the submissions here.
Anthology Launch – Volume 4
2021
Poetry Month – Poem in Your Pocket
Listen to the submissions here.
Anthology Launch – Volume 3
2020
Alberta Culture Days – Photo-Poetry Project (2020)
This was a collaborative effort between the Parkland Poets’ Society and the Stony Plain Photo Fan Club.
View the video composition of the photo-poetry pairings here.
Alberta Culture Days – Pathways to Poetry Project
September 5th-30th, 2020
Rotary Park, Stony Plain
View the collection of poets reading their poems here.
Anthology Launch – Volume 2
2019
Alberta Culture Days – Photo-Poetry Project (2019)
This was a collaborative effort between the Parkland Poets’ Society and the Stony Plain Photo Fan Club.
View the video composition of the photo-poetry pairings here.
Alberta Culture Days – Sidewalk Poetry Project
September 2019
Stony Plain
