POETRY
& WORD FESTIVAL
AND COMMUNITY &
CULTURAL PICNIC
September 26-27
Bygone Days, Heritage Village, Collingwood
preliminary workshops
fesitval events
Workshops will take place before the event to encourage youth, seniors and the general public to take part. Everyone is invited to take part and present their creative works. Poetry and word will be exhibited throughout the community.
indigenous
Metis Veteran Council
Metis Councils Participation
Indigenous Poets & Word with Thomas King
Francophone
French Rising Starts
French Poets in Residence
Francophone Teddy Bear Picnic - Story telling and poems
Fracophone poems and Word readings and workshops
wellness &
activities
Games (all ages)
Yoga sessions for young and old
Taoist Tai Chi sessions
Wellness presentations and workshops eg.
natural health, , massage, reiki, nutrition, essential oils
Watermarked - Susam Wismer
Local Poets & Writers - readings/ workshops
Life Slices - Gloria Fern
Poetry Slam
Creative Writing Workshop
Journalistic Writing Workshop
Art of Editing Workshop
Self Publishing Workshop
Getting Published
Poetry Writing Workshop
Song Writing Workshop
Book Market and Publishers Tent
Suspended Poetry
Children & Youth Games and Activities with Word
Storytelling and Poetry
Art of Illumination and Calligraphy
Poets in Residence 6-10 invited published poets readings
Teddy Bear Picnic storytelling and poems
Alphabet Crowd Scrabble - word activity
Wassailing - workshop and activity
Rising Stars -young emerging poets readings/discussions
Writers Retreat - participants share their work with resident poets, 2 day workshop
Creative Motivations
Explorations - the profession of Poets, Poet Laureates, how they see their work in relation to the community at large
Festival Anthology - each poet participant will submit three poems with registration, one chosen to be published
Wandering Minstrels - throughout the Town and Festival
Educator -discussing classroom poetry & word workshops
Sound of Words
Arts & Exhibitions
Magic of Children in the Arts workshop
Local Artists
Stone Carving
Metal Sculpture presentation and workshop
Pottery presentation and Workshop
Steel Spirit - First responders exhibition
Multicultural Culinary - sampling and sharing workshops including Sri Lanken, Serbian, Lithuanian and more
Puppet Workshop and Show
Local Dance Studio demonstrations
Local Circus School demonstrations
Local music ensembles and songwriters