The Hamilton Poetry Centre offers free public workshops throughout the year. These are a place to share your work in progress and receive supportive and thoughtful feedback from your peers. New and experienced poets welcome!

Please bring 15-20 copies of one poem to share with fellow workshop participants.

Workshop location:

Westdale Branch of Hamilton Public Library
955 King St. West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8S 1K9
Telephone (905) 546-3456

Hamilton Poetry Centre runs a monthly Workshop Series. All welcome – poets and poetry lovers!

This is a great opportunity to receive thoughtful peer feedback on your poems in progress, or just enjoy joining in the discussion. We meet at the Westdale Library on the third Thursday of most months (not December), from 4:45 to 6:45 pm.

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