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Planting Seeds: Nature Poetry on the Trail
Time and Place: June 27 at 10:30 am. Fletcher Wildlife Garden, near 865 Prince of Wales Drive
Web: www.facebook.com/events/1451141056270341
oin Ottawa Poets Laureate David O'Meara and Véronique Sylvain on an engaging nature walk through the Bill Holland Trail and the Fletcher Wildlife Garden with interpreter Sandy Garland and eight poets sharing new work in response to the gardens and their inhabitants. $20 - All proceeds go to the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library. If there's sufficient interest, a second walk - at 12:30pm - will be scheduled. Further details and ticket information coming soon. Please note: If the weather is bad, we'll reschedule to Sunday, June 28.
June 2026 Events
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  Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online 7:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Lisa Richter
Poetry Night 5:30pm
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Ottawa Afrocentric Book Club
Imbolo Mbue - How Beautiful We Were. Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch. 120 Metcalfe. Rm B125 2pm
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers Signature Series 2025/26 2:00pm
The Strategy Of War: Aztec Mythology Artist: Mera Reyes		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Book Launch: Vitality: Iconic Images, Hidden Stories: Carol Lee, Susanna Ng, and Ramona Mar 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am  
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
les cafés-rencontres de l’Association des auteurs et auteures de l’Outaouais 2:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Book Launch | Colossus by Ross Barkan 7pm
Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 ottawa small press book fair spring 2026: pre-fair reading
Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 ottawa small press book fair spring 2026 edition 12:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Jamaal Amir Akbari - CHAMBERS - book launch and concert 3:30pm
Living with the Animals: chapbook launch - LM Rochefort 7:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Elee Kraljii-Gardiner
Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair 2026 10:00am
Planting Seeds: Nature Poetry on the Trail 10:30am
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm