The Polyglot, in partnership with Supporting Indigenous Language Revitalization (SILR), is proud to present a free writing workshop with Métis educator, poet, and essayist, Naomi McIlwraith.
The Polyglot, in partnership with Supporting Indigenous Language Revitalization (SILR), is proud to present a free poetry workshop with Dene mother and daughter artists, writers, and educators Anita Lafferty and Isabella Carriere.
Join us as we celebrate ten years of The Polyglot with an afternoon of food, poetry, and multilingual conversation in the beautiful newly renovated Hawrelak Park.
The Polyglot Magazine & Creative Hub is inviting you to a special workshop guided by Daniel Poitras called From Pissed to Purpose: Transforming Anger into Art.
This workshop is part of The Polyglot’s Voices in Relation program, sponsored by SILR (Supporting Indigenous Language Revitalization).
Anger, grief, frustration, and self-doubt are often treated as emotions to suppress. What if they could become creative companions instead? This generative writing workshop explores how difficult emotions can become powerful sources of artistic expression. Through guided prompts, freewriting, discussion, and reflection, participants will play with poetry and storytelling to transform personal and collective experiences into meaningful creative work. Particular attention will be given to themes of identity, cultural disconnection, belonging, and the emotional realities that often accompany journeys of language and cultural reclamation.
Participants are invited to write from wherever they are with honesty, courage, and curiosity.
Guided by Daniel Poitras
FREE
Sprucewood Public Library
11555 95 St, Edmonton, AB T5G 1L5
You will receive a calendar invite with Zoom LINK included once you RSVP below.
Here is the Zoom link just in case:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83829786064?pwd=dH5X6ybnK1tQlER8VIGj6dhlRdbUJb.1
The Polyglot Magazine & Creative Hub is inviting you to An Evening of Visiting with special guests and Voices in Relation program facilitators.
This gathering marks the opening welcome to The Polyglot’s Voices in Relation program, sponsored by SILR (Supporting Indigenous Language Revitalization).
The evening will feature a special conversation with special guests and program session facilitators: Penelope and Ron Walker, Daniel Poitras and Corinne Riedel. Through storytelling, reflection, and dialogue, participants will be invited into a living exchange of knowledge, shared intentions, and an experience that will help set the tone for the sessions ahead.
Moderated by: Anna Marie Sewell (Program Co-Director)
With Introductions From: Maria Teodora Barbu (Program Co-Director & The Polyglot Creative Director)
Sprucewood Public Library
11555 95 St, Edmonton, AB T5G 1L5
You will receive a calendar invite Zoom LINK included.
FREE
We are excited to host the launch of The Polyglot’s 17th Issue: ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔ (HILOM), co-edited by Candice Joy Oliva and April Angeles. In collaboration with the Philippine Edmonton Events and Arts Society (PHIDEAS), this special edition explores collective intercultural expressions of Grief, Gratitude, and Glory.
This gathering will feature artists from this latest issue, as they share poetry, prose, and art that transform solitary grief into shared celebrations of life and community.
This event is part of Edmonton Poetry Festival and reflects The Polyglot’s ongoing commitment to creating community spaces where languages, cultures, and creative practices intersect in meaningful and transformative ways.
Magsama tayo sa paghilom. Let us come together in healing and restoration.
Stanley A. Milner Library
7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 2V5
FREE
An evening of literature, art, and music hosted by The Polyglot and Daaira House
LitFest, October 18, 2025, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, The Green Room
For the past nine years, The Polyglot—an award-winning local multilingual magazine—has offered a vibrant platform for artists, writers, and translators to experiment with language and art.
At LitFest, we are honoured to launch our fifteenth issue, Daaira—a collaboration with Daaira House, guest edited by Aaima Azhar and Zainab Azhar.
This panel discussion brings together the founders of The Polyglot, Laberinto Press, Hungry Zine and Living Hyphen to discuss the need for and the challenges of publishing multicultural, multilingual, and hyphenated authors in the ever-evolving landscape of Canadian publishing. This panel will be moderated by translator and Edmonton’s 11th Poet Laureate, Medgine Mathurin.
What do you feel you’re missing from your writing practice currently?
Community? Inspiration? Joy? A gentle nudge to begin?
Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just starting to explore your voice, this workshop is for you. Join us for a joyful experience designed to spark creativity in anyone, especially those curious about poetry, language, or trying something new.
Come join us for an evening of cultural and linguistic celebration at the launch of âniskôverberation, Issue 14 of The Polyglot, proudly presented in partnership with SILR (Supporting Indigenous Language Revitalization). Expect readings and presentations, insights from the editors, food & drinks.
PLUS — every attendee will receive a copy of Issue 14: âniskôverberation as a gift.
Our brains are wired to experience stress in the face of change. This workshop will bring what’s present in our creative minds to the forefront through reading poetry, reflective prompts, writing, and sharing with the group.
Join us for an enchanting summer evening of poetry as we celebrate the launch of ISARO, Candice Joy Oliva's debut chapbook weaving Bicolano, Tagalog, and English.
Declare your love—in any language! The Polyglot is delighted to partner with the Art Gallery of Alberta to host a multilingual poetry open mic in tandem with the installation of August Klintberg’s Love Empire on the terrace of the AGA.
Join us for a special poetry workshop led by Anna Marie Sewell to support Indigenous Language Revitalization.
Join us for a special art workshop led by Lana Whiskeyjack to support Indigenous Language Revitalization.
