Apr.
15
7:00 p.m.19:00
Whether/weather: Poetry of Uncertainty and Change
A poetry reading in Toronto at Caversham Booksellers
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Apr.
12
2:00 p.m.14:00
Poetry Lit: an online reading based in the UK and Scotland with poets from everywhere
I’ll be reading with Irish poet Jean Tuomey as part of an online reading series from overseas. A first.
Apr.
5
11:00 a.m.11:00
The Spontanous Poetry Booth goes to Sioux Lookout!
The Spontaneous Poetry Booth goes to the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre for National Poetry Month.
Mar.
1
7:00 p.m.19:00
Reading at Planet Earth Poetry, Victoria
I’ll be in Victoria, British Columbia reading at Planet Earth Poetry, a reading series that has been going for over 2 decades.
Feb.
28
6:00 p.m.18:00
Jan.
15
7:00 p.m.19:00
Nov.
30
6:00 p.m.18:00
Ronna Bloom in conversation with Beth Follett
Join us for the zoom launch of A Possible Trust.
Nov.
4
to Dec. 2
Facilitate a Writing Workshop in Your Health Care Community
An intensive 1.5 day training programme for health care workers
Oct.
28
10:00 a.m.10:00
Ronna Bloom at the Wild Writers Literary Festival
I’ll be reading and leading a workshop at the Wild Writers Literary Festival in Waterloo Ontario. Presented by The New Quarterly literary magazine, Words Worth Books, and the Balsillie School of International Affairs.
Oct.
25
12:00 p.m.12:00
Literary Lunch Hour
Ronna will read from her new poetry collection A Possible Trust, speak about the connection between health and the arts.
Oct.
11
to Oct. 12
The Poetry Crash Cart goes to Thunder Bay
Reflecting on the missing conversations in the lives of health care workers, through poetry.
Sep.
19
6:00 p.m.18:00
A Possible Trust: The Poetry of Ronna Bloom - launches September 19!
A Possible Trust launches at Wychwood Public Library with a reading and snacks. Hosted by Alayna Munce. Everyone welcome!
Apr.
29
10:00 a.m.10:00
Join Me in St. Marys, Ontario for A Day of Poetry at Riverwalk Commons
Ronna Bloom and Riverwalk Commons present The Spontaneous Poetry Booth and Lunch with the Poets!
Apr.
24
7:00 p.m.19:00
Mar.
8
5:00 p.m.17:00
The Women You See: A workshop for health care professionals on International Women's Day
Every day you see women –– family members, colleagues and friends –– but especially women who are patients. Some are in health, many in distress. And you see them through many different lenses as clinicians, administrators, and researchers. In this workshop, through poetry and writing you'll have the opportunity to recognize, and perhaps celebrate, yourselves, your work, and the women around you.
No writing experience necessary.
Open to all health care professionals
Sponsored by the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto
Online. Register here.
Feb.
18
2:00 p.m.14:00
An online reading for the launch of Canthius
I will be reading new poems for the online launch of Canthius Magazine’s new issue. Two of my poems are published there.
Jan.
17
to Feb. 28
Community Engagement through Poetry: A Primer and a Practicum
In this virtual training course, participants will learn how to create spaces for expression, understanding and connection through poetry.
Nov.
15
6:00 p.m.18:00
I Start the Day... On Vocation, Purpose, and Burnout in Health Care
A writing and reflection workshop on vocation, purpose, intention, and burnout in the lives of health care workers. An online session.
Oct.
13
5:00 p.m.17:00
Awake at Work: Writing into Presence for Residents, Students, Physicians, Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals
Use writing to explore how simply showing up and attending to your own experience is the starting point for attending to others. An online session.
Sep.
9
12:00 p.m.12:00
May
17
1:30 p.m.13:30
Leap Before You Look: A Writing Workshop in Creativity and Risk-Taking in partnership with Southwestern Ontario Military Family Resource Centre
a writing workshop in partnership with Southwestern Ontario Military Family Resource Centre
Apr.
30
7:00 p.m.19:00
Poetry Month Reading in partnership with Caversham Books
Celebrate National Poetry Month AND Independent Bookstore Day with a reading on the theme of intimacy. With Angeline Janel Schellenberg, Kim Fahner, Arleen Pare and Ronna Bloom. Hosted by Kateri Lanthier. Sponsored by The League of Canadian Poets.
Apr.
9
11:00 a.m.11:00
The Jacalyn Duffin Health & Humanities Conference
I’ll be speaking at The Jacalyn Duffin Health & Humanities Conference on prescribing poetry in health care. Please join me for “A Poetry Emergency: On Responding to the Needs of People.” Open to all.
Mar.
24
4:30 p.m.16:30
Leap Before You Look: A Poet in Community Workshop on Creativity and Risk-Taking
In this workshop, explore the meeting place of planning and chaos, risk and creativity.
Mar.
12
4:00 p.m.16:00
The launch of a new chapbook!
Please join me as I launch my new chapbook, Who is your mercy contact?
Mar.
1
12:00 p.m.12:00
Be Good to Yourself, Whoever You Are
Part of the Winter Solace Series curated by Hard Times
Feb.
15
5:30 p.m.17:30
Postcards from the Edge: Addressing Compassion/Covid Fatigue in Note Form
Using poetry and reflection, this workshop is for health care professionals to explore the impacts of caring for human suffering, now
Feb.
3
to Mar. 17
Community Engagement through Poetry: A Primer and a Practicum
In this virtual training course, participants will learn how to create spaces for expression, understanding and connection through poetry.
Nov.
22
6:30 p.m.18:30
Be Good to Yourself, Whoever You Are: a writing workshop in partnership with Southwestern Ontario Military Family Resource Centre
Often in work and in life, energy moves quickly towards projects and other people but there’s little left for your own restoration. In this workshop, through the use of poems and prompts, you will be nudged into writing and reflecting on what sustains you, what you love and what you need. Take this time for yourself as a flicker of possibility of how you might take time for yourself in general. No experience necessary.
This session is open to any CAF member, military family member or veteran. Please register with Andrea Baker in advance.
For more information check out the FB page of the Southwestern Ontario Military Family Resource Centre
Nov.
4
7:30 p.m.19:30
Best Canadian Poetry 2021 -- Launch!
Join us for the launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2021. Thrilled to be part of it.