Welcome
Poet Laureate David Helwig will be reading from his latest collection of poetry on 16 July — see the listing on the events page for details.
When visiting this site, be sure to see:
- Poetry by currently active Prince Edward Island poets — check back regularly to see if your favourite poet has a new poem on the site ;
- A link to a randomly selected poem from our archives;
- Podcasts of poets reading their own work, which can be downloaded, added to a feed, or played within your browser window;
- Video and audio from the University of PEI’s “Island Voices” series, featuring former Poets Laureate Frank Ledwell and John Smith;
- A selection of poetry for children ;
- Poetry at school is the newest section on our site, and we are pleased to welcome a large group of poets from Montague Regional High School ;
- The Historical poets section of our site, which features a long poem, Chaim the Slaughterer, by the late Joseph Sherman; four poems by Lucy Maud Montgomery ; four poems by Milton Acorn ; and audio files of readings by Sherman and Acorn ;
- Information about the PEI Poet Laureate Program and its current incumbent, David Helwig;
- A detailed bibliography of island poets ;
- A facility for poets to submit one poem of their choice to the online archive.
