The Edmonton Poetry Festival hits town September 11-13.

Events to enjoy:

Revenge of the Killer Blinks – A slew of poets (including Alice Major) are signed up to read  30-second poems. It’s an Edmonton invention, and it’s amazing how good we all get when we have to pare down to the essentials.

Friday night is Insomnicidal Kleptomania – an evening of sound poetry that will wind up with the legendary-in-his-time Christian Bok.

Saturday is a day for cafe readings in the afternoon, a poetry sweatshop and a finale with Canadian poetry slam champion Brendan McLeod.

You’ll find the details of these events and more on the festival website