Poetry Pause is the League’s daily poetry dispatch program, inspired by the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-A-Day, the original daily digital poetry series. The Poetry Pause project is intended to augment the presence of Canadian poetry and to provide an opportunity to Canadian poets – seasoned and emerging alike – to have their poetry read by many. Poetry Pause delivers more than a poem; it delivers the chance for folks to pause for poetry – to spare a few minutes each day for words that heal, inspire, and sustain.

We are happy to launch in 2021 Spoken Word Saturdays, where Poetry Pause will showcase works of spoken word poetry.

Spoken Word Poetry Guidelines

• Submit up to 3 spoken word poems as audio files, video files or website links. Individual poems should not exceed 15 minutes in length. 
• There is no cost to submit spoken word poems. 
• Include a brief biography (approx 250 words or less) and your social media/website (if applicable)
• Unpublished and previously published poems are accepted. Please include copyright details for appropriate credit where applicable. 
• Submissions are accepted on an on-going basis; there is no deadline. 

Poem eligibility is at the discretion of LCP and the Poetry Pause reviewers. If selected, you will be contacted to confirm your details and date of appearance in Poetry Pause.