Words and Image

24 Jan 2026 • 05:00 PM–07:00 PM Eastern

Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon

Free

Join our Poets Laureate, David O'Meara and Véronique Sylvain, for an evening of Ekphrasis! Ottawa poets react and reflect on Ottawa visual art! Featuring Sonia-Sophie Courdeau, Catherine Couture, Leslie Roach, Bardia Sinaee, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Stephen Brockwell, Michèle Margaret Cook, and Michel Thérien.

The Poets

Stephen Brockwell
English

Stephen Brockwell is a Montreal poet living in Ottawa.

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Bardia Sinaee
English Canada

Former Ottawa poet Bardia Sinaee makes a welcome return with his astute debut collection, Intruder.

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Intruder

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David O’Meara
English Local

Ottawa's David O'Meara's newest moving collection is Masses on Radar (Coach House, 2021).

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Michel Thérien
French Local Canada

Le poème involontaire is Michel Therien's eleventh collection. 

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Le Poeme involontaire

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Margaret Michèle Cook
French

Margaret Michele Cook is the official French Poet Laureate for Ottawa.

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Sonia-Sophie Courdeau
French

Sonia-Sophie Courdeau has written three books of poetry, including À tire d'ailes, which won her the Trillium Poetry Award in 2012

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Véronique Sylvain
French Local Canada

Véronique Sylvain is Ottawa’s Francophone Poet Laureate for 2024-2026.

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