The Decade Reading

Join Metatron Press and friends for an absolutely stacked and iconic reading to mark and celebrate our 10-year anniversary!

This 3-part reading will bring together a staggeringly brilliant group of voices that we have published over the past 10 years, including local legends, poets, and writers traveling to us from Ontario, Saskatchewan, California, New York, and Massachusetts.

For 10 years, we've been passionately championing, preserving, and celebrating poetry and experimental writing. Along the way, we've hosted 70 events, published 52 groundbreaking books, and built a rich archive of digital poetry. We've created a platform for thousands of voices to resonate with those who know how to listen.

Drop in anytime between 5 PM and 10 PM to catch some readings, and stick around for some delicious drinks (cocktails, mocktails), snacks, and engaging conversation. As you immerse yourself in the words, let Field Note set the sonic atmosphere between and after the readings.

Tickets are available now—grab an Early Bird ticket at a reduced rate before they sell out (limited quantities until October 1st). Don’t miss this chance to experience this once-in-a-decade celebration of contemporary poetry and poets, the written word, and the ancient art of listening.

READERS

ALI PINKNEY (Toronto) - Author of Tampion
LEE SUKSI (Toronto) - Author of The Nerves
LORA MATHIS (Oakland) - Author of The Snakes Came Back
FAITH PARÉ - GLYPHÖRIA Contributor + Winner of the Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers
JAY RITCHIE - Author of How to Appear Perfectly Indifferent While Crying on the Inside
LIZ BOWEN (Syracruse) - Author of Sugarblood
VIOLA CHEN - Author of No Problematics
OLIVIA WOOD - Author of A Work No One Told You About
MARCELA HUERTA - Author of Tropico
TRYNNE DELANEY - Author of the half-drowned
SENNAH YEE (Toronto) - Author of How Do I Look?
SOFIA BANZHAF (Toronto) - Author of Pony Castle
BRAD CASEY - Author of The Idiot On Fire + Host of Metatron Podcast Metacösm
GREG ZORKO (Massachusetts) - Author of Ghost In The Club
FRANKIE BARNET - Author of An Indoor Kind of Girl + Kim: A Novel Idea
CASON SHARPE (Toronto) - Author of Our Lady of Perpetual Realness and Other Stories
ALASDAIR REES (Saskatoon) - GLYPHÖRIA Editor + Saskatchewan’s first Youth Poet Laureate
ALEX MANLEY - Author of We Are All Just Animals + Plants
HANNAH KARPINSKI - Metatron's Assistant Editor + Metatron Author To-Be!

ACCESSIBILITY

Le Systéme is a fully accessible space :)

SCHEDULE (APPROXIMATE)

• Reading 001 - 5:30-6:15 pm (Readers TBA)
• Reading 002 - 7-7:45 pm (Readers TBA)
• Reading 003 - 8:30-9:15 pm (Readers TBA)

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Le Système, 7119 Rue Saint-Hubert, Montréal, Canada